Richard Kurz

About Richard Kurz

I am an intellectual property attorney with an extensive technical and business background gained from years of working in industry. My practice primarily focuses on intellectual property counselling and litigation. My litigation experience includes numerous district court cases and appeals for innovator life sciences companies concerning biologic and pharmaceutical drug products, with allegations that include patent infringement, inventorship disputes, inequitable conduct, false advertising, breach of contract, and business torts. This experience includes both brand vs. generic litigation under the Hatch-Waxman Act and brand vs. brand cases. In addition, I assist clients with counseling, due diligence, freedom-to-operate analyses, IP/know-how/trade secrets protection, and licensing and collaboration agreements concerning intellectual property rights, including drafting and negotiating contracts. I also represent clients for patent and trademark matters in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. I have worked with clients in diverse industries that include pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, medical devices, software, computer systems, and materials processing. Prior to law school, I worked in industry for seventeen years in engineering and manufacturing management positions. In my spare time, I also teach a course as an adjunct professor at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law titled “Pharmaceutical Patents – Patent Protection and Litigation in the Life Sciences Industry.”

Experience

1. Partner

   Haug Partners Llp

   Mar 2017 — Present · New York, NY, US

   I am a Partner in the firm\'s New York office and generally focus on intellectual property counselling and litigation. I am a member of the New York and New Jersey state bars, as well as the bars of several U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. I am also a registered Patent Attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.Representative cases include:Baxalta Inc. v. Bayer HealthCare LLC, No. 17-1316 (D. Del.)Nektar Therapeutics v. Bayer HealthCare LLC, No. 18-1355 (D. Del.)Bayer HealthCare v. Baxalta and Nektar Therapeutics, No. 16-1122 (D. Del.)Shire v. Amneal Pharm, No. 11-3781 (D.N.J.)(consolidated)Shire v. Amneal Pharm, No. 14-1736 (Fed. Cir.)(consolidated)Shire v. Mickle, No. 10-434 (W.D. Va.)Shire v. Sandoz, No. (D. Colo.)Shire v. Teva Pharm, No. 10-329 (D. Del.)(consolidated)Hoffmann-La Roche v. Genpharm, No. 07-4661 (D.N.J.)Hoffmann-La Roche v. Apotex, No. 12-1270 (Fed. Cir.)Hoffmann-La Roche v. Apotex, No. 13-1128 (Fed. Cir.)Warner Chilcott v. Teva Pharm, No. 08-627 (D. Del.)Warner Chilcott v. Teva Pharm, No. 14-1439 (Fed. Cir.)Mission Pharmacal v. Virtus Pharm, No. 13-176 (W.D. Tex.)Supernus Pharm. v. Actavis, No. 14-6102 (D.N.J.)Supernus Pharm. v. Zydus Pharm, No. 14-7272 (D.N.J.)Supernus Pharm. v. Par Pharm, No. 15-326 (D.N.J.)

Education

• Purdue University

  B.S. Electrical Engineering

  1987 — 1990

• UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law

  J.D., Patent Law

  2007 — 2010

Skills

• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Intellectual Property
• Legal Research
• Civil Litigation
• Licensing
• Litigation Support
• Joint Ventures
• Commercial Litigation
• Trademarks
• Copyright Law
• Strategic Planning
• Due Diligence
• Patents
• Patent Law
• Corporate Law
• Patent Litigation
• Trade Secrets
• Contract Negotiation
• Technology Transfer
• Patent Prosecution
• Client Counseling
• Westlaw