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Press Coverage October 14, 2025
Andrew Zappia, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, was quoted in the October 14, 2025 Law360 article, “Skinny Labels, Orange Book Take Center Stage in IP Talks.”
In a later panel, Andrew Zappia of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP walked through why inter partes reviews have never taken off in the pharmaceutical industry the way they have elsewhere. That includes pharma companies often relying on arguments that a patent isn’t enabled or doesn’t meet written description requirements, which isn’t something a challenger can raise in IPRs.
Those arguments can be raised in post-grant reviews, but Zappia said those are unattractive to many pharmaceutical companies because the requirement to challenge a patent within nine months of issuance is often too fast for the industry, the estoppel effect is much broader and there’s limited precedent.
One place there has been growth for life sciences patent challenges is through ex parte reexaminations, where a party can ask the USPTO to take a new look at the patents, he said. The review is then handled by patent examiners, and the requesting party — which can be anonymous — doesn’t participate.
The benefit there, Zappia said, is parties can file serial requests to challenge the same patents, adding that he’s filed three or four requests for some clients.
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From compliance to the courtroom, we have you covered.
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Trusted advisors to leading insurers for 100+ years.
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Applying radical applications of common sense
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Our standard-setting client experience program.
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Delivering life-changing help to those most in need.
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Our firm’s greatest asset is our people.
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Market-leading eDiscovery and data management services.
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The Pepper Center for Public Services
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Strategies helps businesses and individuals solve the complexities of dealing with the government at every level. Our team of specialists concentrate exclusively on government affairs, representing clients nationwide who need assistance with public policy, advocacy, and government relations strategies.
This unique program provides innovative and affordable opportunities to startups and early-stage emerging companies with a solid technology or scientific foundation. We help companies that have a quality management team in place and do not have other significant legal representation.
eMerge’s lawyers and technologists work together to deliver strategic end-to-end eDiscovery and data management solutions for litigation, investigations, due diligence, and compliance matters. We help clients discover the information necessary to resolve disputes, respond to investigations, conduct due diligence, and comply with legal requirements.
Stay ahead of the curve and in touch with our latest thinking on the issues that are top of mind across our practices and industry sectors.
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