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Marc A. Cavan

Marc A. Cavan

Ropes & Gray LLP

Chicago, IL, USA


 Marc Cavan focuses his practice on patent litigation across a range of technologies, including medical devices and pharmaceuticals. He has handled significant litigation involving cardiovascular stents, cardiac catheters, minimally invasive surgical devices, anesthetic drugs, and pharmaceuticals to treat diseases such as cancer and asthma. He also has experience in intellectual property litigation involving software, web browser technology, data processing, automotive components, and various consumer products. Marc has litigated patent disputes in a number of federal district courts around the country. His experience includes jury trials, ANDA litigation, arbitrations, and appeals before the Federal Circuit.

 Education

 JD, cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1998
 BS (Biology), magna cum laude, Duke University, 1994; Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

 Illinois, 1998
 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2002


Courts

 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 2010
 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2009
 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2002
 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2001

Memberships & Affiliations

 Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
Marc A. Cavan is associated with the following items:
CHB Chapters  CHB Chapters The Court's Post-Bilski Search for Clarity and Its Impact on Claim Drafting - Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2012: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing , Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Patent Prosecution and Divided Infringement - Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2012: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing , Wednesday, May 16, 2012
LiveSeminar  Live Seminar Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2013: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing , Tuesday, May 14, 2013 , Chicago, IL
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