Miki Goodin is a partner in Locke Lord’s intellectual property and litigation departments. Ms. Goodin focuses her practice on complex litigation matters with a primary emphasis on disputes involving intellectual property—from fact discovery (written and deposition), expert discovery (expert reports and depositions), dispositive and preliminary injunction motion practice and through trial and appeals. She has also represented clients in antitrust and patent litigation actions, and provides patent counseling related to the Hatch-Waxman provisions of the Patent Act and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Ms. Goodin has also represented both domestic and international clients in a variety of disputes involving the entertainment and media industry.
Representative Experience
Hatch-Waxman Litigation:
- Defending paragraph IV Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action involving eighteen patents relating to lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse®).
- Defending paragraph IV Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action involving ten patents relating to sodium oxybate (Xyrem®).
- Defending paragraph IV Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action concerning a patent relating to valganciclovir hydrochloride (Valcyte®).
- Defended paragraph IV Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action involving three patents relating to extended-release oxymorphone hydrochloride (Opana® ER). Resolved matter through settlement.
- Defended paragraph IV Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action concerning a patent claiming a method of treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with atomoxetine hydrochloride (Strattera®) and obtained a finding invalidating all claims for lack of enablement/utility from the trial court.
- Defended paragraph IV Hatch-Waxman patent infringement case concerning a generic antibiotic ophthalmic solution (Zymar®) and obtained a finding invalidating all claims as obvious over prior art.
- Represented generic company in patent infringement and antitrust action relating to an antidepressant (Paxil®). Resolved matter through settlement.
- Defended generic company in Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action concerning an generic extended-release antibiotic product (Biaxin® XL). Resolved matter through settlement.
Patent Litigation:
- Representing medical products innovator in patent infringement cases concerning septal occluder devices implanted within the heart via catheter to close holes between the chambers of the heart.
Antitrust Litigation:
- Defended world’s largest global electronic payments network in antitrust actions brought by competitor networks.
- Defended electronic payments network in consolidated antitrust class actions brought by merchants relating to fees charged on credit card transactions.
Entertainment Litigation:
- Defended video game manufacturer in action for trademark infringement and other related claims brought under the Lanham Act.
- Represented Japanese film production company in dispute involving producer and director.
- Obtained dismissal of complaint alleging breach of contract, fraud and other causes of action, for one of Japan’s largest catalog and mail-order sales companies.
Education
- J.D., University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2003
Managing Editor, Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal - B.A., Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 1999
- B.A., Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1999
Bar Admissions
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Languages
Professional History
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Member, Korean American Bar Association of Chicago
- Member, American Bar Association
Community Leadership
- Member, Board of Directors of the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic of Chicago
- Ladder Up (Tax Assistance Program)
- Recipient, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation’s 2010 Distinguished Service Award (for work with St. Procopius Legal Aid Clinic)
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