Professional Experience

Tara A. Byrne has experience in all aspects of patent litigation in the pharmaceutical arts.  Ms. Byrne has represented leaders in this technological field, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, and Adams Respiratory Therapeutics.  Ms. Byrne also has particular experience in litigating ANDA cases brought under Hatch-Waxman.

Her patent litigation experience includes representing:

• Bristol-Myers Squibb against BenVenue on patents relating to the cancer drug Taxol®.
  
  
• AstraZeneca against several generic challengers including Andrx, Genpharm, Dr. Reddy's and Kremers Urban Development Co. relating to AstraZeneca's blockbuster proton-pump inhibitor drug Prilosec®.
  
  
• AstraZeneca against Ivax on a patent relating to AstraZeneca's calcium channel-blocker drug Plendil®.
  
  
• AstraZeneca against Andrx, Eon and KV Pharmaceuticals on patents relating to AstraZeneca's beta-blocker drug Toprol®.
  
  
• Novartis against Breckenridge, Roxane, Taro and Teva on a patent relating to Novartis anti-epileptic drug Trileptal®.
  
  
• Novartis against multiple generic challengers in an ANDA litigation relating to Novartis' ADHD drugs, Ritalin LA, ®, Focalin®, and Focalin XR®.
  
  
• Sanofi-Aventis against several generic challengers in an ANDA litigation relating to Sanofi's Eloxatin® product.
  
  
• Adams Respiratory Therapeutics against Perrigo in an ANDA litigation relating to Adam's drug Mucinex®.
  

Ms. Byrne is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New York and the State of Vermont. 

Ms. Byrne is Co-Chair of the firm's Diversity Committee.

Education

J.D., New York Law School, 1994
B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Vermont College of Engineering, 1987

Bar Admissions

State of New York, 1995; U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 2002; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2002

Professional Activities

American Bar Association; New York Intellectual Property Law Association; National Association of Women Lawyers