Jason Leonard

Jason Leonard advises clients on complex life sciences patent litigation. During his 14 years of practice, he has counseled numerous pharmaceutical companies in developing effective patent litigation strategies for a wide array of pharmaceutical products. He leads and directs patent litigations involving small molecule drugs and peptides, including cancer therapies, oral contraceptives, steroids, antifungal agents, anticholinergics, β3-agonists and pharmacologic stress agents. Jason has successfully defended patents covering new chemical compounds, as well as complex inventions covering formulations, polymorphs, and methods of treatment. Clients frequently rely on him to address difficult infringement issues, particularly when design-around defenses have been asserted and extensive infringement proofs must be presented at trial.