Jeremy A. Younkin
Jeremy Younkin represents clients in commercial litigation, with a focus on intellectual property disputes. He has experience litigating in federal and state trial courts, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the International Trade Commission.
In intellectual property litigation, Jeremy has represented clients in patent infringement suits involving a variety of technologies, including biotechnology, mechanical systems, and business methods. He also has defended clients’ patent rights in commercial controversies.
Jeremy has represented clients in jury and bench trials and completed a rotation in the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office, where he tried ten cases to verdict.
Before joining Foley Hoag, Jeremy served as law clerk for the Honorable Lawrence E. Kahn of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Bars and Court Admissions
- Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Representative Experience
The following is a brief summary of Jeremy's experience and accomplishments:
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Currently representing eight respondents in ITC investigation regarding low ignition propensity paper technology.
- Currently representing Biogen Idec in patent dispute with Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland involving patents directed to human CMV regulatory sequences. See In re Genentech, Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc., 566 F.3d 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2009)
- Successfully defended a Chinese biotechnology company in patent litigation in the ITC. After a hearing, the ITC held that all of the asserted claims were invalid and found that one of the asserted patents was unenforceable. The Federal Circuit affirmed the ITC ruling. See Ajinomoto Co., Inc. v. ITC, 597 F.3d 1267 (2010).
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Successfully defended a leading manufacturer of mobile satellite dish systems in patent litigation in the District of Minnesota, obtaining a jury verdict invalidating the claim asserted against our client.
- Filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) in Amgen v. Hoffmann-La Roche, concerning the standards for granting injunctions in patent cases.
- Defended inventors against claim by former employer over rights to patent applications. After conducting international discovery, the case was successfully settled.
professional / civic involvement
- Intellectual Property Owners Association, Discovery Committee, Vice Chair
- American Bar Association, Patent Litigation Committee, Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
- Boston Bar Association, Member
SPEECHES AND CONFERENCES
- Speaker, "Shifting Sands: What is Discoverable and Admissible for Damages, Willfulness and Other Purposes," IPO Continuing Legal Education Roundtable (March 2011)
- Speaker, "Local Model Patent Rules," IPO Annual Meeting (Sept. 2009)
publications
- Contributing author, Annual Review of Intellectual Property Law Developments, ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (2010)
- Co-author, Facing ITC Investigation? What Chinese Biotechnology Companies Should Know About Patent Litigation in the United States International Trade Commission, ASIA PACIFIC BIOTECH NEWS (July 2009)