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Mark Boland
Partner
Mark Boland
Partnermboland@sughrue.comBiography
Mark has successfully represented a variety of companies in the U.S., Asia and Europe as lead counsel in numerous patent litigations before federal district courts and the U.S. InternationaI Trade Commission. His experience includes jury trials, bench trials and appeals before the Federal Circuit. He has also successfully represented clients in patent interferences before the USPTO and district court § 146 interference appeals.
Mark also regularly engages in patent infringement and validity opinion practice and counseling, freedom-to-operate, due diligence and product clearance work, licensing and contract matters including joint ventures and co-development situations, patent application preparation and prosecution, and counseling clients in devising global intellectual property strategies.
Mark advises companies involved in a variety of technologies, particularly pharmaceutical, chemical and biologically-oriented technology, as well as the mechanical arts.
Education
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D.)
- American Jurisprudence Award in Federal Income Taxation
- Distinguished Achievement Award for Oral and Written Advocacy
- College of the Holy Cross (B.A.)
- Biology, Minor Concentration in Chemistry
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Federal Circuit
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court - District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court - Middle District of Pennsylvania
- District of Columbia
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Memberships
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- American Bar Association (ABA) - IP Section
- District of Columbia Bar
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA)
- International Trade Commission (USITC)- Trial Lawyers Association
Experience
- Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. CAFC-18-1638 (CAFC 2018)
- Allergan, Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. et al CAFC-18-1130 (CAFC 2017)
- A&J Manufacturing, LLC v. ITC CAFC 15-1494 (CAFC 2015)
- Pentair Water Pool and Spa v. Hayward Industries, Inc. CAFC-15-1722 (CAFC 2015)
- Pentair Water Pool and Spa v. Hayward Industries, Inc. CAFC 15-1409 (CAFC 2015)
- Pentair Water Pool and Spa v. Hayward Industries, Inc. CAFC 15-1488 (CAFC 2015)
- Pentair Water Pool and Spa v. Hayward Industries, Inc. CAFC 15-1405 (CAFC 2015)
- Shire Pharmaceutical Development Inc. et al v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC et al NJD 1-15-cv-02865 (NJD 2015)
- Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Sidel Participations SAS et al WIWD-3-15-cv-00661 (WIWD 2015)
- Allergan, Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. et al TXED-2-15-cv-01455 (TXED 2015)
- Kowa Company Ltd., et al. v. Sawai USA Inc. et al., 14-Civ.-5575 (PAC) (DCF) (S.D.N.Y. 2014)
- Star Micronics, Co. v. Hanwha Tech. Co., CV-12-00870 (C.D. Cal. 2012)
- International Stock Food Corp. v. Ridley, Inc. et al., 4:12-cv-00098-JAJ-RAW (S.D. IA 2012)
- Sidel Participations SAS v. Blow Mold Services, Inc., 2:12-cv-00867-FMO-DTB (C.D. CA 2012)
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc. USA, et al., 3:12-cv-3324-PGS-LHG (D. N.J. 2012)
- Pentair Water Pool and Spa Inc. v. Hayward Ind., 2:12-cv-01535 (C.D. Ca. 2012)
- Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. et al v. Hayward Industries, Inc. et al 5-12-cv-00251 (NCED 2012)
- Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. et al. v. Hayward Industries, Inc.et al., 5:11-cv-00459-D (E.D. N.C. 2011)
- KV Pharm. Co. v. J. Uriah & CIA, SA, 01-1633 (8th Cir. 2011)
- AstraZeneca AB et al. v. Hanmi USA, Inc. et al., 3:11-cv-00760-JAP-TJB (D. N.J. 2011)
- Pentair Water Pool and Spa Inc. v. Hayward Industries, Inc., et al., 2:11-cv-10280-GW-MRW (C.D. CA 2011)
- Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC et al. v. Wockhardt LTD. et al., 3-10-cv-01471-GEB-MCA (D. NJ 2010)
- Sidel Participations v. XL Engineering LLC, 5:09-cv-02619-JS (PAED 2010)
- KV Pharmaceutical Co. v. J. Uriach & CIA SA, 4:09cv01700 (E.D. Mo. 2009)
- Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. v. Lupin Ltd., et al., 3:06-cv-4999 (D. N.J. 2009)
- Eli Lilly and Company v. Wockhardt Limited et al., 1:08-cv-01547-TWP-TAB (S.D. IN 2008)
- Forest Laboratories, Inc. et al v. Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al, 1:08-021-LPS (D. Del. 2008)
- CNH America LLC et al. v. Kinzenbaw et al., 1:08-cv-00945-GMS (D. Del. 2008)
- Sanofi-aventis v. Wockhardt, C.A. No. 08-021 (D. Del. 2008)
- B&H Manufacturing vs. Sidel Inc., 07-CV-02208 (E.D. Cal. 2007)
- Merck & Co, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Inc. et al., 1:07-229-GMS (D. Del. 2007)
- CNH America, LLC v. Clarke Machine, 4:07-4183 (D. S.D. 2007)
- In the Matter of Certain Buffer Systems and Components Thereof Used in Container Processing Lines, Inv. No. 337-TA-609 (2007)
- Titan Tire Corporation et al. v. Case New Holland Inc. et al., 4:07-063-JEG-CFB (S.D. IA 2007)
- Mars, Inc. v. Natraceutical, S.A. et al., 2:07-cv-01574 (D. N. J. 2007)
- Sidel v. B&G Products, LLC, 1:06-CV-256 (E.D. Tenn. 2006)
- Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:02CV32 (N.D. W.Va. 2005)
- Consolidated New Jersey Levofloxacin ANDA Litigations (D. N.J. 2002, 2003, 2004)
- Metzger v. CNH America LLC et al., 3:04-cv-50446 (N.D. IL 2004)
- Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. v. Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc. and Bedford Laboratories, et al., 03-1269 (D. N.J. 2003)
- Kinzenbaw v. Case Corporation, et. al. 01-133-LRR (N.D. IA. 2001)
- New Holland, et al. v. Case Corporation, et al., 1: CV-97-727 (M.D. Pa. 2001)
- In the Matter of Certain Plastic Molding with Control Systems Having Programmable Operator Interface - Incorporating General Computers (USITC 2001)
- Hay & Forage Industries, et al. v. New Holland, 60 F.Supp.2d. 1099 (D. Kan. 1998)
- Young, et al. (Sepracor, Inc.) v. Cotrel, et al. (Rhone-Poulenc), Patent Interference 104,423
- Wei v. Pickett Patent Interference No. 105,404
- Matsumoto v. Schaap (Lumigen, Inc.), Patent Interference 104,478
- Hoover v. Graham Packaging v. SIDEL, Case No. CV-95-3331 (S.D. Cal)
- In the Matter of Certain Agricultural Tractors, Lawn Tractors, Riding Lawnmowers and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-486 (USITC)
- Pfizer Inc., et. al. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., et. al. 1-09-cv-00307 (DED Wilmington)
- Pfizer Inc. et al v. Wockhardt Limited et al 1-09-cv-00312 (DED Wilmington)
- CNH America LLC et al v. Kinzenbaw et al 1-08-cv-00945 (DED Wilmington)
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