Paul A. Calvo, Ph.D., is a director in Sterne Kessler’s Biotechnology & Chemical Practice Group. Paul represents a diverse group of U.S. and international companies innovating in the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industries. He provides counsel with regard to global patent portfolio strategy, licensing, patent validity, infringement, and design around strategies. Paul is experienced in U.S. and international patent procurement and enforcement matters (particularly patent prosecution and oppositions), FDA/ANDA practice, technology transfer, invalidity, noninfringement, freedom-to-operate and patentability opinions, and due diligence investigations.

Additionally, Paul has extensive expertise in prosecuting and investigating patents related to bioproduction methods and therapeutic formulations. He is a recognized leader in understanding the significance and challenges of bioprocessing patents from both an originator and biosimilar perspective. He has authored articles and presented on these topics in both the U.S. and internationally.

Paul is a contributing author of Patent Office Litigation, Second Edition, published in 2017, and the two-volume set Patent Office Litigation, published in 2012 by Thomson Reuters Westlaw. The first edition focused on the new contested proceedings under the America Invents Act that year, while the second edition provides a fresh and comprehensive exploration of these proceedings. Both books examine how the proceedings interact with other aspects of patent procurement and enforcement, and deliver practical analysis and advice.

Prior to joining Sterne Kessler, Paul gained extensive technical expertise in the areas of therapeutic antibodies, biotherapeutics, vaccines, cellular immunology, and cell and molecular biology during his graduate studies and post-doctoral fellowships at The University of Pennsylvania and National Institutes of Health.

Paul earned his B.S. in biology from the University of Scranton, his Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology from the Medical College of Pennsylvania – Hahnemann University, and his J.D. from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.

Paul is fluent in Italian.

  • J.D., The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
  • Ph.D., Molecular and Cell Biology, Medical College of Pennsylvania - Hahnemann University
  • B.S., Biology, University of Scranton

  • District of Columbia
  • United States Patent & Trademark Office

  • Spanish
  • Italian

Speaking Engagement

Navigating the Unique Challenges of Patenting and Protecting Personalized Medicine

Munich, Germany, smartvillage Bogenhausen, September 28, 2023 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM PST

Speaking Engagement

2023 Focus on Pharma

Washington, DC, April 14, 2023 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM PST

Webinar

Patent Term Extensions for Pharma Products in Europe and the USA

Virtual, March 15, 2023 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Speaking Engagement

Patenting Antibodies in the Current Climate: Global Considerations and Strategies

Virtual, October 7, 2021 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Speaking Engagement

Intellectual Property as a Tool to Protect Innovation

Virtual, October 28, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PST

Speaking Engagement

IP Forum for Life Sciences

Newport Beach, CA, Fashion Island Hotel, December 8, 2019 1:00 PM - 11:30 AM PST

Speaking Engagement

Biosimilars Commercialisation Summit

Amsterdam, Netherlands, Hotel Novotel Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, May 14, 2019

Biosimilars World 2016

March 30, 2016

Biosimilars 2015

May 19, 2015

2015 IIPLA Annual Congress

January 5, 2015

BioProduction 2011

October 19, 2011

EU Biopharm Law Conference

October 11, 2011

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Patent Law Amendments in Singapore - Closure of Reliance on the Foreign Examination Option

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Third Party Submissions in the U.S.: What You Need to Know

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September 12, 2018

Third Party Observations in Europe, China, Japan, and for the PCT - To File or Not to File?

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Patents and Patentability in Taiwan

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July 17, 2017

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Books and Chapters

June 28, 2017

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Books and Chapters

February 17, 2017

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Client Alert

July 8, 2016

Federal Circuit Backs Amgen on Key Provision of Biosimilars Statute

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May 4, 2016

Fed. Circ. Could Ease On-Sale Bar Threat To Pharma Patents

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February 17, 2016

Sandoz Seeks High Court Take On Biosimilar Law

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Bylined Articles

January 13, 2016

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Client Alert

December 31, 2015

FDA Finalizes Guidance For Formal Meetings Between the FDA and Biosimilars Applicants

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Client Alert

December 11, 2015

Court Rules that Apotex Must Give Amgen Notice Upon Biosimilar Licensure

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November 18, 2015

Full Fed. Circ. May Blunt On-Sale Bar's Risk to Small Cos.

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October 16, 2015

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September 29, 2015

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August 21, 2015

The 1st IPR Institution Decisions For Biosimilars

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Client Alert

August 17, 2015

Amgen v. Apotex – what is the outcome when biosimilar applicants actually dance?

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July 23, 2015

Federal Circuit Says Biosimilar Applicants Can Decline Patent Dance

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Bylined Articles

July 21, 2015

Amgen, Sandoz Both Winners and Losers At Federal Circuit

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Client Alert

June 4, 2015

Act II: Oral Argument in Amgen v. Sandoz is heard at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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Client Alert

May 22, 2015

FDA releases additional draft guidance regarding implementation of BPCIA

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Client Alert

May 7, 2015

Federal Circuit Grants Injunction Keeping Sandoz’s Biosimilar Version of Neupogen Off Market Until Appeal Decided

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Client Alert

May 1, 2015

FDA Finalizes Guidance Documents on Biosimilarity

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Client Alert

April 17, 2015

BIO Files Brief in Support of Mandatory Notice Requirement in the BPCIA

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Client Alert

March 27, 2015

Strike Two – FDA Rejects Amgen’s Certification Petition for Biosimilar Applicants

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Bylined Articles

March 24, 2015

On the Attack

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Client Alert

March 23, 2015

One More Hurdle Cleared - Amgen's Preliminary Injunction Motion for Filgrastim is Denied

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Bylined Articles

March 19, 2015

Post-Grant Proceedings Are Important For Biosimilars

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In the News

February 20, 2015

Biosimilar Index Podcast: Interview with Dr. Paul Calvo, IP and Legal Expert

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Bylined Articles

January 29, 2015

Sandoz Decision Increases Importance of Post-Grant Proceedings to Biosimilar Developers

IP Litigator Paul A. Calvo, Ph.D., Timothy “Tim” J. Shea, Jr.

In the News

January 12, 2015

Spotlight On: Amgen's Biosimilar Identity Remains Conflicted

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Client Alert

December 10, 2014

Federal Circuit’s Sandoz Decision Increases Importance of Post-Grant Proceedings to Biosimilar Developers

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Bylined Articles

December 1, 2014

Patent Prosecution in the Era of IPR

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Bylined Articles

October 30, 2014

US Biosimilar Biologics – The Ship has Sailed

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In the News

September 8, 2014

Biosimilars Get Their Day in Court

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Client Alert

July 24, 2014

FDA Accepts the First Biosimilar Application under the BPCIA

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In the News

July 24, 2014

Biosimilars Clarity Coming as FDA Eyes Sandoz Application

Law360 Paul A. Calvo, Ph.D.

In the News

July 16, 2014

The Future of Biosimilars: Mapping Critical Uncertainties and the Impact of Future Events

FirstWord Pharma Paul A. Calvo, Ph.D.

Bylined Articles

July 2, 2014

The Secret of Success

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Client Alert

May 14, 2014

FDA Releases New Guidance for Biosimilar Applications

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In the News

May 13, 2014

FDA Sheds New Light on Biosimilars Approval Pathway

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Bylined Articles

February 28, 2014

Inter Partes Review - One Year Later

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Books and Chapters

January 1, 2012

Patent Office Litigation

Thomson Reuters Westlaw Multiple Authors