Jo-Anne M. Kokoski

Associate

Jo-Anne M. Kokoski’s practice focuses on patent litigation and counseling.

Ms. Kokoski has substantial experience litigating patent and other types of complex cases in federal court.  She has been involved in all aspects of pharmaceutical, chemical and medical device patent litigation, from fact and expert discovery to summary judgment and trial.  Ms. Kokoski has participated in jury and bench trials in the District of Delaware and the Southern District of New York, and in appeals to the Federal Circuit.  Illustrative patent cases include: AstraZeneca AB et al. v. Lek Pharmaceuticals, D.D. et al. (S.D.N.Y); Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al. (D.N.J.); and Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Exxon Chemical Co. (D.Del).  She also has litigated cases involving the Hatch-Waxman Amendments.

Ms. Kokoski also has substantial experience counseling clients regarding patent infringement and validity issues as well as FDA issues involving the development and marketing of generic pharmaceuticals.  She is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Prior to joining AV&H, Ms. Kokoski practiced in the Chicago office of Schiff Hardin LLP.

Bar & Court Admissions

• Connecticut
• Illinois
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education

• Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1999, J.D.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1996, S.B., Chemical Engineering.

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association, Intellectual Property and Litigation Sections
• Federal Circuit Bar Association