Courtenay Brinckerhoff is a partner and intellectual property lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. Ms. Brinckerhoff’s practice focuses on client counseling in all aspects of obtaining, licensing and enforcing patents and conducting freedom-to-operate and due diligence investigations. She is chair of the firm’s IP Law and Practice committee, immediate past vice chair of the firm’s Chemical, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practice and a member of the firm's Patent Trials group, Appellate Practice and Life Sciences Industry Team. She also is involved with Foley’s Medical Device Initiative and Nutraceuticals Team. Ms. Brinckerhoff is the editor and primary author for Foley’s PharmaPatentsBlog.com.
Over the past 20 years, Ms. Brinckerhoff has represented clients before the U.S. Patent Office, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and has been involved in complex patent matters, including a four-party interference, Inter Partes Reexaminations, Inter Partes Reviews, and ANDA litigation.
Ms. Brinckerhoff works with clients in diverse industries, including pharmaceuticals (chemical and biotechnological), human and animal food products, nutraceuticals, and medical devices. She has particular experience with transdermal pharmaceutical products (patches, gels, and liquids), oral dosage forms (including controlled/extended release formulations), enzyme-based technologies, diagnostic and therapeutic antibodies, active and passive immunization therapies, and personalized medicine.
She has served as vice chair of the firm’s Chemical, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practice and is an active member of the firm's Appellate Practice and Life Sciences Industry Team.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff
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- UPSTO Extends Pilot Programs - (Posted On Monday, October 03, 2022)
- Type C Patent Term Adjustment Requires Fully Successful Appeal - (Posted On Tuesday, September 27, 2022)
- USPTO Underscores Duty of Disclosure Pertaining To FDA Submissions - (Posted On Monday, August 08, 2022)
- USPTO Proposes To Require Form For IDS PTA Safe Harbor - (Posted On Tuesday, July 19, 2022)
- Federal Circuit Reconsiders Written Description Support For Negative Limitation - (Posted On Tuesday, July 12, 2022)
- Looking Below the Surface for Claim Construction - (Posted On Monday, June 27, 2022)
- USPTO Open for Some In-Person Business - (Posted On Tuesday, May 31, 2022)
- Is Motivation To Obtain A Patent Motivation For Obviousness? - (Posted On Tuesday, May 24, 2022)
- Supporting USPTO Pro Bono Programs - (Posted On Monday, May 16, 2022)
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff and her work on Foley & Lardner's Pharma Patents blog has been selected for a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leadership Award. Ms. Brinckerhoff offers expert analysis on an area of law that can be very complicated, breaking down developments at the U.S. Patent Office, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Her insights on patent litigation, especially pharmaceutical patents, and how decisions impact the larger landscape are of particular interest to our readers. You can subscribe to Foley & Lardner's blog, PharmaPatents, here.