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Gerald Flattmann is a partner and Global Chair of Life Sciences Patent Litigation in the firm’s Trial & Global Disputes Practice. Gerald focuses his practice on intellectual property matters, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology patent litigation. He has over 25 years’ experience representing companies at the forefront of these technologies. He litigates high-stakes patent disputes in federal district courts and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent Office.
Gerald is a frequent speaker on topics relating to patent litigation and the protection of intellectual property. He has been recognized by numerous publications as a leading patent lawyer, including Chambers USA; The Legal 500; New York Super Lawyers; LMG Life Sciences; International Asset Management 250: Life Sciences; and Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars among others.
Clients identify Gerald for his “outstanding work” and call him one of the “most insightful hard-working litigators, with great instincts, who knows the business” and makes “accessible presentation of complex technical information” according to Chambers USA. It has also been noted that he “is singled out for his outstanding litigation skills.”
J.D., Harvard Law School, cum laude
B.S., Yale University, magna cum laude
New York
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Association
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Federal Circuit Bar Association
New York Intellectual Property Law Association
State Bar of New York
United States Patent & Trademark Office
October 13, 2021
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading Litigation Firm
October 5, 2021
LMG Life Sciences Recognizes King & Spalding With Multiple Rankings in its 2021 Guide
Galderma et al. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Civil Action No. 16-207 (LPS) (D. Del.) (trial counsel in ANDA case on behalf of Galderma concerning client’s drug Oracea®; obtained judgment for client at trial and permanent injunction).
Coalition for Affordable Drugs LLC v. Insys Pharma, Inc., Cases IPR 2015-01797, -01799, -01800 (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) (lead counsel in inter partes review proceedings brought by coalition associated with Kyle Bass hedge fund; obtained non-institution decision on all three petitions).
Coalition for Affordable Drugs LLC v. Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., Cases IPR 2015-01850, -01853, -01857, -01858 (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) (trial counsel in inter partes review proceedings concerning client’s drug Ampyra®; obtained victory in all four proceedings).
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March 11, 2021
Biden Administration - What's Ahead for the Life Sciences Industry?
February 12, 2021
GSK v. Teva and Induced Infringement by AB-Rated Generics: Where are we now?
October 13, 2021
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading Litigation Firm
October 5, 2021
LMG Life Sciences Recognizes King & Spalding With Multiple Rankings in its 2021 Guide
Galderma et al. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Civil Action No. 16-207 (LPS) (D. Del.) (trial counsel in ANDA case on behalf of Galderma concerning client’s drug Oracea®; obtained judgment for client at trial and permanent injunction).
Coalition for Affordable Drugs LLC v. Insys Pharma, Inc., Cases IPR 2015-01797, -01799, -01800 (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) (lead counsel in inter partes review proceedings brought by coalition associated with Kyle Bass hedge fund; obtained non-institution decision on all three petitions).
Coalition for Affordable Drugs LLC v. Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., Cases IPR 2015-01850, -01853, -01857, -01858 (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) (trial counsel in inter partes review proceedings concerning client’s drug Ampyra®; obtained victory in all four proceedings).
See more
March 11, 2021
Biden Administration - What's Ahead for the Life Sciences Industry?
February 12, 2021
GSK v. Teva and Induced Infringement by AB-Rated Generics: Where are we now?
October 13, 2021
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading Litigation Firm
October 5, 2021
LMG Life Sciences Recognizes King & Spalding With Multiple Rankings in its 2021 Guide
J.D., Harvard Law School, cum laude
B.S., Yale University, magna cum laude
New York
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Association
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Federal Circuit Bar Association
New York Intellectual Property Law Association
State Bar of New York
United States Patent & Trademark Office