Savit, Lester J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Lester Savit has 30 years of experience helping companies solve their legal problems relating to inventions, trade secrets, trademarks, and good will. He has represented companies in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, polymer, specialty chemical, semiconductor, electronics, and other industries.

Lester represents clients in federal court litigation and arbitrations involving highly complex technologies and advises U.S. and foreign companies on how to avoid or resolve disputes. He acted as lead lawyer in a series of 10 patent infringement actions brought on behalf of a major biotech company against generic drug manufacturers. He also advised a European company prior to its entry into the U.S. market, led a long-term patent enforcement program for another client, and obtained judgments totaling more than $90 million for three others. Lester is the only attorney in the country to have obtained a default judgment against a patent infringer as a sanction for discovery abuses.

Lester heads the Intellectual Property Practice in the Irvine Office. He is an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University School of Law, where he has been teaching "Law & Biotechnology" since 2004. Lester also is a neutral for the American Arbitration Association and a member of the National Panel of Patent Arbitrators and has experience as an arbitrator in patent, licensing, and contract disputes. In addition, he served on the board of directors for the Federal Bar Association, Orange County Chapter, from 2003 to 2008, and speaks on intellectual property and litigation topics such as the patentability of human genetic sequences, electronic discovery, and intellectual property crimes.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Copyrights & Trademarks
• Patent Litigation
• Patent Prosecution
• Life Sciences
• Pharmaceuticals

Representative Cases

• Abbott seeks infringement charges against Geneva concerning HYTRIN® antihypertensive drug patent , (2009)
• Abbott wins summary judgment in patent infringement action to prevent FDA approval of generic version of Depakote® , (2009)
• Cardiac Science settles favorably in patent infringement action concerning automatic electronic defibrillator technology , (2009)
• Celgene files patent infringement charges against Actavis and Abrika over generic versions of ADHD drug Focalin XR® , (2009)
• Celgene files patent infringement suit against Barr Labs over generic version of ADHD drug Focalin XR® , (2009)
• Celgene files patent infringement suit against generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals over ADHD drugs , (2009)
• Celgene files patent suit against KV Pharmaceuticals over generic version of Focalin XR® , (2009)
• Celgene licenses to Teva market generic version of Focalin capsules and tablets , (2010)
• Celgene lodges patent infringement charges against Barr Labs over generic version of Ritalin LA® , (2009)
• Celgene pursues patent infringement litigation against Abrika concerning Ritalin LA® , (2009)
• Celgene pursues patent infringement litigation against KV Pharmaceutical concerning Ritalin LA® , (2009)
• Celgene pursues patent infringement litigation against Teva concerning Focalin XR®
• Dense-Pac Microsystems pursues patent infringement action relating to microchip stacking technology , (2009)
• DePuy Spine wins $52 MM in patent infringement suit over spinal implant devices , (2009)
• DIRECTV successfully defends against claims of patent infringement involving DVRs , (2009)
• Eastman Kodak prevails in action against Goodyear for infringement of patent relating to PET manufacturing process , (2009)
• Eastman Kodak summary judgment win in patent infringement action involving lenticular products is affirmed by Federal Circuit , (2009)
• Johnson & Johnson company defends against patent infringement allegations for spinal implant technology
• Marconi wins $9 million judgment for infringement of patents on inkjet technology , (2009)
• Molex obtains $1.8 million judgment in patent suit involving electrical connectors
• Motorola and Freescale resolve patent infringement suit brought by Analog Devices involving microchip fabrication , (2009)
• Scotts Company defends against patent infringement charges involving controlled release fertilizers , (2009)
• Simmons defends against patent and trademark infringement charges brought by rival Serta

West Practice Categories

Copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, Patent Litigation, Patents, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks

Bar Admissions

• California
• District of Columbia
• Illinois

Education

• Antioch School of Law - DC
• U of Chicago

Published Works

• Questions & Answers with United States District Court Judge Andrew Guilford, Questions & Answers, 2006
• Questions & Answers with United States District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney, Questions & Answers, 2004
• Questions & Answers with United States District Court Judge James V. Selna, Questions & Answers, 2003

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Irvine, CA 92612-4408

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