Andrew E. Renison

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Andrew Renison's chemistry and life sciences practice focuses on U.S. district court litigation with a particular emphasis on pharmaceutical patents and Hatch-Waxman litigation. His experience ranges from pre-litigation analysis through trial in large, complex ANDA litigation. Andrew's practice also includes strategic counseling and patent prosecution covering a range of technologies for clients in various industries.

Andrew's litigation experience includes conducting pre-filing investigations, coordinating fact and expert discovery, taking and defending depositions, working with experts, managing day-to-day litigation activities, preparing for and going to trial and drafting post-trial briefing.

Andrew's technical experience focused on the production and performance-testing of metal alloys ceramics. He was a recipient of the Metallurgy Trust Fund Scholarship. While earning his undergraduate degree, he worked on the synthesis and characterization of manganese dioxide nanorods at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology at the University of Queensland.

Experience

Represented Biogen in a Hatch-Waxman litigation involving twenty-eight companies seeking FDA approval to market generic versions of Tecfidera^®.

1:17-cv-00829, D. Del., Judge Noreika
1:17-cv-00116, U.S. District Court, N.D. West Virginia, Judge Keeley

Counsel for Otsuka in Hatch-Waxman cases involving 24 companies seeking to market generic copies of Abilify^® following expiration of compound patent covering active ingredient in Abilify®. Only one case still pending following confidential resolutions of all other matters.

1:14-cv-01078, -04671, -02982, -07405, -05878, -06398 -08074 -03306, -06890, -05876, -08077, -03168, -07252, -07105 -05537, -03996, -06158, -04508, -04307, -06397, -07106, -01979, -03445; 1:15-cv-0161, -07584, -01585, -07803, -08830, -05109, -07802, -08955, -01716, -01967, -06353, -08305; 1:16-cv-05288, -05400, -05949, -07705 -02475, -02476, -08284, -05743, -00086, -08085, -00555, -00557, -07346, -06067, -00405, -00424, -05688, -09603; 1:17-cv-02754, -00392, D.N.J., Judges Simandle, Williams

Represented Korea-based client SK Innovation (SKI) in a patent infringement suit against plaintiff Celgard LLC. The court granted SKI’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and denied Celgard’s motion for preliminary injunction. Affirmed on appeal by Federal Circuit.

3:13-cv-00254, W.D.N.C., Judges Cayer, Cogburn
14-1807, Fed. Cir., Judges Newman, Reyna, Wallach