Dr. Michael Seringhaus litigates patent disputes in federal court and before the PTAB for life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, with a particular focus on biologics and biosimilars.
Michael leverages his PhD in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry to represent clients in various fields including:
Biologics, particularly antibody pharmaceuticals
Biosimilars
Small molecule pharmaceuticals
Next-generation DNA sequencing
Michael has experience in all phases of complex patent disputes, both in federal courts and before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB). He also provides due diligence analysis and counsels companies on portfolio strategy and litigation risk.
Before entering private practice, Michael served as a judicial intern for Judge Timothy Dyk of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and clerked for Justice Craig Stowers of the Alaska Supreme Court.
Prior to attending Yale Law School, Michael's graduate research focused on computational models to predict essential genes; he also participated in the ENCODE pilot project to identify and analyze functional elements in the human genome.
Experience
Michael's recent experience includes representing:
Janssen (a Johnson & Johnson company) and Genmab in litigation involving their innovative US$2 billion multiple myeloma antibody therapy Darzalex®, resulting in a complete win on summary judgment
AbbVie in multiple litigations and inter partes review proceedings involving Humira®, the world’s best-selling drug, including multiple litigations with biosimilar challengers
Par Pharmaceutical in litigation adverse to TWi Pharma regarding Megace ES®
Roxane Pharmaceuticals in litigation concerning antipsychotic medication iloperidone
Life Technologies in several matters including:
Parallel US District Court litigation and USPTO reexamination proceedings adverse to Catalyst Assets (fluorescently labeled di-base probes) and Illumina (polyacrylamide/nucleic acid particles)
US District Court litigations adverse to Enzo Life Sciences (PCR probes and next-generation DNA sequencing platforms), and Helicos Biosciences (next-generation DNA sequencing platforms); in the latter, Helicos dropped its claims against Life rather than oppose Life's motion for summary judgment of invalidity
E-Book Transactions: Amazon “Kindles” the Copy Ownership Debate, 12 YALE J.L. & TECH. 147 (2009). Selected for publication in West’s Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook, 2010 ed.
Dr. Seringhaus also has published seventeen peer-reviewed scientific articles and commentaries.
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
California
New York
US Patent and Trademark Office
Education
JD, Yale Law School, 2010
PhD in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, 2007
BS in Biochemistry, Trinity College, University of Toronto, 2000
Two Latham litigation teams recognized for securing a rare preliminary injunction in biosimilar patent litigation for J&J’s Jassen and a first-round dismissal with prejudice of a securities class action on behalf of VinFast.
A Delaware federal judge has blocked Accord BioPharma from manufacturing a biosimilar version of Janssen's arthritis treatment Simponi while the Johnson & Johnson unit's patent lawsuit plays out.
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