Intellectual Property
Nov. 8, 2021
Biden administration emphasizes 'quality; in patent proposals
This past summer, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. This executive order focused on patent quality and curbing alleged misuses of the patent system, in particular with respect to generic drug and biosimilar availability and drug pricing.
Sarah Geers
Partner
Jones Day
Sarah is a partner in Jones Day's Intellectual Property practice in the firm's New York office. Ms. Geers represents pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients in intellectual property litigation in a variety of venues, including in district court, arbitration, and at PTAB. Her practice spans Hatch-Waxman and other patent enforcement actions, inter partes review proceedings, trade secret and misappropriation actions, and patent prosecution strategy and other counseling matters.
Matt Johnson
Partner
Jones Day
Matt is a partner in Jones' Day's Intellectual Property practice in the firm's Pittsburgh office. Mr. Johnson is one of the firm's primary contacts on practice before the PTAB. Currently co-chairing Jones Day's PTAB subpractice and involved in proceedings at the board since the first day of their availability in September 2012, he regularly represents clients as both petitioners and patent owners at the board. Mr. Johnson further works as an advocate for clients in appeals from board proceedings at the Federal Circuit
This past summer, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. This executive order focused on patent quality and curbing alleged misuses of the patent system, in particular with respect to generic drug and biosimilar availability and drug pricing. The Biden administration's focus on improving the patent system has continued into the fall. In late October, President Biden announced a long-awaited nomination for under...
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