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Intellectual Property - Illinois

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What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin has a market-leading patent group often relied upon by brand-name pharmaceutical companies involved in Hatch-Waxman cases and global blue-chip companies on patent infringement litigation. The team has substantial experience acting in USPTO proceedings, handling a number of inter partes and post-grant review hearings. They have had a significant recent presence in major technology patent infringement cases, with noted expertise assisting telecommunications clients in connection with fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) disputes regarding standard-essential patents.

Work Highlights

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  • Sidley Austin represented Amgen in its Hatch-Waxman litigation opposite Sandoz with respect to OTEZLA, Amgen's oral medication for treating psoriasis.

Strengths

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"The Sidley Austin team understands technical patents really well. The lawyers are intellectually strong, capable, very timely and reasonably conservative in their approach."

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"They have the experience and the latitude to handle very big patent litigation, and they handle them well."

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Notable Practitioners

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Stephanie Koh
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Stephanie Koh
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Stephanie Koh coheads Sidley Austin's global IP litigation group and offers substantial expertise in representing clients involved in high-stakes patent disputes.

"Stephanie is an excellent lawyer. She is a great communicator, measured and thoughtful in her responses."

"She is extremely sharp, responsive and competent. Stephanie is good in court and good at extracting points at cross-examination."

"She has fantastic intellect, grasps multifaceted problems and distills them down to easy-to-understand discussions and identifies solutions."

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Thomas D Rein
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Thomas D Rein
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Thomas Rein is a respected patent litigation attorney. He is adept at handling complex Hatch-Waxman and trade secrets disputes on behalf of clients in the life sciences and electronics sectors.

"Thomas is an excellent trial attorney. He takes complex technological issues and presents them in an understandable manner to the judge and jury."

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Stephanie Koh
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Stephanie Koh
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Thomas D Rein
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Thomas D Rein
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