Speakers

Stephen Auten
Stephen Auten
STEVE AUTEN is head of Taft's Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Litigation practice area. He is a widely recognized and seasoned attorney in Hatch-Waxman and biosimilar matters, including related patent litigation, and is followed by key industry leaders (brand and generic alike), law firms, analysts, educators and others on his LinkedIn blog "Hatch Waxman ANDA Litigation Forum" or HALF, which has over 8,000 members worldwide. He currently represents clients primarily in the areas of Paragraph IV design strategies, Hatch-Waxman litigation, and biosimilar market opportunities.  Prior to Taft, he lead the IP division for Sandoz for several years.

In addition to litigating Paragraph IV cases, Steve has served as a co-editor and chapter author on several leading treatises for pharmaceutical litigation, as well as contributed to a forthcoming book on evidence in Hatch-Waxman cases.

Steve is recognized by Chambers USA as a top Intellectual Property attorney in Illinois, as well as by his peers in The Best Lawyers in America for IP Litigation, as an Illinois Leading Lawyer, an Illinois Super Lawyer in IP Litigation, and as a "World's Leading Patent Practitioner" by Intellectual Asset Management magazine.
  
  

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