Sophie Wang Appointed to the American Intellectual Property Law Association Amicus Committee

Sophie Wang, counsel in the Firm’s Life Sciences and Intellectual Property Litigation Groups, has been appointed to serve on the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) 2020 Amicus Committee for a three-year term.

Appointed by the President of AIPLA, the Amicus Committee identifies cases having significant issues that may impact IP law or practice, considers requests for amicus participation from others pursuant to the committee's rules of procedure, recommends to the Board of Directors that AIPLA file amicus briefs in appropriate situations and obtains authors for such briefs.

Throughout her career, Ms. Wang has represented a number of leading industry organizations at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States Supreme Court in submitting amicus briefs on issues critical to the intellectual property community. In particular, she has represented the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA), and the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio) in voicing concerns regarding issues such as obviousness-type double patenting, the constitutionality of inter partes reviews, and the “on-sale bar” doctrine under the AIA and its implications for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Most recently, she represented the BPLA in submitting an amicus brief in support of the petition for writ of certiorari in Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. v. Roxane Laboratories, Inc.

Ms. Wang’s practice focuses on complex patent litigation and trade secrets litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts, post-grant and inter partes review proceedings before the United States Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB), and contract and licensing disputes within the life sciences and technology industries.  She has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star and a Massachusetts Top Women Rising Star.

She is a graduate of Washington University School of Law and Wellesley College.