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Ashley Winkler

Associate

Washington +1 202 662 5108

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    Working with emerging and leading companies on intellectual property and appellate issues, Ashley Winkler handles all steps of patent litigation cases from inception through trial and on appeal.

    Ashley’s experience includes both jury and bench trials. Relying on her chemistry background, Ashley works across a variety of technologies and specializes in pharmaceutical and life science matters. She has deep experience working with fact and expert witnesses, including conducting their examinations at trial. Ashley has argued discovery disputes, pre-trial, and evidentiary motions.

    Ashley served as a law clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Sharon Prost of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit prior to joining the firm. Before law school, Ashley was awarded a Fulbright grant in Santander, Spain.

    Ashley also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in a variety of criminal and civil matters. Among other pro bono matters, Ashley represented a criminal defendant in Maryland state court, including successfully arguing for the exclusion of certain evidence and first-chairing trial from voir dire to closing arguments.

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    • Successfully defended AstraZeneca against claims of patent infringement concerning Tagrisso®, a blockbuster drug indicated for treatment of certain non-small cell lung cancer patients. After jury and bench trials, the Court invalidated all asserted claims.
    • Represented Eli Lilly and Company, Imclone LLC, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in litigation related to Erbitux®, a monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of various cancers, in the District of Delaware.
    • Represented a biotechnology company in litigation related to a nutraceutical product in the District of Delaware and on appeal at the Federal Circuit.
    • Represented a pioneer pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman litigation related to a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the District of New Jersey.
    • Represented a pioneer pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman litigation related to a topical dermatology product in the District of Delaware.
    • Represented a technology company in providing post-trial advice and appeal analysis.
    • Represented a biotechnology company in a Section 337 proceeding before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
    • Represented a pharmaceutical company in IPR proceedings before the PTAB and on appeal at the Federal Circuit related to a topical anti-fungal product.
    • Advises clients on litigation strategy related to patent protection.

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    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    • Georgia

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