Biography: Life Sciences

Jeffrey P Kushan is a partner in Sidley's Washington, DC office. He serves as practice group chair for the patent group in the firm's DC office. Mr Kushan focuses his practice in Hatch-Waxman patent litigation, patent appeals, and complex patent administrative proceedings, including patent reexamination and reissue proceedings. He performs patent portfolio reviews for clients, both for pre-litigation purposes and incidental to licensing or acquisitions. He also represents clients, including trade associations, on domestic and international patent policy matters, including patent law reform, the Hatch-Waxman system, and legislation concerning follow-on biological products. Mr Kushan was recognised as one of the top 45 lawyers under 45 in the US in 2003 by the American Lawyer Magazine. He has testified numerous times before Congress on patent law reform and is a frequent lecturer on domestic and international patent issues. He is a member of the George Washington University intellectual property advisory board, serves on the executive committee of AIPPI-US and is a member of the industry functional advisory committee of the Department of Commerce.

Mr Kushan received his BS in Chemistry from the College of William & Mary in 1985, his MA in Chemistry (concentrating in protein chemistry) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1987 and his JD (with honours) from the National Law Center of the George Washington University in 1992. Admissions and certifications include: US Supreme Court; Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; District of Columbia; Virginia; US Patent and Trademark Office.