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Priscilla Dodson

Special Counsel

Washington +1 202 662 5996

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    Priscilla Dodson is a patent litigator with a decade of experience in Hatch-Waxman litigation, representing clients at all stages—from pre-suit diligence through trial, final judgment, and appeal. Priscilla also represents clients in post-grant Patent Office proceedings, and advises clients on obtaining and managing patent protection.

    With a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, she brings deep technical expertise to her pharmaceutical and life science matters. Priscilla is a named inventor on two patents resulting from her Ph.D. research.

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    • Represented Intercept Pharmaceuticals in a Hatch-Waxman litigation involving its Ocaliva® product. Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al., 20-01105 (D. Del.).
    • Represented Amgen in a Hatch-Waxman litigation involving its Otezla® product. Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc. et al., 18-11026 (D.N.J.).
    • Represented Takeda and AstraZeneca in a Hatch-Waxman litigation involving Daliresp®. In re: Certain Consolidated Roflumilast Cases, 15-03375 (D.N.J.).
    • Represented AstraZeneca in a Hatch-Waxman litigation involving its Nexium® product. AstraZeneca AB et al. v. Mylan Laboratories Limited et al., 12-01378 (D.N.J.).
    • Represented Research Corporation Technologies, Inc. as the patent owner in an IPR proceeding challenging the patent claiming anti-epilepsy drug Vimpat®. Argentum Pharmaceuticals LLC v. Research Corporation Technologies, Inc., Case No. IPR2016-00204.
    • Represented UCB in a Hatch-Waxman litigation involving its Vimpat® product.UCB, Inc. et al. v. Accord Heatlhcare, Inc. et al., 13-01206 (D. Del.).
    • Represented Hewlett-Packard in a patent infringement action relating to 802.11n wireless devices. Linex Technologies, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Company et al., 13-00159 (N.D. Cal.)
    • RepresentedALZA Corporation in an inventorship dispute relating to intellectual property rights for its Concerta® product. Swanson v. ALZA Corporation, 12-cv-04579 (N.D. Cal.)

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2013
        • Law & Technology Certificate
        • Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Associate Editor
    • Cornell University, Ph.D., 2010
        • Chemistry and Chemical Biology
        • NSF IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program) Fellowship
    • Rice University, B.S., 2005
        • Chemistry
        • Salsburg Memorial Fellowship Award
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    Pro Bono
    • Representation of a low-income tenant in an eviction case in DC Superior Court.
    • Representation of a low-income inventor in obtaining a U.S. patent related to speaker technology.
    • Representation of an indigent defendant in a criminal jury trial in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County.
    • Representation of a class of Latinos in a racial profiling lawsuit in federal court.
    • Representation of Iraq War veterans in obtaining Combat-Related Special Compensation.

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