Robert S. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Partner
New York - 1290 Avenue of the Americas
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+1 212.218.2298
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+1 212.218.2200
Prior to becoming an attorney, Bob was a professor in the department of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he was a principal investigator conducting grant-funded biomedical research in hereditary anemias, malaria, and diabetes. He also worked as a staff scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI).
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented Columbia University against Illumina in a patent litigation related to DNA sequencing products
- Represented Gilead against Teva in an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) patent litigation related to Atripla® and Truvada® products
- Represented GlaxoSmithKline against Teva in an ANDA patent litigation related to GlaxoSmithKline’s Avodart® product
- Represented Bristol-Myers Squibb against Repligen and Zymogenetics in patent litigations related to Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Orencia® product
- Represented GlaxoSmithKline against Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Cobalt Pharmaceuticals, and Spectrum Pharmaceuticals in ANDA patent litigations related to GlaxoSmithKline’s Imitrex® product
- Represented G.D. Searle and Pharmacia against the University of Rochester in a patent litigation related to G.D. Searle and Pharmacia’s Celebrex® product
- Represented Regeneron against Genentech in a patent litigation related to Eylea®
Representative Clients
- Advaxis
- Alnylam
- AstraZeneca
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Columbia University
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Regeneron
- Sanofi
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. magna cum laude Pace University School of Law 2003
- Editor, Pace Law Review
- Ph.D. Biochemistry summa cum laude University of California at Berkeley
- B.S. Biology magna cum laude State University of New York at Albany
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Authored more than 40 scientific articles and book chapters published in peer-reviewed journals, and numerous articles related to patentability, biologics, and biosimilars
- Frequent speaker at conferences on biologics and biosimilars
Recognition
Recognition
- Legal 500, Patent Litigation – Full Coverage, 2007, 2014