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Douglas A. Robinson

Professional Experience

Mr. Robinson’s practice is devoted primarily to intellectual property litigation in the areas of patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights. He has experience in all aspects of federal patent litigation, including conducting discovery, drafting briefs, and conducting trial. His litigation experience includes every phase, from drafting notice letters through the appeals process, for numerous cases under the Hatch-Waxman Act, and on behalf of various generic pharmaceutical companies. Mr. Robinson also assists in the preparation of legal opinions, including freedom to practice, validity, and infringement opinions.

In addition, Mr. Robinson is regularly asked to comment on pending Hatch-Waxman litigation for industry publications. Articles in which Mr. Robinson has been quoted include the following:

Otuska/BMS’s Abilify: Strong inequitable conduct challenge presented by generics at trial faces uphill battle

Somaxon’s patents for newly launched insomnia drug Silenor seen as unlikely to survive potential generic ANDA challenge

Shire’s Patents for ADD drug Intuniv may be vulnerable to generic design-around in ongoing ANDA litigations

Roche/Genentech seen as likely to prevail in proving that Herceptin does not infringe GSK's patents in ongoing litigation

Prior to joining Harness Dickey, Mr. Robinson worked as an associate in the Chicago office of a large intellectual property firm.