Associate
Alex counsels both domestic and foreign clients. A significant portion of his practice is devoted to pre-litigation activities, opinion preparation on issues relating to infringement and validity, patent infringement litigation, and inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent Office and Trademark Office (USPTO). He has prepared complaints, motions, briefs, and appeals; handled motion practice; argued claim construction; taken and defended depositions; led strategy calls; and managed discovery teams.
As an undergraduate student, Alex worked for the Biomechatronics Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop optogenetic muscle controllers, which may allow robotic legs and arms to transmit sensations felt by the limb back to a user. He also worked with a cardiac research team at the Johns Hopkins Hospital to develop a novel internal defibrillation device, which uses high voltage alternating current (HVAC) to reduce the pain felt by the patient during defibrillation.
Alex devotes a considerable portion of his time to pro bono matters. He works extensively with military veterans and has represented them and their service organizations before the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has been frequently recognized on the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll.
Author. “Maryland Seeks to Expand Complete Streets Program to Prioritize Food Access,” Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, Food Law & Policy Clinic, Feb. 2019.
Author. “Shedding Light on the Obviousness of Gene Patents,”Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, Jan. 2018.
Coauthor. “Transdermal Optogenetic Peripheral Nerve Stimulation,” Journal of Neural Engineering, March 14, 2017.
Author. “An Anonymous Letter to Professor Godfrey,” University Affairs, Opinion, Student Voices, February 4, 2015.
Victor B. Skaar v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Justices Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Coney Barrett, Jackson, 22-815, S. Ct.
Intellectual Ventures I LLC et al. v. Toyota Motor Corp. et al.
2:21-CV-00389, E.D. Tex., Judge Gilstrap
Adolfo R. Arellano v. Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Justices Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Coney Barrett, Jackson, 21-432, S. Ct.
Koninklijke Philips NV and IP2IPO Innovations, Ltd. v. Boston Scientific Corp.
1:20-cv-01487, D. Del., Judge Noreika
In Re Certain Polycrystalline Diamond Compacts and Articles Containing Same
337-TA-1236 , ITC, Judge Elliot
Articles
Using Statements from Foreign Patent Office Proceedings to Construe U.S. Patent Claims Using Statements from Foreign Patent Office Proceedings to Construe U.S. Patent Claims
September/October 2023
IP LitigatorArticles
Finding Favorable Fora for Foreign Firms Finding Favorable Fora for Foreign Firms
May 9, 2023
IP LitigatorIP Updates
Finnegan to Argue Before the Supreme Court on Behalf of Navy Veteran Finnegan to Argue Before the Supreme Court on Behalf of Navy Veteran
October 3, 2022
Articles
As the Curtain Falls on CBM Review, What’s Next for Financial Institutions? As the Curtain Falls on CBM Review, What’s Next for Financial Institutions?
March/April 2022
IP LitigatorAward/Ranking
54 Finnegan Attorneys Named to 2022 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll 54 Finnegan Attorneys Named to 2022 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
July 21, 2023
Commentary
NVLSP, Veterans Groups File Amicus Brief, Urge Supreme Court Review Federal Circuit’s Skaar Decision NVLSP, Veterans Groups File Amicus Brief, Urge Supreme Court Review Federal Circuit’s Skaar Decision
April 4, 2023
National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)Commentary
In Their Own Words: Associates’ Lessons from Pro Bono Work In Their Own Words: Associates’ Lessons from Pro Bono Work
October 26, 2022
Law360Press Release
46 Finnegan Attorneys Named to 2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll 46 Finnegan Attorneys Named to 2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
June 3, 2022
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