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Douglas A. Behrens

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    Douglas Behrens focuses on litigating patent matters before the federal courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He has experience defending clients' interests from case inception through trial and on appeal. While Douglas handles cases involving a wide variety of technologies, including telecommunications and financial services, he specializes in pharmaceutical and life science matters. Douglas also has experience with Hatch-Waxman counseling and pre-litigation due diligence.

    Prior to joining Covington, Douglas served as a law clerk to the Honorable Kara F. Stoll of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and to the Honorable Richard G. Andrews of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

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    Education
    • Villanova University School of Law, J.D.
        • magna cum laude
        • Order of the Coif
        • Villanova Law Review, Executive Editor
    • University of Delaware, B.S.
        • Chemical Engineering
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • New Jersey
    • Pennsylvania
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Kara F. Stoll, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
    • Hon. Richard G. Andrews, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
    Pro Bono
    • Secured remand at CAVC for army veteran who was denied service connection for neck injury.
    • Successfully appealed MSPB’s rejection of Air Force member’s discrimination claims under USERRA at Federal Circuit.
    • Drafted AIPLA's amicus brief for Federal Circuit's en banc hearing in Lexmark Int’l, Inc. v. Impression Products, Inc.
    Accolades
    • "Process for Selectively Making Olefins from Energy Dense Alcohols," U.S. Patent No. 8,314,279, Nov. 20, 2012.

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