Jamaica P. Szeliga

Counsel

Ms. Szeliga’s practice focuses principally on intellectual property litigation relating to
biotechnology and pharmaceutical matters. She has also litigated cases involving other technologies,
including mechanical devices, communication devices, and high technology products.

Before joining the firm, Ms. Szeliga was Counsel at a major general practice firm with a significant IP practice in Washington, D.C., where she was a member of both the Intellectual Property Litigation and the Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation practice groups. She also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Arthur J. Gajarsa of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Ms. Szeliga graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2002, and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, with a minor in Biology, with distinction, from Stanford University in 1999. She is admitted to the District of Columbia and the New York State bar and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• The Federal Circuit Bar Association
• The American Chemical Society
• The Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts

Articles and Publications

• 2008 Patent Law Decisions of the Federal Circuit, 58 Am. Univ. L. Rev. 747 (2009).
• Not So Fast: The Sealed Air Asbestos Settlement and Methods of Risk Management in the Acquisition of Companies with Asbestos Liabilities, 11 N.Y. Envtl. L. J. 626 (2003).
• Proposed Rule Changes to Federal Civil Procedure May Introduce New Challenges in Environmental Class Action Litigation, 27 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 519 (2003).
• At Least Give the Native Glass Beads: An Examination of the Bargain Made between Iceland and deCODE Genetics with Implications for Global Bioprospecting, 7 Va. J. L. & Tech. 8 (2002). 

Representative Matters

• Represented a pharmaceutical company in patent litigation concerning a biologic therapy, including assisting with a jury trial and appeal
• Represented a medical device company in patent litigation concerning safety needles and blood collection devices, including assisting with a jury trial and appeal
• Represented technology companies in patent litigation, in both district courts and the USITC, in the area of telecommunications
• Represented a designer and a composer in copyright issues
• Represented a pharmaceutical company in a patent infringement action involving an ANDA Paragraph IV certification
• Represented broad spectrum of clients in patent litigation appeals before the Federal Circuit

Bar Admissions and Registrations

• District of Columbia, 2005
• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• New York, 2003

Courts

• New York Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• D.C. Court of Appeals

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