Jonathan A. Harris

Partner

Jonathan A. Harris, a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property and Biomedical Practice Groups, focuses on all phases of patent practice.

Mr. Harris is active in both patent counseling and litigation.  He prepares non-infringement and invalidity opinions and provides pre-litigation counseling.  In the biomedical area, for example, he prepares paragraph IV notice letters and patent opinions.  He also conducts intellectual property due diligence in the context of mergers and acquisitions, venture capital/private equity financings and license agreements, and evaluates patent infringement actions and Patent Office proceedings to identify investment risk and opportunities.  In addition, Mr. Harris possesses extensive patent infringement litigation experience, representing clients in a variety of industries.  He regularly assists pharmaceutical companies with all aspects of paragraph IV patent infringement litigation and has participated in patent infringement actions relating to colloidal dispersions used in papermaking, adhesives used in printed circuit board fabrication, topical compositions for skin conditions, cleaning implements, automotive devices and software.

Mr. Harris also has significant experience preparing and prosecuting patents.  His prior work in this regard extends to nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals, water treatment and papermaking chemicals, ceramics, cable management and distribution systems and medical devices.

Bar & Court Admissions

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

Education

• University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 1998 J.D., Honors: Cum Laude.
• University of Connecticut School of Business, Storrs, Connecticut, 1998 M.B.A., Honors: Cum Laude.
• Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1994 B.S.

Publications

The Nanotech Researcher’s Dilemma: Patent or Perish?, Small Times, November 2006 
Pat. Pending: Protecting Your Property Through Proper Patenting Procedures, Playthings, February 2005
Taking Control of the Implied License Defense to Process Patent Infringement, Intellectual Property Today, November 1998