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Caitlin P. Hogan is a skilled intellectual property litigator specializing in complex patent litigation with a particular focus in the pharmaceutical, biological, chemical, and biotechnology industries. Caitlin is also registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In her practice, Caitlin frequently represents high-profile pharmaceutical companies in patent litigations, many under the Hatch-Waxman Act, and has considerable experience in inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

In addition to her life sciences focus, Caitlin’s patent litigation and counseling experience spans a wide variety of technologies, including telecommunications, internet and ecommerce, digital image processing, banking operations, mechanical devices, medical devices, and commercial products.

  • Represented a leading automotive manufacturing company in multiple inter partes review proceedings challenging patents related to methods for associating an advertising media signal with another media signal
  • Represented a leading internet search company in an inter partes review proceeding challenging a patent related to GPS and related positioning issues
  • Represented an industry-leading computer and electronics company in an inter partes review proceeding challenging a patent related to touch sensor devices for recognizing multi-touch gestures
  • Represented an industry-leading computer and electronics company in multiple inter partes review proceedings challenging patents related to authentication techniques to provide credentials to a service
  • Represented a leading internet search company in multiple inter partes review proceedings challenging patents related to methods for retrieving information from the Internet using voice commands
  • Represented a leading internet search company in multiple inter partes review proceedings challenging patents related to methods for enabling recipient interaction with multimodal messages, recipient addressing in voice SMS messaging, completing an incomplete call using a call completion application, and multi-media recording based on gestures
  • Represented international pharmaceutical company against generic challenger on patent related to eyelash growth serum
  • Represented international pharmaceutical company in biosimilar litigation relating to patents covering treatment for various types of cancer
  • Represented international pharmaceutical company in biosimilar presuit investigation relating to patents covering treatment for various types of cancer and autoimmune diseases
  • Represented an industry-leading computer and electronics company in an inter partes review proceeding challenging patents related to user interface technologies
  • Represented international pharmaceutical company against multiple generic challengers on patents related to breast cancer treatment
  • Represented international pharmaceutical company against multiple inter partes review challengers on patents related to breast cancer treatment
  • Represented international pharmaceutical company against multiple generic challengers on patents related to multiple myeloma treatment
  • Represented international pharmaceutical company against multiple generic challengers on patents related to HIV treatment
  • Represented international pharmaceutical companies against generic companies on patents covering a drug to treat advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and renal cell carcinoma
  • Represented international pharmaceutical companies against generic companies on patents covering a drug to prevent kidney and liver transplant rejection
  • Represented international pharmaceutical companies with presuit investigation on patents covering a drug to treat Restless Legs Syndrome and Parkinson’s disease
  • Represented international pharmaceutical companies against generic companies on patents covering a drug to treat epilepsy
  • Represented international pharmaceutical companies against generic companies on a patent covering a drug to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • Prepared and provided counsel on candle accessory patent applications for a leading specialty retailer of personal care products and home fragrance in the US
  • Prepared and provided counsel on remote subscriber identification system and method patent applications for a small entity inventor
  • Prepared and provided counsel on automated billing and collection support system patent applications for a provider of products and services for the Corrections communication industry
  • Prepared and provided counsel on hospital pneumatic tube delivery system patent applications for a leading healthcare manufacturer in the US
  • Represented patent owners in litigation asserting claims of patent infringement relating to internet radio technology that utilizes a personal feedback browser to select media files based on user-specified information
  • Represented patent owners in litigation asserting claims of patent infringement relating to internet radio technology that allows listeners more control over the content stream of data packets
  • Represented patent owners in litigation asserting claims of patent infringement relating to online and mobile banking products

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York

Court Admissions

  • US District Court, District of Colorado
  • US District Court, District of New Jersey
  • US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

Registered to Practice

  • US Patent & Trademark Office

Education

  • Fordham University School of Law, J.D.: cum laude; Associate Editor, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal 
  • Loyola University Maryland, B.S.E., Materials Engineering: cum laude

Professional Activities

Member

  • New York Intellectual Property Law Association

Registered to Practice

  • US Patent and Trademark Office

Author

  • “Potential Crisis in Patent Law?  Patent Eligibility of Medical Advances,” Legal Media Group's Expert Guides (August 26, 2016)