Rich Kurz

Richard Kurz is a partner in Haug Partners LLP’s New York office. His practice primarily focuses on intellectual property counseling and litigation.  His litigation experience includes numerous district court cases and appeals for innovator life sciences companies concerning biologic and pharmaceutical drug products, with allegations that include patent infringement, inventorship disputes, inequitable conduct, false advertising, breach of contract, and business torts.  This experience includes both brand vs. generic litigation under the Hatch-Waxman Act and brand vs. brand cases.  In addition, he assists clients with counseling, due diligence, freedom-to-operate analyses, IP/know-how/trade secrets protection, and licensing and collaboration agreements concerning intellectual property rights, including drafting and negotiating contracts.  He also represents clients for patent and trademark matters in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  He has worked with clients in diverse industries that include pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, medical devices, software, computer systems, and materials processing.  Prior to law school, he worked in industry for seventeen years in engineering and manufacturing management positions.  In his spare time, he teaches a course as an adjunct professor at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law titled “Pharmaceutical Patents – Patent Protection and Litigation in the Life Sciences Industry.”