Andrea G. Reister

Andrea Reister has represented clients in patent litigation matters involving computer and communications technologies, pharmaceutical formulations, hydrostatic transaxles, and footwear.  She co-chairs the firm’s patent practice, and regularly advises clients on patentability, validity, and infringement issues, as well as on patent due diligence issues for acquisitions and transactions.  Ms. Reister’s diverse technical skills have enabled her to obtain patents in a broad range of technology areas including telecommunications, software, electronic commerce, life sciences, biomedical, chemical, and mechanical.  In addition to being registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Ms. Reister is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the District Court for the District of Columbia.  Prior to attending law school, Ms. Reister was the Chief Engineer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station, responsible for undersea weapons testing.  During this time, she developed a remote-controlled submarine target, and earned the Meritorious Civilian Service Medal.  Ms. Reister served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve, and qualified as an Engineering Duty Officer.

Representative Matters

• Summary judgment of no infringement in defense of Microsoft in a patent infringement litigation. The judgment was affirmed on appeal by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 
• Alkermes, Inc., in connection with reexamination proceedings for patents covering RISPERDAL® CONSTA®, the first injectable, long-acting atypical antipsychotic. 
• Patent due diligence on behalf of Procter & Gamble in a transaction with Inverness Medical Innovations to form the joint venture company, SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics GmbH, a leading provider of home diagnostic and monitoring products.
  

Honors and Rankings

•  Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, Department of the Navy

Memberships and Affiliations

•   Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia
•   GAYLAW

Publications and Speeches

• "SanDisk Corporation v. STMicroElectronics, Inc.: The Federal Circuit Expands the Availability of Declaratory Judgment Actions in the Patent Licensing Context," Covington E-Alert (4/9/2007), Co-Author
• "Enablement & Written Description: We Know It When We See It," Practising Law Institute Patent Litigation Program (September 2006)
• "Enablement & Written Description: We Know It When We See It," Presentation at Practising Law Institute Patent Litigation Program (Virginia) (November 2003)