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Charles E. Lipsey
Partner
Charles Lipsey focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation, particularly patent infringement litigation. He has handled cases covering a diverse spectrum of mechanical, chemical, and electrical technologies, with an emphasis on cases involving biotechnology and pharmaceutical chemistry. Since joining Finnegan in 1978, Mr. Lipsey has amassed a wealth of experience in patent infringement litigation, patent arbitration proceedings, and patent interferences.
Mr. Lipsey lectures throughout the world to professional and bar audiences on patent law, licensing, biotechnology, and litigation and has authored and coauthored extensive number of scholarly and practice works, including the multi-volume treatise Patent Law Perspectives, published by Matthew Bender.
Highlights
- Eli Lilly & Co. v. Zenith Goldline Pharms., Inc. (S.D. Ind.). Successfully obtained for Lilly determination of infringement and validity of a patent on the drug product Zyprexa®.
- Ariad v. Eli Lilly and Co. (D. Mass., Fed. Cir.). Successfully reversed $65 million jury verdict. Case heard en banc by Federal Circuit.
- Involved on behalf of patent owners in cases such as Hybritech v. Abbott Laboratories and the associated interference proceedings, relating to monoclonal antibody technology.
- University of California v. Eli Lilly and Co. (N.D. Cal., S.D. Ind., Fed. Cir.). Successfully defended Lilly's human insulin product from infringement allegations. Affirmed by Federal Circuit.
- Participated on behalf of accused infringers in cases such as Regents of the University of California v. Eli Lilly and Co. relating to recombinant DNA used to make human insulin.
- Loral Fairchild v. Matsushita (E.D.N.Y., Fed. Cir.). Successfully defended Sony's U.S. camcorder market from allegations of infringement. Affirmed by Federal Circuit.
- Loral Fairchild, Inc. v. Matsushita (Fed. Cir.). Active in this case relating to semiconductor devices used in camcorders.
- Handled the Gallo v. Montagnier interference proceeding, relating to the ownership of the patent rights underlying the AIDS antibody test.
- Bonito Boats v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc. (U.S. Sup. Ct.). Invited by the U.S. Supreme Court to brief and argue in support of the judgment of the Florida Supreme Court in a case relating to the constitutionality of state anti-direct-molding statutes.
- Served as a patent examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1977-1981.
- Former associate professorial lecturer in law at the George Washington University.
Professional Recognition
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States as one of the leading lawyers in patent litigation, 2011.
- Recognized as a leading patent litigator nationally, in the D.C. area, and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by Intellectual Asset Management, 2011.
- Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2012.
- Recognized as a leader in the field of life sciences in the intellectual property category in the U.S. and highly recommended in the intellectual property field in Washington, D.C. by Practical Law Company’s Which Lawyer, 2010.
- Recognized by Chambers & Partners in its guide, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as a leader in the field of intellectual property law, 2003-2011; and life sciences, 2009-2011.
- Listed in the Washingtonian Magazine as a “Top Lawyer,” 2009.
Professional Activities
- The District of Columbia Bar
- Virginia State Bar
- American Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
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