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Chemical

About

Chemical is part of our work in Chemicals, Industrials, and Materials, and Energy.

Chemical innovations improve lives

From basic elements to highly specialized goods, chemicals are the foundation for products that change the way we live. The chemical industry plays a fundamental role in everything–from the raw materials used in manufacturing to the high-tech products that allow us to communicate, travel, eat, and save lives. Innovative companies and organizations are meeting the demand for greener, faster, and more flexible and efficient products. Beginning with the groundbreaking discoveries of Ziegler and Natta, and continuing with today’s nanotechnology advancements, Finnegan represents innovators that span the full breadth of the chemical industry.

Understanding the law, science, and technology

Our team includes lawyers and professionals also trained as chemists, biological chemists, chemical engineers, polymer scientists, metallurgists, and material scientists. Some worked for major chemical companies, serving as corporate counsel or scientists. Whether it is a new chemical compound, a new combination of chemicals, or a special formulation behind the innovation, we work to protect the IP rights associated with the resulting compositions and products. The various segments of the chemical industry and their customers have their own rules, techniques, and subtleties that can significantly affect the technical and legal analyses and methods of protection. Clients rely on us to analyze their patent portfolios and provide comprehensive, accurate assessments of their IP assets, determining their value, identifying where they need protection, and uncovering potential challenges.  

We help by:

  • Litigating high-value chemical products in district and appellate courts
  • Providing counsel on business-related issues, including landscape analyses of the competitive marketplace and strategies for generating value from IP assets
  • Developing and executing prosecution strategies
  • Advocating for, and defending clients’ interests in, post-grant review and reexamination proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  • Writing opinions and providing ongoing counseling for new and existing technologies
  • Conducting due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, licensing, and partnering opportunities
  • Structuring, drafting, and negotiating IP license agreements
  • Providing trademark prosecution and counseling services

From lab discoveries through commercial application, we work with clients in many areas of manufacturing and processing, including:

  • Agrichemical/agrochemical and pesticides
  • Consumer products
  • Food and beverage
  • Glass manufacturing
  • Oil and gas exploration and refining
  • Paper and pulp
  • Packaging
  • Plastics, resins, and polymers
  • Rubber manufacturing

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Experience

Global cross-licensing for specialty chemicals company
Drafted and negotiated a global cross-license on behalf of a leading specialty chemicals company.
Nanosys, Inc. v. The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas et al.
Represented the patent owner in an inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and obtained a favorable ruling.

IPR2020-00503, PTAB, Judges Abraham, Guest, Heaney

Carnegie Institution of Washington et al. v. Pure Grown Diamonds, Inc. et al.
Represented defendants in a patent infringement action relating to lab-grown diamonds.

1:20-cv-00189, S.D.N.Y., Judge Rakoff

Danisco US Inc. v. Novozymes A/S
Represented Danisco in IPR challenge to Novozymes patent relating to process of recovering oil during ethanol production, leading to favorable institution decision followed by Novozymes’ request for adverse judgment.

IPR2019-01010, PTAB

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA
Represented patent owner GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA in multiple inter partes review (IPR) proceedings involving vaccine production patents.

IPR2018-01229, -01234, -01236, -01237; IPR2019-00230, -00241, PTAB, Judges Snedden, Kokoski, Smith

AgroFresh Inc. v. Decco U.S. Post-Harvest, Inc. et al.
Representing defendants in action involving patent infringement, trade secrets, and tort claims relating to pre-harvest technology used with produce.

1:16-cv-00662, D. Del., Judges Fallon, Robinson, Bataillon, Noreika

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Conference

AIPLA 2022 Spring Meeting

May 17-19, 2022

New Orleans

At the PTAB Blog

How Sweet It Smells: Examiner Rejection of Composition Claims Reversed

April 6, 2022

Webinar

Patent Case Law Developments for Pharmaceutical, Chemical, and Biotech Companies and Practitioners

March 8, 2022

Webinar

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General Information on English Contracts for Pharmaceutical Products

February 22, 2022

Webinar

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Recent Developments in IPRs in the Life Sciences

February 9, 2022

Webinar

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Synergistic and Surprisingly Effective: Inventive Step and Non-obviousness in Chemical and Life Sciences Cases

January 20, 2022

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Commentary

How I Made Partner: Finnegan's Danielle Duszczyszyn Shares Six Keys to Business Development Success

December 16, 2020

Announcement

Finnegan Announces 2019 Mentors of the Year

December 30, 2019

Press Release

NLJ Names Finnegan 2018 “D.C. Intellectual Property Litigation Department of the Year”

May 29, 2018

Media Mention

DC Intellectual Property Litigation Department of the Year: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

May 28, 2018

Press Release

Law360 Names Finnegan “IP Group of the Year”

January 31, 2018

Media Mention

Fed. Circ. Affirms DuPont Win in Monsanto Patent Re-Exam

January 5, 2018

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