LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2023 – Proskauer, a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that partner Siegmund (Sige) Gutman has been named to The Daily Journal’s Top Intellectual Property Lawyers 2023. The Daily Journal’s Top Intellectual Property Lawyers annual list recognizes leading lawyers in California who practice intellectual property and patent litigation and are honored for being on the cutting edge of new developments in patent, copyright and trademark law. This is Sige’s fourth time being named to the list. He was previously recognized in 2017, 2020 and 2021.
With more than 25 years of industry experience, Sige is an accomplished IP lawyer, handling the most complex and first-in-kind biologic drug patent and Hatch-Waxman cases in the court room. His practice focuses on developing and executing market exclusivity and freedom-to-operate strategies, including patent office and FDA regulatory strategies, for leading biologics, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device clients.
As a trusted advisor to clients, the most prominent life sciences companies turn to him to litigate, and advise on, their most complex patent matters across a wide array of technologies. His recent matters include representing Amgen in a series of high-profile life sciences patent matters, including advising them on a Biologics Price Competition & Innovation Act patent infringement action brought by Janssen Biotech, Inc. relating to Amgen’s biosiomilar of Stelara® (ustekinumab).
Read Sige’s profile: Daily Journal
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