Candace C. Walther

Candace represents pharmaceutical patent holders in ANDA litigations arising under the Hatch-Waxman Act. Her litigation experience covers various aspects of trial preparation, including discovery and pre-trial activities. Candace also drafts and prosecutes patent applications, assists in client counseling, and prepares infringement and freedom to operate opinions in a wide range of chemical-related technology areas.

While in law school, Candace worked as a summer associate and law clerk at Finnegan, assisting in litigation matters before federal district courts and with prosecuting patent applications and client counseling. She also worked as a research assistant, conducting research on international and comparative patent law and assisting in the preparation of a study for the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. Candace also completed the TI:GER certificate program, where she advised a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student on intellectual property matters, including patentability, freedom-to-operate, and obtaining protection for and commercializing their technology.

During her undergraduate studies, Candace worked in a microbiology and biochemistry lab, where her research focused on synthetic biology and protein engineering in the fields of infectious diseases and drug discovery.

Candace is committed to her pro bono practice and represents honorably discharged veterans before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.