About Us Practices Professionals Results News & Events Publications Careers Contact Us PTAB Blog Biosimilars Blog Privacy Blog RF EMerge Blog "Joe is an interference expert and veteran trial lawyer." - IAM Patent 1000 Overview Experience Publications & Presentations Professional Affiliations, Honors & Recognition Joseph A. Hynds has been practicing across the full spectrum of intellectual property law at Rothwell Figg for over 25 years with a focus on patent infringement litigation. Mr. Hynds has particular expertise in Hatch-Waxman litigation and related issues, having litigated numerous cases and, in many, serving as lead counsel. He also has participated in numerous appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Hynds handles cases covering a broad range of pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, telecommunications, chemical, e-commerce, and electrical technologies, among others. Mr. Hynds has been lead counsel in numerous Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Covered Business Method (CBM) Proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and he has significant experience in patent interference matters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and in the federal courts. A former Patent Examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. Hynds has notable skill in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in a wide variety of technical areas. Mr. Hynds has wide-ranging knowledge of all aspects of patent litigation in U.S. district courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). He has substantial experience in preparing patent infringement and validity opinions; handling transactional matters involving intellectual property rights; and counseling clients on patent strategies, due diligence, and portfolio development, valuation, and acquisition. Additionally, he counsels a variety of domestic and international clients on U.S. intellectual property law, providing them with infringement, validity, and enforceability opinions, and advising on licensing matters. Mr. Hynds was an Adjunct Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School, where he taught a course on "Practical Legal Writing." Mr. Hynds is recognized by Intellectual Asset Management’s (IAM) Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals (2013-2021) in the DC Metro Area and Nationally, and he was selected to the Washington, DC Super Lawyers list in the field of Intellectual Property Litigation (2012-2021). In 2018, 2020, and 2021, he was included in the Top 100 Washington, DC Super Lawyers list. He is ranked as a Life Sciences Star by LMG Life Sciences (2016-2020) and he has repeatedly been included in The Best Lawyers in America® guide (2013-2022) in the fields of Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, and Trademark Law. He received his B.A. in Physics from Wabash College in 1986, and earned his J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University in 1991. Mr. Hynds was admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1991 and to the District of Columbia Bar in 1993. He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the American Bar Association Patent Trademark & Copyright Law Section, and served as Chairman, Interference Subcommittee. He is also a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Joseph A. Hynds Member 607 14th Street, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 P 202.783.6040 F 202.783.6031 Areas of Concentration Counseling Licensing and Transactions Litigation International Trade Commission Patent Interferences Patent Prosecution Electrical Medical Device E-Commerce Biologics and Biosimilars Education J.D., The George Washington University - 1991 (with honors) B.A., Physics, Wabash College - 1986 Bar Admissions Virginia District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit U.S. District Court, District of Columbia U.S. Patent and Trademark Office News 2021 Edition of LMG Life Sciences Names Rothwell Figg and Four Attorneys as Life Sciences Stars More 2022 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Recognize Five Rothwell Figg Attorneys More Events Joseph Hynds at ACI's 12th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Conference April 23, 2018 American Conference Institute Paragraph IV Disputes Conference April 25, 2016 Results Rothwell Figg Client Coherus Biosciences Wins Denial of Institution of PGR of Adalimumab Formulations Patent PTAB Grants Rare Motion to Amend in Decision for IPR Filed against Rothwell Figg Client LG Chem Five Attorneys Named Among The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 and Ones to Watch Firm and Ten Partners Ranked in 2021 IAM Patent 1000 Firm and Five Attorneys Recognized by 2020 MIP IP Stars 19 Attorneys Named to 2021 Washington, DC Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists Attorneys and Firm Recognized by 2020 LMG Life Sciences as Industry Leaders © 2021 Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. 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