Justin Bova

Associate Intellectual Property

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3261

Justin Bova

Overview

Justin Bova is an intellectual property associate whose work focuses on patent litigation. Justin has a degree in chemical engineering and has worked on a variety of cases, including Hatch-Waxman, life sciences, medical devices, and oil and gas technology cases. Justin also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Kimberly A. Moore at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Justin has been involved in pre-suit investigations and has experience with all phases of litigation, including taking and defending depositions, arguing discovery motions, preparing witnesses for trial, and writing trial and post-trial briefs.

In addition to his patent litigation practice, Justin has been involved in several pro bono matters, including NYLAG's pro bono deposition program and a veteran's benefits appeal.

Law ClerkUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit2020–2021

Patent ExaminerUnited States Patent and Trademark Office2010–2016

Program AnalystFederal Aviation AdministrationSummer 2010

Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, 2017–2020

Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Co-Author with F.C. Mizzo, L. Ben-Ami, J.M. Wacker and J. Lam, “Pharmaceutical IP and Competition Law in the United States: Overview,” Thomson Reuters Global Guide on Practical Law, June 1, 2018

“Who Gets the Last Word? Petitioner Replies to Patent Owner Preliminary Responses – Part Two,” Intellectual Property Magazine, April 2018

“Who Gets the Last Word? Petitioner Replies to Patent Owner Preliminary Responses – Part One,” Intellectual Property Magazine, March 2018

“Section 101, Not So Elementary (Review of the Federal Circuit’s Berkheimer v. HP Inc. and Aatrix Software, Inc. v. Green Shades Software, Inc. Decisions),” The Patent Law 39–41, March 2018

Co-Author, “Mastermine, Mixed Claims And Ways To Avoid Indefiniteness,” Law360, November 27, 2017

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2022, District of Columbia
  • 2017, New York
  • Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Education

  • Brooklyn Law SchoolJ.D.summa cum laude2017

    Associate Managing Editor, Brooklyn Law Review

    Vice President, Moot Court Honor Society

    Donald W. Matheson Memorial Prize

    Moot Court Honor Society Award

    Recipient of Seven CALI “Excellence for the Future” Awards

  • University of VirginiaB.S., Chemical Engineeringwith Distinction2010