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Patrick Joseph Igoe, Life Sciences Patent Attorney, Independent IP Litigation Consultant

Patrick Joseph Igoe

Life Sciences Patent Attorney, Independent IP Litigation Consultant

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Patrick Joseph Igoe is a consultant and registered patent attorney in New York. His focus is patent issues throughout Life Sciences - for example, diagnostic/therapeutic assays; medical devices/imaging technologies; Rx antibiotics, biologics, drugs, and vaccines; and OTC medicines. His expertise includes active ongoing evaluations of now-current patent and/or FDA litigations. Mr. Igoe directly handles both typical patent areas and IP deals. He has completed numerous patent filings and deals, directed licensing campaigns, and drafted commercial/IP contracts. His expertise includes subjects such as antidepressants; small molecule organic chemistry; catalytic antibody prodrugs; drug-eluting stents; crop protection pesticides; cancer assays; animal vaccines; birth control implants; drug-eluting polymers; and stereochemistry. Mr. Igoe has served as in-house counsel at Bayer Diagnostics, Wyeth, and Igen. He holds a JD from Albany Law School and a BS in Chemistry/Math from Union College. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

2003 - present
Life Sciences Patent Attorney, Independent IP Litigation Consultant
2000 - 2003
In-House Legal Counsel, Bayer Diagnostics (now Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics [NYSE:SI])
1997 - 2000
In-House Legal Counsel, American Home Products (now Wyeth [NYSE:WYE])
1993 - 1997
In-House Legal Counsel, IGEN (now Roche)
1992 - 1993
Assistant Patent Examiner/GS13 level, United States Patent And Trademark Office/Group Art Unit 1102/electrochemistry/classes 204 and 205

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Generic ADDERALL XR Launched By Teva (NasdaqGS:TEVA) - VYVANASE Sales Of Shire PLC (NasdaqGS:SHPGY) Might Decrease

April 2, 2009

Patrick Joseph Igoe, Life Sciences Patent Attorney, Independent IP Litigation Consultant

Teva Introduces First Generic Adderall XR® Capsules in the United States | www.tevapharm.com

(1) As stated in the 02 Apr 2009 Press Release, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NasdaqGS:TEVA) has launched its generic versions corresponding to the FDA-approved Orange Book Reference Listed Drug (RLD) medical products of ADDERALL XR Capsules (mixed salts of a single-entity amphetamine product;...

OXYCONTIN Update: Ratiopharm And Sandoz Infringe 2 European Patents Controlled By Napp And Purdue

April 2, 2009

Patrick Joseph Igoe, Life Sciences Patent Attorney, Independent IP Litigation Consultant

OXYCONTIN Update: England Patent Infringement Victory {Napp Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd v Ratiopharm GmbH [2009] EWCA Civ 252 (01 April 2009)} | www.bailii.org

(1) In this article, the London 01 Apr 2009 html version of judgment of the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division), a recent appellate court decision provides Napp and Purdue, in protecting OXYCONTIN, with a definitive patent infringement victory over both Ratiopharm GmbH andSandoz...

COPAXONE Update: Teva (NasdaqGS:TEVA) Continues FDA And Patent Fights To Delay Or Prevent Launch Of Generic COPAXONE By Novartis (NYSE:NVS) In Collaboration With Momenta Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM:MNTA)

March 30, 2009

Patrick Joseph Igoe, Life Sciences Patent Attorney, Independent IP Litigation Consultant

Teva (NasdaqGS:TEVA) Announces FDA Response to Citizen Petition (Re COPAXONE ANDA) | www.tevapharm.com

As stated in the 25 Mar 2009 press release by Teva (NasdaqGS:TEVA), the FDA recently denied Teva's Citizen Petition (CP) which was previously filed 26 Sep 2008.  Teva is now fully-engaged in its dual efforts to protect its American COPAXONE sales.  These dual efforts are (1) at the FDA: through...

CUBICIN (daptomycin for inection) Patent Litigation Starts As Cubist (NasdaqGS:CBST) Sues Teva (NasdaqGS:TEVA)

March 25, 2009

Patrick Joseph Igoe, Life Sciences Patent Attorney, Independent IP Litigation Consultant

Cubist Pharmaceuticals Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc. | www.cubist.com

As noted in the Mon 23 Mar 2009 press release, Cubist has sued Teva in response to Teva's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) seeking FDA approval of a generic version of CUBICIN.  This patent dispute is critical because, as noted in recent SEC filings, CUBICIN sales account for substantially...

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