Overview
Jayita Guhaniyogi, PhD , focuses her practice on patent litigation with an emphasis in the chemical, life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. She handles patent infringement cases and provides general counseling on other patent-related issues. Her experience spans all stages of patent litigation, including pre-suit investigations, fact and expert discovery, motion practice, claim construction, trial and appeal.
Jayita combines her experience in life sciences and chemistry with her technical skills to effectively streamline complex scientific issues. Her patent experience includes various technologies, such as small molecule drugs, peptides, protein medicaments, stem cells, drug delivery, formulations, tissue transplants, medical devices, solid state chemistry, protein chemistry and purification. She also has experience with various indications, including oncology, diabetes, cardiovascular, menopause and blood-related disorders.
While Jayita’s practice focuses on patent litigation, she has also been involved in patent prosecution, including inter partes review (IPR) and interference proceedings, and due diligence matters.
Additionally, Jayita maintains an active pro bono practice. She was a member of the McDermott pro bono team that secured a victory for a nonprofit organization that was sued for copyright infringement.
Throughout law school, Jayita worked as a patent agent in a global law firm and in-house as an intellectual property (IP) director for two biotechnology startups, where she was responsible for the overall management of corporate IP portfolios and outside counsel.
Results
- Represented a pharmaceutical company for oncology and diabetes products in multiple Hatch-Waxman litigation matters*
- Represented a brand pharmaceutical company for menopausal and oncology products in multiple Hatch-Waxman litigation matters*
- Represented a global brand pharmaceutical company for a major oncology product involving nine defendant groups in a Hatch-Waxman litigation matter*
- Represented a medical device company for a drug delivery device for neonatal infants in IPR proceedings and Hatch-Waxman litigation matters*
- Represented a major pharmaceutical company for oral contraceptive products in a Hatch-Waxman litigation matter*
- Represented a biotechnology company in an IPR proceeding and district court litigation that resulted in successful voluntary dismissal*
- Represented a licensing company against multiple defendants involving patents spanning diverse communications-related technologies in district court litigation matters*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Litigation – Intellectual Property, New York, 2024
Credentials
Education
Rutgers School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2014
Rutgers University, PhD, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, 2006
University of Calcutta, MSc, Botany, 1996
University of Calcutta, BSc, Botany and Chemistry, 1994
Admissions
New York
New Jersey
Courts/Agencies
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
US District Court of the District of New Jersey
US Patent and Trademark Office
US District Court for the Southern District of New York
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Languages
English
Hindi
Bengali
