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Shannon M. Bloodworth

  • Member, Firmwide Management and Executive Committees
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Madison
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Shannon advocates for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in patent litigation—both nationally and internationally.

Shannon M. Bloodworth has extensive, policy-shaping litigation experience in pharmaceutical patents and representing clients before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and numerous district courts, including the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.

As lead trial counsel in several significant pharmaceutical patent litigations, Shannon won a milestone case for her client, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., in the Federal Circuit that ended Mylan's high-stakes and long-running patent battle over a multiple sclerosis drug by proving patent invalidity. Shannon also secured a successful outcome for Mylan in a high-profile trial requiring PTAB to rule on whether the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity applied to inter partes reviews. The Federal Circuit affirmed this industry-shaping decision. 

She is recognized nationally for her trial work, including being ranked in Chambers USA for Intellectual Property: Litigation for five consecutive years. 

Education & Credentials

Education

  • University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2000
  • Loyola University Maryland, Loyola College of Arts & Sciences, B.A., History, cum laude, with History Honors, 1995

Bar and Court Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Wisconsin
  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
  • Court of Appeals of Maryland
  • Supreme Court of Virginia

Related Employment

  • Heller Ehrman LLP, Madison, WI and Washington, D.C., Associate, 2004-2008
  • Venable LLP, Washington, D.C., Associate, 2001-2004

Clerkships

  • Hon. James Eyler, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Professional Recognition

  • Recognized as one of the “Top 250 Women in IP” globally by Managing IP, 2018-2021

  • Listed in Chambers USA as "America's Leading Lawyer" for Intellectual Property: Litigation, 2019-2024

  • Recognized by Managing IP as an IP Star, 2016-2024

  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Litigation - Patent, 2020-2025

  • Listed in Law360 as an Intellectual Property MVP, 2015, 2019

  • Listed in Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000, 2013-2024

  • Recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a "Washington D.C. Super Lawyers," 2019-2024

  • Named "Hatch-Waxman Litigator of the Year – Generic" by LMG Life Sciences, 2019

  • Listed in LMG Life Sciences 2014 as a "Life Sciences Star"

Impact

Professional Leadership

  • American Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Maryland Bar Association
  • Virginia State Bar Association
  • American Intellectual Property Litigation Attorneys
  • Attorneys and the Food and Drug Law Institute
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