
Adam is an experienced IP litigator who primarily serves pharmaceutical, medical, high tech, and defense industry clients. He handles patent, trade secret and other intellectual property matters for innovators and investors. Adam has a strong record of success in multiparty, highly contested Hatch-Waxman litigation, in addition to other litigations involving advanced biochemistry, polymers, optics, manufacturing processes, and electronics. He has tried cases before multiple US district courts, briefed and argued cases before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and briefed bet-the-company issues before the US Supreme Court.
For pharmaceutical clients, Adam leverages his trial and appellate experience in litigation when advising on new product development, regulatory strategy, Orange Book listing, citizen petition practice, and the settlement of multiparty, highly contested Hatch-Waxman litigation. Adam also advises on due diligence on pharmaceutical assets, including reviewing and assessing litigation, regulatory, and competitive strategies.
Adam is an experienced IP litigator who primarily serves pharmaceutical, medical, high tech, and defense industry clients. He handles patent, trade secret and other intellectual property matters for innovators and investors. Adam has a strong record of success in multiparty, highly contested Hatch-Waxman litigation, in addition to other litigations involving advanced biochemistry, polymers, optics, manufacturing processes, and electronics. He has tried cases before multiple US district courts, briefed and argued cases before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and briefed bet-the-company issues before the US Supreme Court.
Experience
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Evoke Pharma, Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1:22-cv-02019 (D.N.J.) - Lead Counsel to Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., in ANDA litigation involving metoclopramide nasal spray product
- Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland), Inc. v. GL Leading, Inc., 1:19-cv-02648 (N.D. Ill.) – Lead counsel to several divisions of Philips Healthcare in a case brought against domestic and international competitors, inter alia, alleging misappropriation of trade secrets relating to the design and manufacture of X-ray tubes used in commuted tomography. Obtained default judgement as a sanction against China-based parent companies after successfully defeating serial motions to dismiss and compelling discovery over China State Secrets and Data Protection Law objections. In early 2023, obtained permanent injunction with no geographic or temporal limitation, in addition to an award of attorneys’ fees against Chinese competitors. Obtained stay of litigation against U.S.-based defendants in view of pending criminal investigation of related misconduct of U.S. defendants by U.S. Department of Justice.
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Keter Home and Garden Products, Ltd. v. Five Hole International, LLC, 1:21-cv-01291 (D. Del.) – Lead Counsel to Keter in trade secret and patent inventorship dispute. Obtained extremely favorable settlement resulting in assignment of disputed patent application.
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Keter Luxembourg Sarl v. Home Products International – North America, Inc., 1:21-cv-00477 (D. Del.) – Lead counsel to Keter in patent infringement litigation involving design patent covering highly successful line of consumer products. Obtained favorable early settlement prohibiting continued marketing of accused products in U.S. and other global markets.
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Horizon Medicines LLC v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., 2:20-cv-08188 (D.N.J.) – Lead Counsel to Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., in ANDA litigation involving fixed-dose oral combination product. Obtained dismissal with prejudice after briefing case-dispositive claim construction.
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WePower Technologies LLC v. GenerEN, LLC, 7:22-cv-03364 (S.D.N.Y) – Co-lead counsel to WePower in trade secret misappropriation litigation seeking, inter alia, assignment of patent purporting to claim misappropriated energy harvesting technology.
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Lions Investment & Trading, Inc. v. Republic Floor, LLC, 22-cv-02777 (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel to defendant in trademark and unfair competition litigation. Efficiently obtained favorable negotiated resolution.
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ClimaCell, Inc. v. Hagit Messer-Yaron, 1:19-cv-11487 (D. Mass.) – Lead counsel to individual defendant in trade secret and breach of contract litigation. Obtained highly favorable settlement during pendency of motions to dismiss.
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Rehrig Pacific Co. v. Polymer Logistics (Israel), Ltd., et al., 2:19-cv-04952 (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel to Polymer Logistics (Israel) Ltd., defended claims of patent infringement brought by a competitor. Successfully brought a motion to transfer the action from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia to the Central District of California, and also obtained dismissal of willful infringement claims through the strategic use of Rule 12(b)(2) and 12(b)(6) motion practice.
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Green Cross Corporation v. Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc., Appeal No. 17-2071 (Fed. Cir) – Served as appellate counsel to Green Cross Corporation, successfully defeating a motion to dismiss for lack of standing to challenge a final written decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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Kowa Pharmaceuticals America et al v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, and related cases – Represented plaintiffs Kowa Company, Ltd., Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. and Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. in litigation which involved compound, formulation, and polymorph patents directed toward quinoline-type mevalonolactones (or, pitavastatin calcium) relating to the drug product Livalo®. Presented the plaintiffs' infringement case at 10-day trial, through which plaintiffs prevailed on all issues. Also represented Kowa and Nissan in connection with the Federal Circuit’s affirmance of the district court’s judgment, and was involved in the team’s successful POPR, resulting in a denial of institution of three petitions for inter partes reviews filed by defendants in these cases.
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Novatrans Group S.A. v. Vital Farms, Inc., et al, 1:18-cv-01012 (D. Del.) – Lead counsel, representing Novatrans Group S.A. (“Novatrans”). Brought a claim for declaratory judgment to require assignment of certain patent rights and a claim under the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act in the District of Delaware, while simultaneously defending a breach of contract claim against Novatrans in the Western District of Texas. These cases involved duelling claims of inventorship of a system to determine the fertility status and gender of an avian egg before hatching. Obtained a settlement resulting in publicly recorded assignments of the contested patent application to Novatrans.
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CAI Software , LLC v. Multimetco, Inc., 1:19-cv-00540 (D.R.I.) – Lead counsel to plaintiff in trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement litigation.
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M&C Innovations, LLC v. Igloo Products Corp., 4:17-cv-02372 (W.D. Tex.) – Served as lead counsel, defending Igloo from allegations of patent infringement and unfair competition involving one of his client’s most significant product lines.
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Wireless Monitoring Systems, LLC v. SimpliSafe, Inc., 2:16-cv-1241 (E.D. Tex) – Successfully defended claim of patent infringement by non-practicing entity.
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Tangelo IP, LLC v. TigerDirect, Inc., 2:15-cv-00771 (E.D. Tex.) – Successfully defended claim of patent infringement by non-practicing entity, after being engaged by supplier of accused technology. Obtained favorable outcome for supplier all end-users of accused technology.
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Inline Plastics Corp. v. EasyPak, LLC, 799 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2015) – Served as principal appellate counsel, arguing for reversal and remand on case-dispositive claim construction. Previously obtained dismissal of invalidity counterclaims and entry of judgment on infringement to permit expedited appeal. Inline achieved highly-favorable settlement on remand.
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MKS Instruments v. Emphysys, C.A. No. 12-1858-BLS (Ma. Super. Ct.) – Served as lead counsel, defending against claims of trade secret misappropriation related to advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology. The case settled very favorably after a positive summary judgment hearing.
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MeadWestvaco v. Rexam, Appeal No. 12-1518 (Fed. Cir.) – Served as principal appellate counsel, and subsequently represented the plaintiff-appellee on remand to the Eastern District of Virginia. The appeal dealt with matters of claim construction, summary judgment decision of non-obviousness, denial of summary judgment of indefiniteness, and bench finding of infringement.
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Dallakian v. IPG Photonics, 3:14-cv-11863-TSH (D. Mass.) – Served as lead counsel, successfully defending against claims for correction of inventorship and trade secret misappropriation. Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the complaint after defendant secured expedited discovery and an early summary judgment motion.
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VLP Watertown L.P. v. Tristate Breeders Cooperative d/b/a/ Accelerated Genetics, 1:07-cv-11487-GAO (D. Mass.) – Represented VLP in litigation of trade secret misappropriation claims involving a cell processing method shown to improve fertility and induce statistically significant female gender bias in dairy herds. Obtained jury verdict of trade secret misappropriation and multimillion-dollar judgment in our client’s favor.
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Mitsubishi Chem. Co. v. Barr Labs., Inc., 718 F. Supp. 2d 382 (S.D.N.Y. 2010), aff’d, 435 Fed. Appx. 927 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 2, 2011) – Served as trial and appellate counsel to pioneer pharmaceutical company in a Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action.
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Takeda Chem. Indus., Ltd. v. Mylan Labs. Inc., 417 F. Supp. 2d 341 (S.D.N.Y. 2006) – Served as trial and appellate counsel to pioneer pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action.
viewpoints
Federal Circuit Affirms Delisting of REMS System Patent from FDA Orange Book
March 6, 2023 | Blog | By Peter Cuomo, Adam Samansky, Peter McFadden
Southern District Magistrate Judge Holds That Pleading Willful Patent Infringement Does Not Require Allegations of “Egregious” Infringing Activity and That Requisite Knowledge May Be Provided by a Prior Complaint in the Same Action
January 3, 2023 | Blog | By Peter Cuomo, Joe Rutkowski, Adam Samansky
Eastern District of Texas Holds Willful Infringement Knowledge Requirement May Be Satisfied by Informing Non-Party of Infringement Claims Before Adding That Party as a Defendant
October 19, 2022 | Blog | By Adam Samansky, Peter Cuomo, Joe Rutkowski
An Emerging Split on the Applicability of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine Under the DTSA
October 10, 2022 | Blog | By Oliver Ennis, Nicholas Armington , Adam Samansky
Plaintiff Can Assert Patent Infringement and Seek Injunctive Relief in Second-Phase BPCIA Litigation Per Illinois District Court Decision
February 24, 2022 | Blog | By Adam Samansky, Joe Rutkowski, Tianyi Tan
News & Press
Fifty-Nine Attorneys Recognized as 2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 12, 2023
Why Cellect's Federal Circuit Case Is One To Watch
December 16, 2022
Watching The DTSA Court Split On Inevitable Disclosure
October 18, 2022
As ANDA Suit Venue Options Shrink, Del., NJ Rule For Now
November 29, 2021
The Estoppel Questions On The Minds Of Patent Challengers
September 9, 2019
Victory on Appeal After Lengthy Litigation Over Cholesterol Inhibitor
December 14, 2018
Mintz Secures Full Patent Victory for Kowa Pharmaceuticals and Nissan Chemical in Lengthy Battle
September 22, 2017
Mintz Triumphs for SL Corporation and Hyundai Motor America, Inc. Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
March 16, 2017
Eighty-Four Mintz Attorneys Named 2016 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 18, 2016
Mintz Further Expands IP Practice with Eighteen Attorneys
January 09, 2015
Events & Speaking
Trade Secret Threat Looms Due to Economic Downturn: Protecting and enforcing trade secrets in the COVID era
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BPIP 7th Annual Conference
Best Practices in Intellectual Property
Sheraton Tel Aviv Tel Aviv, Israel
Data Protection at the Intersection of Trade Secrets and Cybersecurity
Boston Patent Law Association
Mintz Levin One Financial Center Boston, MA
AIPPI-Israel’s 3rd Annual International Convention on the Economy of Innovation
AIPPI-Israel
David Intercontinental Hotel 12, Kaufman Street Tel Aviv, Israel
BPIP 6th Annual Conference
Best Practices in Intellectual Property
Sheraton Tel Aviv Tel Aviv, Israel
2015 U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Year in Review
Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co.
One Azrieli Center, Round Building, Tel Aviv, Israel
Adam is an experienced IP litigator who primarily serves pharmaceutical, medical, high tech, and defense industry clients. He handles patent, trade secret and other intellectual property matters for innovators and investors. Adam has a strong record of success in multiparty, highly contested Hatch-Waxman litigation, in addition to other litigations involving advanced biochemistry, polymers, optics, manufacturing processes, and electronics. He has tried cases before multiple US district courts, briefed and argued cases before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and briefed bet-the-company issues before the US Supreme Court.
Recognition & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America: Intellectual Property Litigation (2018 - 2024)
- Included on the Massachusetts Super Lawyers - Intellectual Property Litigation list (2021 – 2023)
- Included on the Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Rising Star - Intellectual Property Litigation list (2013 – 2018)
Adam is an experienced IP litigator who primarily serves pharmaceutical, medical, high tech, and defense industry clients. He handles patent, trade secret and other intellectual property matters for innovators and investors. Adam has a strong record of success in multiparty, highly contested Hatch-Waxman litigation, in addition to other litigations involving advanced biochemistry, polymers, optics, manufacturing processes, and electronics. He has tried cases before multiple US district courts, briefed and argued cases before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and briefed bet-the-company issues before the US Supreme Court.
Involvement
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, Boston Patent Law Association
- Member, Federal Circuit Bar Association
- Member, American Chemical Society