Heather M. Petruzzi advises life sciences and medical device companies on complex intellectual property matters. She represents clients in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trials and Appeal Board (PTAB), in IP litigation trials before district courts and appeals at the Federal Circuit, and in patent prosecution before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), and she also provides counseling on IP strategy and due diligence. 

PTAB and PTO: Ms. Petruzzi represents clients as lead counsel across a variety of technologies in strategic post-grant proceedings before the PTAB, including inter partes review (IPR). She also prosecutes strategic patent portfolios for universities, startups and large companies.

Litigation: Ms. Petruzzi represents pharmaceutical companies in ANDA litigation, medical device clients, and life sciences clients in district court. She handles pre-litigation investigations, discovery, claim construction, expert discovery, expert reports, depositions and trial strategy. She has experience coordinating global litigation and foreign opposition strategies for both pharmaceutical and medical device clients. Ms. Petruzzi also drafts briefs and prepares for oral argument before the Federal Circuit in appeals from the district court and the PTO.

Counseling, Policy and Corporate Advice: Ms. Petruzzi counsels clients on freedom to operate matters and drafts invalidity and non-infringement opinions. She also counsels clients on IP policy and pending legislation issues. She works with clients on licensing, IP sales and acquisitions, and performs due diligence analyses.

Ms. Petruzzi serves on the firm’s post-grant proceedings, life sciences and medical device working groups. She is also a member of the firm’s Hiring Committee.

Professional Activities

Ms. Petruzzi serves as a Board Member for the PTAB Bar Association. She is also a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Association, the Intellectual Property Owners Association, the Intellectual Property and Innovation Committee of the US Council for International Business, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and the American Bar Association.