Zachary L. Garrett

Partner
Zachary Garrett

Zack Garrett is an accomplished intellectual property (IP) attorney with over a dozen years of experience litigating complex patent and trade secret disputes. One highlight of Zack’s practice was his role in securing a $107 million jury verdict for a client. His practice also includes negotiating settlement and license agreements and advising on IP due diligence in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Zack serves as the IP hiring partner in Venable’s New York office, where he is responsible for recruiting and mentoring the next generation of IP attorneys. 

Experience

Representative Matters

  • Representing Otsuka Pharmaceutical against several ANDA defendants on patents related to tolvaptan, a medicine used to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
  • Representing Mil-Comm Products Company against a competitor in a trade secret misappropriation matter
  • Represented Columbia University in a trade secret misappropriation matter related to a monoclonal antibody being developed for the treatment of AL amyloidosis 
  • Represented Vecture against a pharmaceutical company on patents related to medications used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma
  • Represented Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals against an ANDA defendant on patents related to a naltrexone and bupropion combination medication used to treat obesity
  • Represented Currax Pharmaceuticals against several ANDA defendants on patents related to doxepin, a sleep medicine
  • Represented Columbia University against a defendant on patents related to next generation DNA sequencing
  • Represented Pernix Therapeutics against several ANDA defendants on patents related to extended-release hydrocodone formulations for the treatment of pain in patients with hepatic impairment
  • Represented Sanofi against several ANDA defendants on patents related to dronedarone, an atrial fibrillation medicine
  • Represented Aralez Pharmaceuticals against an ANDA defendant on patents related to an aspirin and omeprazole combination medicine for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients at risk of developing gastric ulcers
  • Represented Gilead Sciences against an ANDA defendant on patents related to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate medicines used for the treatment of HIV

Insights

Credentials
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Education

  • J.D. Columbia Law School
    • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
    • Editorial staff, Columbia Science and Technology Law Review
  • B.S. Biology magna cum laude University of Pittsburgh
    • Minor: Chemistry

Bar Admissions

  • New York

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York