Kamholz M.D., Ph.D., Scott E.
Covington | Of Counsel
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Scott Kamholz has scored major wins for clients in PTAB cases involving blockbuster life science technologies. He combines his experience as an Administrative Patent Judge and background in medicine, biophysics, and engineering to advise clients in the life sciences sector on a variety of complex patent litigation matters and PTAB proceedings. He has handled dozens of PTAB proceedings since returning to private practice.
As one of the first judges to preside over AIA trials, Dr. Kamholz wrote many widely cited opinions that established basic principles for PTAB proceedings, mentored numerous other judges, and spoke extensively on AIA trial procedures. His proceedings concerned a wide variety of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, biologics and biosimilars, medical devices, polymers, energy production, software, electronics, and business methods. Dr. Kamholz handled over 120 AIA proceedings and also over 120 appeals in patent applications and patent reexamination proceedings.