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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 09:42:36+00:00

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Clients wrestling with complex or bet-the-business intellectual property and commercial litigation turn to George Pappas. Mr. Pappas is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, which is composed of the best of the trial bar and is widely considered to be the premier professional trial organization in America, and was Chairman of its Complex Litigation Committee (2009-2011). Ranked in the top tier of lawyers for Intellectual Property Litigation by Chambers Global and Chambers USA which notes that he is "a leading light in the market," clients have described Mr. Pappas as "an excellent attorney and litigator," "a class apart," and commented that he "has tremendous presence in the courtroom and understands the legal issues very well. He is both thorough and unrelenting." His peers have commented that "he is a fantastic lead trial lawyer and, though very tough to compete against, is a true gentleman."
Mr. Pappas has served as lead trial counsel in hundreds of cases, having appeared in federal and state courts throughout the United States and internationally. He has successfully represented clients in numerous complex, high-stakes cases, with particular experience in the pharmaceutical, medical devices, and technology sectors.
Mr. Pappas is also Chairman of the Editorial Committee and one of the co-authors of the book, Anatomy of a Patent Case (2009; 2012 2nd ed., 2016 3rd ed.), prepared by the Complex Litigation Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers and published in conjunction with the Federal Judicial Center (FJC). Notably, the book has been distributed to all judges of the federal judicial branch.
At the invitation of the FJC, Mr. Pappas has presented programs on patent law issues at more than 50 FJC National Workshops for federal district and magistrate judges. In 2016, he was a contributing author to the Patent Case Management Judicial Guide (2016; 3rd ed.). In 2001, he was appointed by Chief Justice Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court to serve as a member of the District Judge Education Advisory Committee for the FJC, and was reappointed by Chief Justice Rehnquist in 2004, serving until 2007.
Representation of Omeros in ANDA cases in the District of Delaware concerning the Omidria® product, a combination drug product used in cataract surgery. Omeros Corporation v. Par Sterile Products, LLC et al. (DED).
Representation of Eli Lilly and Company, Imclone LLC, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in patent litigation in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania related to Erbitux®, a monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of various cancers. The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania v. Eli Lilly and Company et al. (E.D. Pa.).
Representation of Merck & Co., Inc. and Roche Palo Alto LLC in patent litigation in the District of New Jersey against Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. relating to Ganirelix Acetate Injection, which is one of the drugs used in women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Merck & Co., Inc. et al v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. et al. (D.N.J.).
Representation of UCB in Hatch-Waxman litigation filed against 16 generic companies in the District of Delaware involving UCB’s Vimpat® product, used in the treatment of epilepsy and other CNS disorders. UCB, Inc. et al. v. Watson Laboratories, Inc. (Nevada) et al. (DED).
Representation of AstraZeneca in Hatch-Waxman patent litigation against Barr and Mylan concerning Entocort® EC, used for the treatment of Crohn’s disease. AstraZeneca LP v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (D. Del.).
Representation of Bristol-Myers Squibb in patent litigation in the District of New Jersey against Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories relating to IXEMPRA® Kit, an intravenous infusion treatment for metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer after failure of at least an anthracycline and a taxane. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., et al. (D.N.J.).
Representation of Merck before the International Trade Commission, as well as parallel district court litigation. Due to our efforts, the Complainant/Plaintiff dismissed its complaint in the ITC, as well as in the Eastern District of Virginia. In re Certain Vaginal Ring Birth Control Devices (USITC) and Femina Pharma Inc. v. Merck & Co., Inc., et al. (E.D. Va.).
Representation of Auxilium Pharmaceuticals in a Hatch-Waxman case involving transdermal testosterone gel for treatment of male hypogonadism. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cpex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. (D. Del.).
Representation of GlaxoSmithKline in patent litigation brought by Classen Immunotherapies involving immunization methods and schedules. Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen IDEC, et al. (D. Md.).
the Northern District of West Virginia and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in an ANDA case brought by Mylan Laboratories relating to a patent covering Levaquin®, an antibiotic. Ortho-McNeil prevailed in the district court, and the decision was affirmed per curium by the Federal Circuit. Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc. (N.D.W. Va.).
Representation of Sanofi in Hatch-Waxman litigations against Accord Healthcare, Sandoz, and Sun Pharmaceuticals concerning Sanofi's Taxotere® cancer treatment. sanofi-aventis v. Accord Healthcare, sanofi-aventis v. Sandoz, sanofi-aventis v. Sun Pharmaceuticals (D. Del.).
Representation of Shire in the District of Massachusetts, the District of New Jersey and the Southern District of Florida in an ANDA case brought against Abhai, Andrx and Watson concerning Shire’s ADDERALL XR® product for the treatment of ADHD. Shire LLC et al. v. Abhai LLC (MAD), Shire Laboratories Inc. v. Andrx Pharmaceutical, LLC et al. (D.N.J.) and Shire Laboratories Inc. v. Andrx Pharmaceutical, LLC et al. (S.D. Fla.).
Representation of Becton-Dickinson and Company in a patent infringement action brought by New York University relating to Bard-Parker Protected Blade Systems.
a patent infringement action brought by Cryogen in the Northern District of California relating to a cryosurgical device used in gynecological applications. Cryogen, Inc v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. (N.D. Cal.).
Representation of BioWhittaker in a patent infringement action against Pharmacia in the Eastern District of Virginia relating to fluorometric enzyme immunoassay testing methods for allergen specific IgE. BioWhittaker, Inc. v. Pharmacia (E.D. Va.).
Representation of Mitek Surgical Products in patent infringement suit concerning Mitek’s patents covering suture anchor, used in orthopedic surgery to reattach torn or damaged ligaments, tendons, muscles and other soft tissues to bone. Mitek Surgical Products, Inc. v. Arthrex, Inc. (D. Utah).
Representation of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ("JHU/APL") in litigation alleging breach of contract and infringement of JHU/APL’s patents covering electronic pacemakers. The Johns Hopkins University v. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. (D. Md.).
Representation of AutoTrader.com in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in a patent infringement action brought by GraphOn Corp. relating to the storage of information in a database and the publication of information on a computer network such as the World Wide Web. GraphOn Corp. v. autotrader.com, LLC, et al. (E.D. Tex.).
Representation of eBay and PayPal in a patent infringement action brought by TecSec involving patents relating to encryption and cryptography technologies. TecSec, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corporation et al. (E.D. Va.).
Representation of Manheim Auctions Inc. in the Northern District of Georgia in a patent infringement case brought by Auction Management Solutions, Inc. relating to a patent covering integration of live and remote bidders at an auction site. Auction Management Solutions, Inc. v. Manheim Auctions Inc, et al. (N.D. Ga.).
in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in a patent infringement action brought by Peter Sklar relating to cluster user interfaces in Windows XP software. Sklar v. Microsoft Corporation (E.D. Tex.).
Representation of AOL in three related patent infringement cases where the plaintiff asserted four patents against AOL’s targeted web advertising technology. Augme Technologies, Inc. v. Gannett Co., Inc. et al. (S.D.N.Y.); Augme Technologies, Inc. v. AOL Inc. et al (S.D.N.Y.); and Augme Technologies, Inc. v. Tacoda, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.).
Representation of Sprint Nextel in a patent infringement case involving patents that claim systems and methods relating to the creation and use of playlists on programmable processor devices. Premier International Associates, LLC. v. Microsoft Corp. et al. (E.D. Tex.).
Representation of Interstar Materials in a patent infringement case relating to a patent covering methods for dyeing concrete. Rockwood Pigments, NA, Inc. v. Interstar Materials, Inc. (N.D. Ill.).
Representation of Kanzaki Kokyukoki Manufacturing Co., a Japanese manufacturer, in defense of patent infringement allegations related to hydrostatic transaxles, installed in lawn tractors sold by an equipment manufacturer. Sauer, Inc. v. Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co. (S.D. Iowa).
Representation of PACCAR in a patent infringement case relating to a patent covering technology for reducing aerodynamic drag on tractor-trailers. Buckley v. Paccar Inc, et al. (D. Md.).
Representation of Tuff Torq in patent infringement action relating to integrated hydrostatic transaxles, used in light lawn mowers. Tuff Torq Corp. v. Hydro-Gear LP (D. Del.).
Representation of Intercos S.P.A. in litigation in which we are asserting trade secret misappropriation claims related to cosmetics manufacturing technology. This is a complex multi-jurisdictional case involving international fact patterns. Intercos is the world leader in color cosmetics manufacturing and innovation.
"Warner is represented by George F. Pappas, Jeffrey B. Elikan, Benjamin C. Block, Eric R. Sonnenschein and Jeremy D. Cobb of Covington & Burling LLP."
Mr. Pappas is editor and co-author of the book, which is prepared by the Complex Litigation Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Mr. Pappas is on the Practitioner and Academic Advisory Board of the Patent Case Management Judicial Guide.

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