Caryn L. Cross
For more than 10 years, Caryn Cross has helped guide clients through all phases of patent litigation. She advises clients on which cases are worth pursuing and which are worth settling, and excels in finding creative business solutions along the way. Ms. Cross represents clients in a broad range of technology areas, including in the chemical, materials, pharmaceutical, and medical products industries. She has represented clients in both federal and state courts, and has appeared before the International Trade Commission. In addition to her trial work, Ms. Cross has counseled clients on negotiating and drafting licensing agreements and has advised on issues related to patentability, validity, and infringement.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Intellectual Property Litigation
Hatch-Waxman Act Litigation
Trade Secret Litigation
License Disputes
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Highlights of Ms. Cross’s work includes representing:
- Counsel for defendant in infringement action concerning a pull pin assembly. Caravan Canopy Int’l, Inc. v. Northern Tool & Equipment Co. (Eastern District of Texas)
- Counsel for patent owner for infringement of patent related to coal-fired power plant emissions. Nalco Co. v. Wisconsin Power and Light et al. (Western District of Wisconsin); Nalco Co.v. Wisconsin Public Service (Western District of Wisconsin)
- Counsel for defendant in an ANDA action concerning the treatment and prevention of metabolic diseases. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH et al. v. HEC Pharm Co., Ltd. et al. (District of New Jersey)
- Counsel for patent owner for infringement of patent related to graphical user interfaces for portable electronic devices. In the Matter of Certain Portable Electronic Devices and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-994 (S. International Trade Commission)
- Counsel for patent owner for infringement of patent related to digital signage. Broadsign Int’l, LLC v. T-Rex Property AB (Southern District of New York)
- Counsel for defendant in an ANDA action concerning anti-epileptic formulations. In re Gabapentin Patent Litigation (District of New Jersey)
- Counsel for defendant in a trade secret case involving a prescription cough syrup. UCB Manufacturing v. Tris Pharma et al. (New Jersey State Court)
- Counsel for defendant in an infringement action involving a single incision laparoscopic surgical device. Applied Medical Resources Corp. v. Covidien LP et al. (Central District of California)
- Counsel for patent owner for infringement of patent related to asphalt additives. Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC v. Dow Chemical Co. (District of Delaware)
EDUCATION
Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2007
Lehigh University, B.A. Molecular Biology, 2000
ADMISSIONS
New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York