Every biotechnology, chemical and pharmaceutical company needs a competitive advantage. BakerHostetler’s unparalleled understanding of intellectual property (IP) allows our clients to create, expand and maintain their competitiveness by deftly guiding them through the global labyrinth of patent laws. Whether our clients need to create their own patent portfolios, license or buy patent portfolios, circumvent patents, or challenge invalid patents, our attorneys have the experience necessary for success.
We handle every type of pharmaceutical product, including small molecules, biologics and drug-device combinations. Our attorneys create, develop, overhaul, repair and maintain worldwide patent estates for new chemical entities, existing chemical entities, over-the-counter products, antibodies, proteins, vaccines, and cell and gene therapies. For due diligence – whether for Series A, B or C funding rounds; initial public offerings (IPO); or licensing – our technical mastery and legal acumen have been key in evaluating patent portfolios and providing thorough, practical advice to stakeholders.
Our team’s proficiencies in every area of the life sciences, combined with our analytical talents, have helped clients not only defend the validity of their patents but also invalidate patents that should not have been granted in the first place.
Clients trust us with patent portfolios directed at pioneering research and active pharmaceutical ingredients as well as portfolios protecting products that are subject to Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) litigation, and biosimilars litigation and opposition.
We assist in securing the allowance of critical inventions that have been involved in complex, protracted prosecution. We provide patentability assessment, freedom-to-operate analysis, patent landscaping and “white-space” analysis, Orange Book listings, pre- and post-launch exclusivity counseling, and pre-litigation counseling. Our team is frequently engaged as prosecution counsel for portfolios asserted in Hatch-Waxman litigations.
Our attorneys and agents have backgrounds in the life sciences and chemical arts and hold advanced degrees in immunology, organic chemistry, genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology. Our analyses and counseling are based on substantial experience in the life sciences combined with a pragmatic understanding of business needs.
We are versed in the intricacies of marketing exclusivities and approvals. We work with our clients to develop and implement a global patent strategy that is tailored to their unique needs, helping ensure success in a competitive marketplace. Our custom software tools efficiently track and manage even the most complex global patent estates.