Founding Partner Jennifer Wu Nominated by Harvard Alumni as 2024 Chief Marshal Candidate
Jennifer Wu has been recommended by the Harvard ‘99 25th Reunion Committee and approved by the Harvard Alumni Association Board of Directors as one of 11 candidates for the 2024 Chief Marshal. Following a tradition that that goes back 125 years, the 25th Reunion class selects a chief marshal among its class who will represent …
Nick Groombridge Speaks at New York City Bar’s Trade Secret Symposium
January 8, 2024—Partner Nick Groombridge discussed developments in the law governing damages in trade secret cases at The New York City Bar’s Trade Secrets Symposium in New York City on December 12, 2023. Alongside fellow panelists, Victoria Cundliff, Trade Secret and IP Professor at UPenn’s Carey Law School and Dawn Hall, Senior Managing Director at …
Firm Celebrates Official Launch Of Japan Office
Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP celebrated the official opening of its Japan office at two receptions held in Tokyo and Osaka in November and December. Japan-based partner Maxwell “Mac” Fox was joined by U.S. partners Nick Groombridge, Steve Baughman, Eric Stone, Megan Raymond and Josephine Young as the firm hosted colleagues and clients. The …
Firm Helps Secure Important Court Win Blocking Idaho Law Banning Gender-Affirming Healthcare for Transgender Youth
Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP, along with the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Idaho, W/rest Collective; and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, secured a preliminary injunction halting the enforcement of Idaho’s HB 71, a law banning gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. The U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho …
Steve Baughman and Megan Raymond Discuss Novo Nordisk’s PTAB Wins, Featured Among “The Biggest PTAB Developments in 2023,” with Law360
Partners Steven Baughman and Megan Raymond spoke to Law360 about the implications of their PTAB victories for pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and PTAB practice in general. In “The Biggest PTAB Developments In 2023,” published on December 18, the publication highlighted the firm’s successful effort to thwart generic challenges to two patents protecting Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster …
Eric Stone Speaks at 12th Annual Waseda-Penn Patent Law Conference
Partner Eric Alan Stone discussed patent litigation in America at the 12th annual Waseda-Penn Patent Law Conference in Tokyo, Japan on Dec. 1, 2023. Speaking alongside fellow panelists The Honorable Christopher Burke, United States Magistrate Judge in the District of Delaware, The Honorable Takafumi Kokubu, Presiding Judge of the Tokyo District Court, The Honorable Ryuichi …
Jennifer Wu Speaks on Panel About BPCIA Litigation
December 6, 2023 — Founding Partner Jennifer Wu moderated an in-house counsel panel on current issues in Biologics Price Competition and Innovation (BPCIA) litigation on December 1, 2023 as part of the Practicing Law Institute’s Developments in Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law 2023 program. The panelists Ryan Daniel (Fresenius), Petra Scamborova (Regeneron), Jill Schmidt (Genentech), …
Nick Groombridge and Steve Baughman Recognized as IAM Global Leaders
December 1, 2023—We are pleased to announce that founding partners Nick Groombridge and Steve Baughman were recognized in IAM’s 2024 Global Leaders Guide, which identifies leading practitioners in the patent field. Nick Groombridge is one of the nation’s leading trial lawyers, focusing exclusively on intellectual property litigation. Over the past 35 years, Nick has served …
Maxwell “Mac” Fox Moderates IAM IPBC Asia Panel on Patent Litigation and PTAB Developments
Tokyo-based partner Maxwell “Mac” Fox moderated a panel at IAM IPBC Asia on recent patent litigation and PTAB developments in the United States on November 30, 2023. The event brought together the region’s most senior thought-leaders and decision makers involved in global IP issues. The panelists discussed recent developments in patent litigation at the U.S. …
Founding Partners Nick Groombridge and Jennifer Wu Discuss Starting an Elite IP Firm Away from “Big Law” with Managing IP
Managing IP featured founding partners Nick Groombridge and Jennifer Wu in an article Finding a voice: IP boutique partners reflect on quitting ‘big law’. Nick and Jennifer spoke about the challenges of starting Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone, working at their own IP boutique and their hopes for their first year. Nick talked about his desire to …