Gary M. Rubman

Partner

grubman@cov.com
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Covington & Burling LLP
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2401
Tel: 202.662.5465


 

Practices

Education

  • The George Washington University Law School, J.D.
    • with highest honors
    • elected to the Order of the Coif
    • The George Washington Law Review, Member
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • B.S. in Biology

Judicial Clerkship

  • Hon. Samuel Alito, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New York


Gary Rubman is a partner in our Washington, DC office and is vice-chair of the firm’s Patent Litigation Practice Group.  Mr. Rubman has broad experience in intellectual property and complex commercial litigation.  He has litigated in federal district courts across the country and has represented clients in matters involving a broad array of different technology areas, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, electronics and software.

Mr. Rubman’s clients have included, among others, Warner-Chilcott, Procter & Gamble, Fujitsu, Johnson & Johnson, Samsung, Ethicon, DePuy Mitek, Abbott, eBay, PayPal, Talecris Biotherapeutics, Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and the Republican National Committee.

Mr. Rubman was a law clerk for Judge Samuel Alito, Jr., then serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and now an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court.  Previously, Mr. Rubman was on the legislative staff of Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), now Speaker of the House in the United States House of Representatives.

Representative Matters

  • Representing DePuy Mitek, Inc. and Ethicon, Inc. in patent litigation concerning wet field electrosurgical devices used for arthroscopic procedures.
  • Representing Fujitsu Ltd. in a patent infringement litigation concerning wireless network technology.
  • Representing Procter & Gamble and Warner-Chilcott in multiple ANDA cases concerning ASACOL®, the leading product used for treatment of ulcerative colitis.
  • Representing Samsung Electronics in patent litigation concerning DLP televisions.
  • Representing Talecris Biotherapeutics in patent litigation concerning blood plasma pooling and screening technology.
  • Representing Ortho-McNeil, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, in Hatch Waxman litigation against a generic drug company relating to a patent covering Ortho’s LEVAQUIN® antibacterial product.
  • Represented Abbott Laboratories in patent litigation against ImClone Systems, Inc. relating to ImClone’s ERBITUX® cancer treatment product.

Previous Experience

  • Rep. John Boehner, Legislative Assistant
  • Conducted research at ARIAD Pharmaceuticals while a student at MIT.

Pro Bono

  • Represented residents of New Orleans in dispute with insurance company resulting from Hurricane Katrina damage.
  • Representing an inmate on death row in Alabama in post-conviction proceedings.

Publications and Speeches

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