Sanya Sukduang

Partner at Cooley

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Sanya has more than 20 years of experience litigating life sciences patent disputes, including Hatch-Waxman abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) challenges for brand drug manufacturers, biological products and medical devices. Drawing from extensive litigation experience, Sanya also advises clients on an array of pre-litigation and acquisition due diligence investigations, as well as strategic patent portfolio planning.

Sanya concentrates on patent litigation before federal district courts and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, as well as post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), primarily in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, biologics, diagnostics and medical devices. He has conducted all aspects of pre-trial, trial, post-trial and inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the PTAB.

Sanya frequently lectures in the US and abroad on topics such as Hatch-Waxman litigation and biologics and biosimilars issues arising under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA). He also has authored numerous articles on these topics. Sanya is the recipient of various awards and nominations, including repeated recognition as an IP Star by Managing Intellectual Property and as an Intellectual Property Life Science Star by LMG Life Sciences, along with multiple nominations for its General Patent Litigator of the Year – DC Metro award.

Sanya is committed to strengthening diversity within the firm and throughout the legal profession, and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association ranked him on its 2013 Best Lawyers Under 40 list. He previously served as adjunct professor of patent law at the Howard University School of Law, and teaches Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA litigation at the American University Washington College of Law.

As part of his pro bono practice, Sanya served as lead trial and appellate counsel in an adoption proceeding, successfully assisting a foster mother’s efforts to adopt her 3-year-old foster daughter.