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Jeffer Ali, Principal at Patterson Thuente IP

PARALEGAL: Patricia May

Jeffer Ali

Principal – IP Litigation Chair

PARALEGAL: Patricia May

Jeff Ali is a Principal at Patterson Thuente IP and the Chair of the firm’s IP litigation team. Jeff is a seasoned litigator with 25 years of experience representing clients in intellectual property enforcement and defense.

 

Jeff leads a talented group of attorneys helping to solve clients’ business and legal problems both in and out of a courtroom. Much of his work has focused on representing both small and large companies in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret matters in the pharmaceutical, medical device, software and manufacturing industries.

 

With a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and real-world experience as a practicing pharmacist, a particular emphasis of Jeff’s career has been representing generic pharmaceutical companies, including some of the world’s largest, in Hatch-Waxman ANDA litigation as companies attempt to get their products to market in the face of name brand companies’ patents.

 

Jeff is committed to providing access to the legal system for under-resourced individuals. He has performed hundreds of hours of pro bono work and served on the boards of directors for the Volunteer Lawyers Network and the Fund for the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis. Prior to joining Patterson Thuente IP, Jeff took a 3-year hiatus from private practice to serve indigent tenants through Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.

EXPERIENCE

PATENT LITIGATION

TRADE SECRETS LITIGATION

PHARMACEUTICAL/HATCH-WAXMAN LITIGATION

PRO BONO LITIGATION

OTHER LITIGATION

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • J.D. – 1994
  • Honors: cum laude

 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Pharm. D., Doctor of Pharmacy – 1990
ACCOLADES
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers (2014 – 2017)
  • Private Practice Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year,
  • Hennepin County Volunteer Lawyers Network
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Volunteer Lawyers Network
  • Hon. Jimmie V. Reyna IP Inn of Court
BAR ADMISSIONS
  • Minnesota
  • Minnesota Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
  • University of Minnesota Law School, Intellectual
  • Property Moot Court Judge