Jonathan S. Caplan represents clients in patent litigation, counseling and prosecution, as well as in general corporate matters involving the acquisition, sale or licensing of intellectual property rights.
Jonathan litigates patent infringement actions in federal district courts across the country, in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and in state courts, both representing patent owners seeking to enforce their rights and defending companies against allegations of infringement. His litigation work includes patent infringement actions involving technologies from wireless communications to semiconductor wafer inspection equipment to bio-manufacturing. He also handles inter partes review and ex parte re-exam proceedings before the Patent and Trademark Office.
Jonathan regularly counsels on freedom to operate and patent prosecution matters in the United States and foreign patent offices for numerous clients in all fields of technology, particularly involving all areas of biotechnology. Jonathan leads the department in advising corporations on intellectual property issues in connection with merger and acquisition transactions.
