Tim Bucknell is a senior associate in the Litigation Group with a focus on patent litigation, particularly Hatch-Waxman and ITC litigations. And, he is the primary associate in the firm’s Political Law Group.
Tim has significant experience litigating pharmaceutical patents on behalf of both generic and branded manufacturers. His work on behalf of generic manufacturers has included all aspects of discovery, trial, and post-judgment appeals. Tim has a focus on issues of secondary consideration of patent obviousness, particularly issues concerning the commercial success of patented inventions.
Tim has also represented clients in a diverse range of non-drug patent disputes in federal courts and at the International Trade Commission in Section 337 investigations. He is a member of the firm’s e-discovery task force and has significant experience in the development of discovery plans and the proper conduct of electronic discovery.
Tim’s non-patent litigation work has run the gamut from an adverse possession case in the suburbs of Maryland (that went to trial) to a trademark dispute between defense contractors, to a wrongful termination of franchise rights over a group of eleven hotels.
Tim’s political law practice includes work in the areas of campaign finance, election law, lobbyist registration and reporting, and government ethics. He represents 527 political organizations, Super PACs, political committees, corporations, candidates, state parties, trade associations, and tax-exempt organizations. Tim advises clients on federal and state campaign finance laws; political action committee creation, fundraising, reporting, and compliance; federal and state lobbying and gift rules; and tax-exempt organization and trade association participation in the political process.
Tim also dedicates time to a variety of pro bono efforts, including voter education and protection issues and immigrant rights. He previously helped represent one of the firm’s pro bono clients with briefing before the Supreme Court addressing the proper scope of patentability.
