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Einar Stole

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Washington +1 202 662 5095

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    Einar Stole specializes in complex pharmaceutical and chemical patent litigation in the US district courts, including numerous cases involving generic drug approvals and the Hatch-Waxman Act.  Einar’s litigation and counseling experience has focused on matters involving pharmaceuticals, chemicals, chemical processes, and biotechnology such as genetically-engineered enzymes and DNA-based diagnostic methods.  He counsels clients on a range of intellectual property and litigation matters, including patent infringement, validity, and enforceability.

    Einar also has experience prosecuting chemical and biotechnology patent applications in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including appeals and interferences before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.

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    • Represented major pharmaceutical company in multi-defendant Hatch-Waxman litigation relating to a multi-billion dollar drug.
    • Represented major producer of industrial chemicals in procuring patents related to wood treatment technology.
    • Coordinating non-US patent litigation, involving pharmaceutical patents in over 50 worldwide actions.
    • Represented drug manufacturer in an ANDA litigation related to sublingual formulations of drug compounds.
    • Represented biotechnology company in patent litigation relating to methods for manufacturing DNA microarrays.
    • Represented biotechnology company in patent litigation relating to genetically-engineered enzymes used in genetic engineering.

    • Represented major manufacturer of DNA-based diagnostics in declaratory judgment action relating to diagnostic DNA probes.
    • Represented biotechnology company in patent litigation involving synthesis and use of DNA libraries.
    • Defended biotechnology company against claims of unlawful patent marking in U.S. District Court and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
    • Provided strategic advice to a manufacturer of industrial chemicals on worldwide patent portfolio development and patent enforcement.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 2000
    • Cornell University, Ph.D., 1992
        • Biochemistry
    • University of Washington, B.S., 1986
        • Chemistry
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • Maryland
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    Languages
    • Norwegian
    • Swedish
    • Danish
    Previous Experience
    • Einar was a patent examiner in the United States Patent & Trademark Office (1996-2000) where he examined patent applications in the areas of recombinant proteins, enzymes and other areas biotechnology.
    • Einar was a post-doctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University (1992-1996) where he conducted research on enzymes involved in reactions with and repair of DNA and other nucleic acids.

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