Douglas A. Behrens

Douglas Behrens specializes in representing pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in high-stakes patent litigation.

Douglas focuses on litigating patent matters before the U.S. district courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Federal Circuit. He has played significant roles in all stages of litigation, from pre-suit diligence and case inception through trial and appeal. This includes managing trial teams, arguing Markman and in limine motions, extensive fact and expert witness deposition experience, preparing fact and expert witnesses for trial, developing infringement and validity theories, claim construction briefing, and managing all aspects of discovery.

As a named inventor on a patent assigned to the U.S. Army, Douglas combines his deep technical understanding with sound legal counseling to position cases for success. While Douglas handles cases involving a wide variety of technologies, including telecommunications and financial services, he specializes in small molecule and biologics cases. Douglas also has experience with Hatch-Waxman counseling, regulatory exclusivity, patent term extensions, 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.