Patent Term at Risk? Navigating OTDP’s Impact on PTA, PTE, and Reissue in Light of Recent Federal Circuit Decisions (RECORDING)

Lauren Robinson is a partner in Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner’s Washington DC office. She is experienced in intellectual property litigation and transactional matters. She focuses on complex patent litigation before U.S. district courts and post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in a variety of technologies, including the chemical and pharmaceutical fields. In particular, she has extensive district court litigation experience involving energy technologies, catalytic processes, and representing pharmaceutical patent holders in litigations arising under the Hatch-Waxman Act, which governs the approval of pharmaceutical products.

Mark Twilley is an experienced legal professional specializing in intellectual property, currently serving as Senior Intellectual Property Counsel at Dow since January 2019. Past roles include Intellectual Property Counsel at Price Heneveld LLP, where responsibilities encompassed patent preparation and prosecution across various engineering disciplines and training new attorneys. Mark's legal career began with positions including Summer Associate at Harness, Dickey & Pierce and Intellectual Property Legal Extern at Michigan State University Technologies. Educational credentials include a J.D. in Patent Law from Michigan State University College of Law and a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Michigan Technological University.