Douglas Behrens litigates high-stakes intellectual property disputes, with a focus on representing leading life sciences companies in patent litigation.
Douglas guides clients through every stage of litigation, from early case assessment through trial and appeal, leveraging deep technical expertise and courtroom experience to achieve favorable outcomes. This includes presenting oral arguments on claim construction, pre-trial motions, and discovery disputes, as well as taking and defending numerous fact and expert witness depositions, authoring critical briefs, and managing trial teams.
Douglas is a named inventor on a patent assigned to the U.S. Army, and he draws on his chemical engineering background to help clients navigate their most complicated matters. Although Douglas specializes in pharmaceutical cases, his experience spans a variety of technologies, including spatially encoded gene arrays, vaccines, nutraceuticals, plant-based alternatives for meat products, telecommunications, video streaming technology, financial services, and social media algorithms. In addition to his patent litigation practice, Douglas represents clients in patent licensing disputes and litigation involving trade secrets and copyrights. He also has advised innovative pharmaceutical companies on regulatory exclusivity, patent term extensions, and Orange Book listings. His work has been recognized by AmLaw Litigation Daily, which named the Covington team Litigator of the Week Runners-Up following a major trial victory, and he has been named to the Best Lawyers’ “Ones to Watch” list, which recognizes attorneys who demonstrate “outstanding professional excellence.”
Prior to joining the firm, Douglas served as a law clerk to Judge Kara F. Stoll of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and to Judge Richard G. Andrews of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Douglas also represents pro bono clients in various civil and criminal matters, including veterans’ benefits and estate planning. Most recently, he presented oral argument at a sentencing hearing that resulted in a reduced sentence for a criminal defendant charged with assault, and he secured a remand of a decision that denied service connection for a veteran’s neck disability.
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