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Richard de Bodo

424.850.8799 rdebodo@bartonesq.com
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Richard de Bodo

424.850.8799 rdebodo@bartonesq.com
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Richard de Bodo is a skilled and creative trial lawyer who represents leading technology, pharmaceutical, and life sciences companies, as well as other prominent businesses, individuals, and emerging companies, in complex, high stakes, and cutting-edge intellectual property and commercial disputes.

Clients and peers consistently praise Rich’s strategic insight and courtroom effectiveness. According to Chambers USA, “Clients are impressed by Rich’s brilliant mind and unmatched strategic skills.” In the words of one general counsel, “Rich is the person you need when you’re faced with highly complicated IP legal matters that involve many variables.” According to another general counsel: “When the stakes are high, Rich is the only person I’d go to. He gets the job done in a measured and calm manner.”

Rich is known for his relentless advocacy, meticulous preparation, sharp attention to detail, and creative problem-solving. He has a unique talent for translating complex legal and technical issues into clear, persuasive arguments for judges and juries, and for leading and collaborating effectively with high-performing legal teams.

Rich has secured significant victories and multimillion-dollar awards in federal and state courts across the United States, as well as before appellate courts, the International Trade Commission, the U.S. Patent Office, arbitration panels, and other U.S. and foreign tribunals. Rich has litigated cutting-edge matters under the Hatch-Waxman Act and the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act, along with high-stakes patent, trade secret, inventorship, and licensing disputes involving software, cybersecurity, semiconductors, stem cells, DNA microarrays, peptide therapies, and other advanced technologies.

Besides his intellectual property practice, Rich has extensive experience handling complex business and commercial disputes nationwide, including securities fraud and malpractice cases. Rich has also represented Native American and Alaska Native tribes, villages, organizations, and individuals in matters involving sovereignty, treaty and aboriginal rights, land, and resource issues, civil and voting rights, and public health. In several of these matters, he represented or worked alongside the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), which recognized and honored Rich for his pro bono work.

Prior to joining Barton, Rich was a partner at several AmLaw 100 firms. He served as Co-Chair of Hogan Lovells’ U.S. IP Practice, Co-Chair of DLA Piper’s Patent Litigation Practice and its Life Sciences Practice, and Chair of Morgan Lewis’s Life Sciences IP Practice.

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Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Life Sciences

Won trial for pharmaceutical company in high-stakes Hatch-Waxman patent litigation involving client’s best-selling anesthetic drug and obtained a permanent injunction blocking market entry by competitor on all three asserted patents.

Successfully obtained freedom to operate for biopharmaceutical company in high-stakes inventorship litigation over 37 US and international patents concerning peptide therapies that stimulate red blood cell formation.

Won trial court and Federal Circuit victories and obtained a permanent injunction for leading pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman patent case involving billion-dollar anti-ulcer, heartburn, and acid reflux drug.

Successfully assisted biosimilar manufacturer in invalidating key blocking patents, overcoming multiple barriers to entry, navigating the BPCIA, and launching major biosimilar antibody product several years ahead of schedule.

Won multiple summary judgments of noninfringement for leading pharmaceutical company in patent lawsuit targeted at its billion-dollar cancer drug and its international cancer research program.

Successfully represented biopharmaceutical company in asserting its crown-jewel patents relating to humanized antibodies and obtained lucrative licenses from market-leading pharm company for four blockbuster biologic drugs.

Technology and Software

Won summary judgment of noninfringement and Federal Circuit appeal in high-stakes patent infringement case involving launch of major new Internet search technology.

Won summary judgment in district court, summary determination at the ITC, and Federal Circuit appeal in bet-the-company case that resulted in a landmark Federal Circuit ruling on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Won summary judgment of noninfringement in two patent infringement cases involving company’s market-leading photographic-quality printers and inks.

Won summary judgment of noninfringement in high-stakes patent infringement case involving digital cameras and camcorders.

Successfully represented leading decontamination and disinfection company in cutting-edge patent and trademark litigation, validated company’s patented technology, and secured and strengthened its market-leading brand.

Successfully represented leading semiconductor company in high-stakes trade secrets and employee solicitation case involving semiconductors that perform RF turning and transceiving and defeated preliminary injunction motion brought by a leading competitor.

Won trial and obtained a $120 million jury verdict and worldwide injunction in a patent and trade secrets case involving complex computer software.

Commercial Litigation

Won summary judgment for leading international software development company on multimillion-dollar bet-the-company trade secrets claims and claims for misappropriation of confidential information.

Won summary judgment for leading cybersecurity and IT security company and its founder on multimillion-dollar bet-the- company professional negligence, fiduciary duty, and fraud claims.

Won summary judgment for leading company developing electric vehicle recharging stations on multimillion-dollar securities fraud claims.

Won summary judgment victory and dismissal in protracted fraud lawsuit arising out of failed joint venture.

Native American Law

Won federal trial in lawsuit under the Voting Rights Act and US Constitution on behalf of Alaska Native voters and negotiated settlement establishing that for the first time, the State of Alaska would provide voters its Official Election Pamphlet and other voting materials in multiple different Alaska Native languages and dialects.

Won two federal district court injunctions based upon the US Constitution and Voting Rights Act prohibiting North Dakota from enforcing restrictive voter identification requirements that unfairly burdened the voting rights of Native Americans living on reservations.

Successfully represented the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and obtained substantial attorneys’ fees award based on NARF’s work for 14 years in landmark litigation relating to federal mismanagement of Native American trust assets.

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