Office:
Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.
12th Market St FLOOR 1635, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Specialties:
Chemical Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Licensing, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Portfolio Management, Intellectual Property Procurement, Medical Intellectual Property, Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property
Memberships:
Illinois State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association.
Admitted:
1982, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1987, Illinois, 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar, 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 2005, Pennsylvania, registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
University:
Pennsylvania State University, B.S.E, with distinction, 1977, The University of Michigan, M.S.E., 1979
Law School:
Wayne State University, J.D., 1982
Reported:
Genzyme Corp. v. InvaGen Pharmaceuticals (S.D.N.Y.2012) Represented ANDA Defendant; Genzyme Corp. v. InvaGen Pharmaceuticals (E.D.N.Y. 2012) Represented ANDA Defendant; Abbott Labs and Abbott Respiratory v. Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals; (D. Del. 2012) Represented ANDA Defendant; Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. v. InvaGen Pharmaceuticals; (D. Mass. 2011) Represented ANDA Defendant; Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. v. InvaGen Pharmaceuticals; (E.D. N.Y. 2011) Represented ANDA Defendant; Genzyme Corporation v. Cobrek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (N.D. Ill. 2012) Represented ANDA Defendant; Bone Care International and Genzyme Corp. v. Pentech Pharmaceuticals and Cobrek Pharmaceuticals (Fed.Cir. 2012) Representing ANDA Defendants; Powertec, Inc. v. Kenneth Domzalski et al. (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas 2011) Represented Trade Secret Defendant Chi Hsin Impex, Inc.; Powertec, Inc. v. Kenneth Domzalski et al. (Pike County Court of Common Pleas 2012) Represented Trade Secret Defendant Chi Hsin Impex, Inc.; Tibotec and G.D. Searle, LLC v. Hetero Drugs (D.N.J. 2011) Represented ANDA defendants. Case pending; United States of America and Board of Trustees of Univ. of Ill. v. Hetero Drugs (D.N.J. 2011) Represented ANDA defendants. Case pending; Genzyme v. Pentech, (N.D. Ill. 2010) Case pending. Represented ANDA defendant in litigation where a separate inter partes re-exam has now found patent invalid; Eli Lilly v. Invagen, (S.D. In. 2009) Represented defendant; issues decided in favor of defendant; issues on appeal; Eli Lilly v. Invagen, (E.D. NY 2009) Represented defendant; case stayed pending outcome on appeal; Bone Care and Genzyme v. Pentech, (N.D. Ill 2008) Represented ANDA defendants in case with two asserted patents; lead patent disclaimed by plaintiff following defendants' motion for summary judgment of invalidity; tried case on second patent; case pending; Connectics et al. v. Pentech, (N.D. Ill. 2007) Represented ANDA defendant. Case settled; Rohm and Haas Company v. Smilan Paint Company et al. (C.D. Cal 2004) settled; Rohm and Haas Company v. Micro Paint System, Inc., (C.D. Cal 2004) case settled; represented plaintiff; In re Cell Pathways Securities Litigation II (E. D. Pa. 2001) settled; Dow Chemical Co. v. Viskase Corp. (N.D. Ill. 1994) represented defendant; plaintiff's case dismissed; Intermatic Inc. v. Lamson & Sessions Co. (N.D. Ill. 1994) Represented prevailing plaintiff; Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. v. Creative Confections (N.D. Ill. 1994) Represented patent owner plaintiff. Case settled; Guardian Products, Inc. v. Aqualift (C.D. Cal. 1993) Represented plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving both utility and ornamental design patents. Obtained judgment enjoining defendant from further manufacture and an award of damages; Viskase Corp. v. American National Co. (N.D. Ill. 1993) $102 million jury patent verdict for client; TayMac Corp. v. Intermatic (D. Ariz. 1994) represented defendant; judgment for defendant; BP Chemicals, Ltd. v. Eastman Kodak Company, represented plaintiff, court ruled that defendant was licensed under patent in suit; Hoechst Celanese v. B.P. Chemicals, Ltd., (S.D. Texas 1992) Represented defendant patent owner in a declaratory judgment action involving patent on a catalytic process for making acetyls. Patent found valid on summary judgment; Viskase Corp. v. W.R. Grace (N.D. Ill. 1990) represented plaintiff; case settled after discovery and prior to trial; Aluminum Company of America v. Reynolds Metals, Inc. (N.D. Ill. 1988) represented plaintiff, jury found patent valid and infringed; case settled on appeal; Ralston Purina v. Far-Mar-Co., 772 F.2d 1570 (Fed. Cir. 1985) Represented prevailing plaintiff; Baxter Travenol, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories (N.D. Ill. 1985) represented defendant, case settled after discovery and before trial as a result of mediation hearing as lead counsel; Williford v. Song, Patent Interference Serial No. 102,846; Lustig v. Tse, Patent Interference Serial No. 102,982; Tse v. Lustig, Patent Interference Serial No. 102,917; Kellenberger v. Duenk, Patent Interference Serial No. 102,172; Brennan v. Muetterties, Patent Interference Serial No. 100,817; Brennan v. Muetterties, Patent Interference Serial No. 101,078; 3rd Pharma and Biotech Patent Conference (Lexis-Nexis) 2011.
Biography:
Robert Stevenson has over 30 years' experience handling U.S. and international litigation, especially patent litigation, in the pharmaceutical (both proprietary and ANDA clients), biotechnology, diagn...