Professional Summary
Mr. Pavane is a litigator with more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property law. He has been lead counsel in many patent, trademark and copyright cases throughout the United States. Mr. Pavane's cases have encompassed a wide variety of industries, including electronics, pharmaceuticals, machinery, toys and housewares. His litigations in the pharmaceutical area have included several cases arising under the Hatch- Waxman Act and have involved such drugs as paclitaxel, cyclosporin, enalapril, ranitidine, fexofenadine, megestrol acetate and oxandrolose.

Mr. Pavane also has extensive appellate experience before the federal courts of appeal. His notable reported decisions include: Pharm.Res., Inc. and Par Pharm., Inc. v. Roxane Labs., Inc., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2007-1093, - 1134 (Fed. Cir. October 26, 2007); Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Eon Labs Manufacturing, Inc., 363 F.3d 1306 (Fed. Cir. 2004); Well-Made Toy Mfg. Corp. v. Goffa International Corp., 354 F.3d 112 (2d Cir. 2003); Nadel v. Isaksson, 321 F.3d 266 (2d Cir. 2003); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v. Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc., 246 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 2001); Nadel v. Play-By-Play Toys & Novelties, Inc., 208 F.3d 368 (2d Cir. 2000); Wallace International Silversmiths, Inc. v. Godinger Silver Art Co., Inc., 916 F.2d 76 (2d Cir. 1990); Thermalloy, Inc. v. Aavid Engineering, Inc., 121 F.3d 691 (Fed. Cir. 1997); and Elite Licensing, Inc. v. Thomas Plastics, Inc., 250 F.Supp.2d 372 (S.D.N.Y. 2003).

In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Pavane counsels clients concerning the protection of their intellectual property rights and the avoidance of third party rights. During the early part of his career, Mr. Pavane practiced extensively before the United States Patent and Trademark Office where he prosecuted numerous patent applications and handled appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.

From 1981 to 1996, Mr. Pavane was an associate adjunct professor of law at New York Law School, where he lectured on both patent law and trademark law. Mr. Pavane has also lectured at the Generic Pharmaceutical Association's Industry Legal Symposiums in May, 2003, and May, 2004, and at the Generic Drug Summit in September, 2003, and the Patent Protection and Life Cycle Management program in February, 2004, both of which were sponsored by the Institute for International Research.

Education
J.D., New York Law School, 1975, Cum Laude, Editor of Law Review
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Cooper Union, 1972, Dean's List

Admissions
New York
U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Ninth and Federal Circuits
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Memberships
New York State Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Federal Circuit Bar Association
International Intellectual Property Society

Articles
“Protecting Intellectual Property,” Motion System Design

“Special Report: Securing Intellectual Property,” Avionics by Martin Pavane, Partner & Richard Margiano, Associate

Decisions
Inter parties rexamination on behalf of Gladerma R&D of Leo Pharmaceutical Products Ltd., US Patent No. 6,753,013 for TACLONEX (August 2008)

The Pomeroy Collection, LTD. v. Kirkland’s Inc. & Home Essentials & Beyond, Inc., No. SACY 08-0635; AG (US Dist. June 13, 2008).

Pharm.Res., Inc. and Par Pharm., Inc. v. Roxane Labs., Inc., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2007-1093, - 1134 (Fed. Cir. October 26, 2007).

In re Metoprolol Succinate Patent Litigation, No. 2006-1254 (Fed. Cir. July 23, 2007).

Westrex Corp. v. New Sensor Corp., 83 U.S.P.Q.2d 1215 (T.T.A.B. May 11, 2007).

Nadel v. Isaksson, 321 F.3d 266 (2d Cir. 2003).

Well-Made Toy Mfg., Corp. v. Goffa Int'l Corp., 354 F.3d 112 (2d Cir. 2003).

Elite Licensing, Inc. v. Thomas Plastics, Inc., 250 F. Supp. 2d 372 (S.D.N.Y. 2003).

Well-Made Toy Mfg., Corp. v. Goffa Int'l Corp., 210 F. Supp. 2d 147 (E.D.N.Y. 2002).

Valmet Paper Mach. Inc. v. Beloit Corp., 105 F.3d 1409 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

Thermalloy, Inc. v. Aavid Eng'g, Inc., 121 F.3d 691 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

Glaxo Inc., Glaxo Group Limited, and Allen and Hanburys Limited v. Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, and Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc., 40 U.S.P.Q.2D 1848 (D.Conn. 1996).

Glaxo Inc., Glaxo Group Limited, and Hanburys Limited v. Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation and Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc., 954 F. Supp. 469, 41 U.S.P.Q.2D 1445 (D.Conn. 1996).

Godinger Silver Art Co., Ltd. v. Int'l Silver Co. Inc., No. 95-Civ-9199, 1995 U.S. Dist LEXIS 17696, 1995 WL 702357 (S.D.N.Y. 1995).

Wallace Int'l Silversmiths, Inc. v. Godinger Silver Art Co., Inc., 916 F.2d 76 (2d Cir. 1990).

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