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Ryan O'Quinn, Ph.D., has extensive pre-trial and trial U.S. district court litigation experience, with a particular focus on remedies and injunctive relief in the life sciences. With a background in cell and molecular biology, Ryan also maintains a patent prosecution and counseling practice in the fields of small molecule drugs, biologics, medical devices, biosensors, and nucleic acid compositions.
Ryan's practice covers a range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, immunotherapy, medical devices, computer software, business methods, vending technologies, and mechanical systems.
Prior to joining Finnegan, Ryan conducted doctoral and undergraduate research in cellular and molecular biology and biomedical engineering. His research, including work at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, focused on advanced microscopy techniques and molecular mechanisms regulating cell division. Ryan previously served as an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School in the Scholarly Writing Program, where he supervised student members of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal. He has participated as a panel advisor during the Pitch Rounds competition of the Southeast BIO (SEBIO) Annual Life Sciences Venture Capital Conference. Ryan also served as an advisor to the Southeast Life Sciences (SLSA) ADVANSE Virtual Pitch Rounds competition which featured early-stage life sciences companies developing solutions related to COVID-19.
Ryan has successfully represented, including as lead counsel, over a dozen disabled veterans before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. He also serves as a member of the Friends Board of the Legal Services of Northern Virginia.
2:23-cv-00094, 2:23-cv-02364, D.N.J., Judges Cecchi, Padin, Wettre
Represented Eli Lilly in patent litigations involving antibody therapies.
1:18-cv-12029, D. Mass., Judge Burroughs
1:21-cv-01015, D. Del., Judges Hall, Williams
1:18-cv-00664, D. Del., Judge Andrews
1:17-cv-00414, D. Del., Judges Goldberg, Thynge
1:15-cv-01000, D. Del., Judge Andrews
2:19-cv-00209; 2:20-cv-00070, E.D. Tex., Judge Gilstrap
1:19-cv-01539, D. Del., Judge Stark
1:13-cv-00707, S.D. Ohio, Judge Dlott
Represented Eli Lilly in a district court contempt proceeding enforcing a permanent injunction covering its Zyprexa® drug product.
1:01-cv-00443, S.D. Ind., Judges LaRue, Lynch, Shields, Young
05-1429, -1430, Fed. Cir., Judges Rader, Schall, Gajarsa
3:21-cv-16766, D.N.J., Judges Kirsch, Singh
Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. v. Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
1:21-cv-01015, D. Del., Judges Hall, Williams
Teva Pharmaceuticals International GmbH v. Eli Lilly and Company
Represented Eli Lilly in patent litigations involving antibody therapies.
1:18-cv-12029, D. Mass., Judge Burroughs
AstraZeneca AB v. Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.
Representing AstraZeneca in Hatch-Waxman litigations against several defendants involving the diabetes drug Farxiga®.
1:18-cv-00664, D. Del., Judge Andrews
Shire ViroPharma Inc. v. CSL Behring LLC
1:17-cv-00414, D. Del., Judges Goldberg, Thynge
AstraZeneca LP v. SigmaPharm Laboratories
Representing AstraZeneca in Hatch-Waxman litigations against several defendants involving the blood-thinning drug Brilinta®.
1:15-cv-01000, D. Del., Judge Andrews
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