Joseph Lucci
Joseph Lucci
Woodcock Washburn
Cira Centre, 12th Floor
2929 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2891
USA
A partner and member of Woodcock Washburn's Policy Committee, Joseph Lucci enjoys working where law and business intersect. Specializing in patent litigation, prosecution, interferences and client counseling – particularly in the areas of pharmaceuticals and medical devices – Joe is a strategic thinker, who assists clients in leveraging their strengths. “I help clients analyze what they have and how they can put it to best use,” he says.
A seasoned litigator, Joe has achieved significant victories for many clients. Some examples of these include:
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Phoenix Pharmacologics, Inc.
Defended client’s rights in a patent in view of a challenge based on allegations of misappropriation and improper inventorship relating to novel forms of the enzyme arginine deiminase.
Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen IDEC, et al.
Secured a finding of non-infringement for his client in a multiple-defendant litigation involving an assertion of four patents relating to administration of hepatitis B vaccines.
Gluckman, et al. v. Lewis, et al.
Prevailed in an interference proceeding before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office concerning 16 claims in two patents relating to treating neural damage using insulin-like growth factor. The PTO entered final judgment in favor of client Cephalon, Inc., giving the company the opportunity to claim the inventions for itself.
LifeScan Inc. v. Polymer Technologies Inc.
Obtained a preliminary injunction, in litigation asserting three patents, and obtained an award of attorneys’ fees.
DePuy Orthopaedics v. Androphy
Achieved a claim-construction ruling that was favorable on almost all the contested issues.
CLI Corp. v. Ludowici Mineral Processing Equipment Inc.
Successfully argued that a state law claim for alleged tortuous interference with existing and prospective business advantage was preempted by federal patent laws.
An organic chemist by training, Joe worked as a process chemist before attending law school. At FMC Corp., now one of his clients, Joe conducted agricultural chemical synthesis, making insecticides and herbicides.
In addition to his busy practice, Joe is a frequent lecturer on intellectual property law issues. He presents to in-house corporate counsel and one of his most popular topics is “Preparing Patent Applications with Litigation in Mind.”
Joe is recognized by Chambers USA as a leading IP lawyer in Pennsylvania, and by Legal 500 as a life sciences patent litigator. He is a graduate of Georgetown University (B.S., Chemistry, 1983), the University of Pennsylvania (M.S., Organic Chemistry, 1985), and Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1989). He is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania.