Associate
Collette is involved in all aspects of patent litigation, having gained experience serving as a judicial law clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Collette's work includes pre-litigation analysis, fact and expert discovery, claim construction, motions practice, and handling day-to-day litigation activities. She has experience with Section 337 investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), as well as post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
In addition to her litigation practice, Collette counsels clients on patent portfolio management and assists with the prosecution of chemical patents.
Incyte Corp. v. Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
In a rare rehearing proceeding, successfully represented petitioner Incyte in an inter partes review (IPR) challenging the validity of Concert’s patent before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Continued representation of appellee Incyte before the Federal Circuit and secured a unanimous affirmance of the PTAB’s obviousness determination.
IPR2017-01256, PTAB, Judges Fitzpatrick, Hulse, Yang, Smith, Franklin
19-2011, Fed. Cir., Judges Hughs, Linn, Stark
Vifor (International) AG and American Regent, Inc. v. Mylan Labs. Ltd. et al.
3:19-cv-13955, 3:19-cv-16305, D.N.J., Judges Wolfson, Arpert
At the PTAB Blog
10X Genomics Inc. v. Bio-Rad Labs., Inc.: PTAB Reiterates Patent Owner’s Obligation to Notify Board of Reexamination and Reissue 10X Genomics Inc. v. Bio-Rad Labs., Inc.: PTAB Reiterates Patent Owner’s Obligation to Notify Board of Reexamination and Reissue
May 25, 2021
Books
ANDA Litigation: Strategies and Tactics for Pharmaceutical Patent Litigators, Third Edition ANDA Litigation: Strategies and Tactics for Pharmaceutical Patent Litigators, Third Edition
June 16, 2020
Prosecution First Blog
Having Your Cake and Eating It Too: Considerations From Broad Claims Without Back-up Narrow Claims Having Your Cake and Eating It Too: Considerations From Broad Claims Without Back-up Narrow Claims
August 1, 2019
Prosecution First Blog
The Amazing Story of the Unsinkable Claim 8: How Many Lives Does a Patent Claim Have? The Amazing Story of the Unsinkable Claim 8: How Many Lives Does a Patent Claim Have?
July 11, 2019
Prosecution First Blog
A Tale of Two Supplemental Examinations, Part II: Surprising Events When Citing Art That, but for a Clerical Error, Would Have Been Cited During Original Prosecution A Tale of Two Supplemental Examinations, Part II: Surprising Events When Citing Art That, but for a Clerical Error, Would Have Been Cited During Original Prosecution
June 12, 2019
Prosecution First Blog
Smarmy Behavior Not Enough for Walker Process Fraud Smarmy Behavior Not Enough for Walker Process Fraud
June 6, 2019
Press 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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