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Christopher J. Harnett
Partner
Ropes & Gray
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8704
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Practice
Christopher Harnett is a partner in Ropes & Gray's Intellectual Property Group.
Professional Experience
Chris has handled numerous litigations involving pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, electronics and consumer products. Exemplary cases include: AstraZeneca LP et al. v. Apotex, Inc., Civil Action No. 09-1518 (RMB) (AMD) (D.N.J.); St. Jude Children's Research Hospital v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:08-cv02299 (W.D. Tenn.); Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc. v. Control Systems International, Inc., Civil Action No. H-05-2125 (S.D. Tx.); Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary v. QLT Phototherapeutics, Inc., Civil Action No. 00-CV-10783-WGY (D. Mass.); Praxair, Inc. and Praxair Technology, Inc. v. ATMI, Inc. and Advanced Technology Materials, Inc., Civil Action No. 03-1158-SLR (D. Del.); Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Tessera Technologies, Inc. and Tessera, Inc., Case No. C 02-05837 CW (MEJ) (N.D. Ca.); Advanced Technology Materials, Inc. v. Praxair, Inc. Civil Action No. 03 CV 5161 (S.D.N.Y.); G-P Gypsum Corporation v. BPB America, Inc. and BPB Manufacturing, Inc., Case No. 03-907 (KAJ) (D. Del.); George Pieczenik and I.C. Technologies America, Inc. v. Dyax Corp., 226 F. Supp.2d 314 (D. Mass. 2002); 265 F.3d 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2001); Forest Laboratories, Inc. and ONY, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories and Tokyo Tanabe Co. Ltd., 239 F.3d 1305 (Fed. Cir. 2001); Neles-Jamesbury, Inc. v. Fisher Controls, Inc., 4 F. Supp.2d 41 (D. Mass. 1998); Verizon California Inc. v. Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P., Case No.: 01-CV-09871 RGK (Rcx) (C.D. Ca.).
Honors & Awards
Professional & Civic Activities
- Panelist, AIPLA Live Online Seminars, January 20, 2010 Inequitable Conduct - Can An Intent To Deceive Be Inferred. “Star Scientific, Larson, Ariad and Exergen: On The Road Back to Burlington”
- Panelist, AIPLA Annual Meeting, October 15, 2009 Inequitable Conduct - Can An Intent To Deceive Be Inferred. “Star Scientific, Larson, Ariad and Exergen: On The Road Back to Burlington”
- Panelist, NYIPLA Fall CLE Program, November 22, 2002 Patent Litigation Workshop with Hon. Jed S. Rakoff, U.S. District Judge (S.D.N.Y.)
- Panelist, American Conference Institute: Legal Strategies for Maximizing Pharmaceutical Patent Life Cycles, May 15-16, 2002, “Developing A Coherent Claim Construction Strategy”
- “Court Takes Limited View of Broad Biotech Claims,” The National Law Journal, July 23, 2001
- “Defending Against an Infringement Claim,” Modern Drug Discovery, July 2001
- Panelist, CLE International, Intellectual Property Issues In Biotechnology Law, January 29-30, 2001, “Tactics For Using Experts In Biotechnology Litigation”
- Panelist, Franklin Pierce Law Center/Department of Energy Conference on Maximizing the Return from the Human Genome Project, July 23-24, 1993
- “The Human Genome Project and the Downside of Technology Transfer,” Risk - Issues In Health & Safety (Spring 1994)
- “Federal Technology Transfer: Should We Build Subarus in Bethesda,” 1 Risk - Issues In Health and Safety 313 (Fall 1990)
- Member, Board of Directors, Montclair United Soccer Club
Memberships & Affiliations
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association
- New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Bar Admissions
- New York
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
Education
- 1990,
J.D., cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center
- 1986,
M.A. (Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology), American University; Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, The American University, 1984-86
- 1984,
B.A. (English, Biology, with Distinction), Binghamton University, State University of New York
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