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Melanie M. Magdun
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  • 901 New York Avenue, NW
  • Washington, DC 20001-4413
+1 202 408 4156
melanie.magdun@finnegan.com melanie.magdun@finnegan.com

Melanie M. Magdun

Associate

  • +1 202 408 4156 +1 202 408 4156
  • melanie.magdun@finnegan.com melanie.magdun@finnegan.com
  • 901 New York Avenue, NW
  • Washington, DC 20001-4413
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Melanie Magdun focuses on patent litigation, prosecution, and post-grant proceedings related to a wide array of areas in the chemical field, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and energy technologies.

While in law school, Melanie worked as a summer associate at Finnegan, assisting in litigation matters before federal district courts, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). She served as a Milt Stewart Fellow for a prominent intellectual property firm in Vietnam and participated in the Intellectual Property Clinic at Indiana University, drafting patent applications and filing office action responses. She also worked as a research assistant, conducting research on current changes in trademark and patent law, with an emphasis on design patents and plant patents.

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

Et Cetera

  • Executive notes and comments editor, Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality, 2020-2021.

Experience

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. et al. v. Syngenta Seeds, LLC

Representing plaintiff Pioneer in a district court patent infringement litigation involving methods for producing doubled haploid maize plants.

1:22-cv-01280, D. Del.

Bayer Cropscience LP et al. v. Corteva Agriscience LLC et al.

Representing defendant Corteva in a Delaware state court action for breach of contract arising out of a patent cross-license agreement relating to Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation and transgenic seeds.

N22C-07-168, Delaware Superior Court, Complex Commercial Litigation Division

Corteva Agriscience LLC v. Monsanto Company et al.

Representing plaintiff Corteva Agriscience in a district court patent infringement litigation involving transgenic plants and plant cells that produce enzymes conferring herbicide resistance.

1:22-cv-01046, D. Del., Judge Williams

 Arvinas Operations, Inc. et al. v. Qian et al.

Defending Accutar Biotechnology, Inc. in a trade secret lawsuit brought by Arvinas regarding alleged trade secrets concerning breast cancer therapies.

3:22-cv-00717, D. Conn., Judges Chatigny, Richardson

Bial - Portela & CA S.A. v. Alkem Laboratories Ltd et al.

Represented Bial in district court Hatch-Waxman litigation involving the anti-epileptic drug Aptiom®.

1:18-cv-00304, D. Del., Judges Connolly, Burke

Insights

At the PTAB Blog

The Importance of Unpredictability in Claimed Ranges The Importance of Unpredictability in Claimed Ranges

June 14, 2023

Prosecution First Blog

Claim Construction Arguments Shine Bright Claim Construction Arguments Shine Bright

February 24, 2023

At the PTAB Blog

Will the Real "Another" Please Stand Up? Will the Real "Another" Please Stand Up?

October 18, 2022

Prosecution First Blog

Obviousness: Cannot Forget the Motivation to Combine or Modify Obviousness: Cannot Forget the Motivation to Combine or Modify

September 2, 2022

Prosecution First Blog

Federal Circuit Upholds $13.6 Million Jury Verdict of Willful Infringement After Affirming the District Court’s Correction of Claims Federal Circuit Upholds $13.6 Million Jury Verdict of Willful Infringement After Affirming the District Court’s Correction of Claims

August 5, 2022

At the PTAB Blog

Claim Components Without Amount or Function Limitations Anticipated by Bare Disclosure Claim Components Without Amount or Function Limitations Anticipated by Bare Disclosure

May 9, 2022

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Admissions and Education

Admissions

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • District of Columbia

Education

Indiana University Maurer School of Law
J.D., cum laude, 2021
Vanderbilt University
B.E., Chemical Engineering, 2018

Melanie's Practices

Global IP Enforcement, Litigation, and Trials
Patent Litigation and Trials
Trade Secrets
Patent Office Invalidation Proceedings
PTAB Invalidation Proceedings: IPR and PGR
Prosecution and Portfolio Management
Patent Drafting and Prosecution
Trade Secrets

Melanie's Industries

Chemicals, Industrials, and Materials
Chemical
Manufacturing
Consumer Goods and Services
Consumer Products
Energy
Clean Energy and Renewables
Life Sciences
Medical Device and Diagnostics

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