Paula S. Fritsch is a partner with McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP. Dr. Fritsch has experience in all aspects of intellectual property law, with a particular emphasis on litigating and counseling clients on patent, trade secret, and unfair competition issues. She has litigated matters in numerous forums, including jury and bench trials in federal district courts, appeals before the Federal Circuit, and proceedings in the International Trade Commission. Dr. Fritsch's litigation experience spans a diverse range of technologies, with a concentration in matters involving pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical devices.
In addition to her litigation practice, Dr. Fritsch also renders opinions regarding the validity, enforceability, and noninfringement of patent rights. She has also prepared and prosecuted patent applications for a variety of different matters in the United States and abroad in the areas of biochemistry and molecular biology.
Dr. Fritsch currently serves as the Firm’s Hiring Chair responsible for professional hiring.
Representative Experience
Dr. Fritsch's representative experience includes:
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Securing jury verdict for a major diagnostic company in a misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition action involving medical devices
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Forcing a Complainant to withdraw its Complaint and terminate its investigation at the International Trade Commission in patent case involving medical packaging
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Securing a favorable settlement for a biotechnology company in patent litigation regarding methods of analyzing non-coding DNA sequences
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Representing a major pharmaceutical company in several drug patent litigations, including one in which we secured a preliminary injunction against one of our client's competitors
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Representing a major diagnostic company in enforcing several patents against several competitors in the industry
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Defending a major pharmaceutical company sued for patent infringement
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Authoring numerous patent opinions related to infringement, noninfringement, validity, invalidity, enforceability, and unenforceability