Christopher Harnett

New York

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Partner

Ropes & Gray

Current

Current

Chrishas handled numerous litigations involving pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, electronics and consumer products. Exemplary cases include: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc. v. Control Systems International, Inc., Civil Action No. H-05-2125 (S.D. Tx.);Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary v. QLT Phototherapeutics, Inc., Civil Action No. 00-CV-10783-WGY (D. Mass.); Praxair, Inc. and Praxair Technology, Inc. v. ATMI, Inc. and Advanced Technology Materials, Inc., Civil Action No. 03-1158-SLR (D. Del.);Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Tessera Technologies, Inc. and Tessera, Inc., Case No. C 02-05837 CW (MEJ) (N.D. Ca.); Advanced Technology Materials, Inc. v. Praxair, Inc. Civil Action No. 03 CV 5161 (S.D.N.Y.); G-P Gypsum Corporation v. BPB America, Inc. and BPB Manufacturing, Inc., Case No. 03-907 (KAJ) (D. Del.); George Pieczenik and I.C. Technologies America, Inc. v. Dyax Corp., 226 F. Supp.2d 314 (D. Mass. 2002); 265 F.3d 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2001); Forest Laboratories, Inc. and ONY, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories and Tokyo Tanabe Co. Ltd., 239 F.3d 1305 (Fed. Cir. 2001); Neles-Jamesbury, Inc. v. Fisher Controls, Inc., 4 F. Supp.2d 41 (D. Mass. 1998); Verizon California Inc. v. Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P., Case No.: 01-CV-09871 RGK (Rcx) (C.D. Ca.).

Georgetown University Law Center

J.D.

1990

cum laude

The American University

M.A.

1984

Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences

State University of New York

B.A.

1984

English, Biology, with Distinction