Josephine Young Named to Law360’s Life Sciences Editorial Board
Partner Josephine Young has been selected to serve on Law360’s life sciences editorial advisory board. Law360’s editorial boards offer insights from top practitioners and other highly informed sources on how Law360 can improve its coverage. Editorial board members keep section editors apprised of significant trends and cases and provide reporters with a pool of knowledgeable sources. Law360 …
Megan Raymond Named Vice President of PTAB Bar Association
Megan Raymond was elected Vice President of the PTAB Bar Association at the organization’s 2024 annual conference this month. Founded in 2016, the PTAB Bar Association was formed to “serve as an avenue for constructive dialogue between the bar community, the PTAB, and other stakeholders” at the increasingly active forum to resolve issues of patent validity. Megan …
Jennifer Wu Elected to AABANY Board of Directors
Jennifer Wu has been elected to the board of directors of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY), a not-for-profit corporation formed in 1989 to represent the interests of New York Asian American attorneys, judges, law professors, legal professionals, legal assistants, paralegals, and law students. With more than 1,500 members, AABANY’s mission is …
Founding Partner Jennifer Wu Nominated by Harvard Alumni as 2024 Chief Marshal Candidate
Jennifer Wu has been recommended by the Harvard ‘99 25th Reunion Committee and approved by the Harvard Alumni Association Board of Directors as one of 11 candidates for the 2024 Chief Marshal. Following a tradition that that goes back 125 years, the 25th Reunion class selects a chief marshal among its class who will represent …
Firm Celebrates Official Launch Of Japan Office
Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP celebrated the official opening of its Japan office at two receptions held in Tokyo and Osaka in November and December. Japan-based partner Maxwell “Mac” Fox was joined by U.S. partners Nick Groombridge, Steve Baughman, Eric Stone, Megan Raymond and Josephine Young as the firm hosted colleagues and clients. The …
Firm Helps Secure Important Court Win Blocking Idaho Law Banning Gender-Affirming Healthcare for Transgender Youth
Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP, along with the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Idaho, W/rest Collective; and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, secured a preliminary injunction halting the enforcement of Idaho’s HB 71, a law banning gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. The U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho …
Steve Baughman and Megan Raymond Discuss Novo Nordisk’s PTAB Wins, Featured Among “The Biggest PTAB Developments in 2023,” with Law360
Partners Steven Baughman and Megan Raymond spoke to Law360 about the implications of their PTAB victories for pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and PTAB practice in general. In “The Biggest PTAB Developments In 2023,” published on December 18, the publication highlighted the firm’s successful effort to thwart generic challenges to two patents protecting Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster …
Founding Partners Nick Groombridge and Jennifer Wu Discuss Starting an Elite IP Firm Away from “Big Law” with Managing IP
Managing IP featured founding partners Nick Groombridge and Jennifer Wu in an article Finding a voice: IP boutique partners reflect on quitting ‘big law’. Nick and Jennifer spoke about the challenges of starting Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone, working at their own IP boutique and their hopes for their first year. Nick talked about his desire to …
Firm Secures Significant PTAB Win for Novo Nordisk’s Blockbuster Diabetes and Obesity Treatment Drug
October 2, 2023 – Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone successfully defended Novo Nordisk before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board against Mylan Pharmaceuticals in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings seeking to invalidate two Novo patents relating to its blockbuster semaglutide family of drugs, including Ozempic®, Wegovy®, and Rybelsus® (U.S. Patents Nos. 8,536,122 and 8,129,343). The …
Firm Wins a Major Victory on Behalf of Genentech
Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP won a major victory on behalf of Genentech in patent litigation brought by Baxalta, Inc. and Baxalta GmbH (now subsidiaries of Takeda Pharmaceuticals) concerning Genentech’s breakthrough Hemophilia A treatment, HEMLIBRA® (emicizumab-kxwh), which has transformed the lives of thousands of patients. The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware …