Carl applies his scientific and legal training toward acquiring, protecting and managing patent rights for clients in the biotechnology, chemistry, pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
Carl has particular expertise in developing and prosecuting patent portfolios for FDA-approved or soon-to-be approved drug products, including for products involved or expected to be involved in litigation. He also devises and executes strategies to secure second and third generation patent coverage that extends pharmaceutical product exclusivity (e.g., formulation, dosing regimens and impurity profiles). FDA-approved drug products on which Carl has worked include Ibrance®, OxyContin®, Targiniq®, Fasenra™, Epanova®, Sitavig®, Oravig®, Bosulif®, Zetia® and Vytorin®.
Carl has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and numerous foreign patent offices. His practice also includes pre-litigation case assessments; preparing patentability, validity, infringement and enforcement opinions; and due diligence evaluations. He is experienced in post-grant patent proceedings when product-critical patents are at stake, such as reissues, reexaminations and European oppositions. Carl has also prepared numerous patent term adjustment petitions and patent term extension applications and conducted Orange Book listing investigations.
* Includes experience from a prior firm
* Includes experience from a prior firm
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2022
Named a Leading Life Sciences Lawyer by LMG Life Sciences for Patent Prosecution and Patent Strategy & Management
2020 - 2023
Recognized for Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) (2020-2023) and named a Next Generation Partner for Healthcare: Life Sciences (2023)
2020 - 2023
Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for Prosecution in New York 2020 - 2023 and for Transactions in New York in 2022 - 2023
2021
Named Patent Strategy Attorney of the Year – New York by the LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards