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F. Christopher Mizzo is a partner in Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on complex intellectual property litigation in the state and federal courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission, as well as counseling on technology-related matters. Mr. Mizzo’s experience includes representing clients ranging from Fortune Global 500 companies to smaller technology companies in cases involving a wide range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals (such as anti-hypertensive, anti-depressive, anti-cancer, anti-glaucoma and anti-HIV medications), biomedical devices, DRAM chips, cell phones, microchip manufacturing machines, and computer software and systems. Mr. Mizzo received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering summa cum laude from Rutgers University in 1996 and his J.D. from University of Virginia School of Law in 1999. Prior to joining Kirkland, Mr. Mizzo clerked for the Honorable William J. Martini in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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Licensed in District of Columbia for 18 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2007
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Licensed in New York for 25 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2000
No misconduct found
Location
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
655 Fifteenth Street, Washington, DC, 20005
Law Offices of Francis Christopher Mizzo
655 15th St Nw, Suite 1200, Washington, DC, 20005-5701
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Experience
Honors
2009
U.S. Patent Case of the Year 2009 - Tafas v. Dudas, Managing Intellectual Property
Work Experience
2005 - Present
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP A LAW FIRM SERVING GLOBAL CLIENTS
2004 - 2005
, The Honorable William J. Martini, U.S.D.J.
1999 - 2003
Associate, Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto
Associations
American Bar Association
Sample of Legal Cases
Tafas v. Dudas, 511 F. Supp. 2d 652 (E.D. Va. 2007)
En banc appeal at the Federal Circuit pending.
Tafas v. Dudas, 541 F. Supp. 2d 805 (E.D. Va. 2008)
En banc appeal at the Federal Circuit pending.
Tafas v. Doll, 559 F.3d 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2009)
Vacated. En banc appeal pending.
Tafas v. Doll, No. 08-1352 (Fed. Cir. July 6, 2009)
Obtained highly favorable resolution when USPTO withdrew its proposed rules that we had challenged..
GlaxoSmithKline and ViiV Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals
Obtained a favorable settlement after full discovery and GSK/ViiV asked the court for a preliminary injunction.
MPEG LA v. Multimedia Patent Trust et al.
Obtained a favorable settlement in the midst of trial.
Education
1999
University of Virginia School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1996
Rutgers University
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2008
15th Annual Kirkland & Ellis Technology & Law Seminar
The PTO's New Rules Are Void: GlaxoSmithKline v. Dudas -- Stories from the Front
2005
13th Annual ALI-ABA Trial of a Patent Case
Open Forum: Ask the Judges About Patent Litigation
Publications
2008
The Sedona Conference
The USPTO's Proposed Rule Changes & GlaxoSmithKline's Challenge to the Rules
2002
New York Law Journal
Unpublished Opinions Rising, But Do They Help?