About me

Address: New York: One Bryant Park, Bank of America Tower, New York, NY 10036-6745

Areas of Focus: Intellectual Property; Patent Litigation; Supreme Court & Appellate: IP ; Trade Secret Litigation; Inter Partes Review; Strategic IP Counseling; IP Transactions

Biography:
Caitlin is a proven and trusted trial attorney representing both plaintiffs and defendants in patent and trade secret disputes involving pharmaceutical products and medical devices.
She has extensive experience in all stages of IP litigation, including examining and cross-examining witnesses at trial, taking and defending depositions, and arguing key discovery and dispositive motions. Outside of the courtroom, Caitlin draws on her litigation experience to advise clients making investment decisions impacted by IP litigations and in connection with IP transactions.
Caitlin maintains an active pro bono practice, representing domestic violence and human trafficking survivors and collaborating with public interest organizations on projects related to voting rights.
Caitlin previously clerked for the Honorable Charles F. Lettow at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Before law school, she taught high school science as a Teach For America corps member. She currently serves on the Teach For America – New York Associate Board.

Representative Work:
- Representing Catalyst Orthoscience Inc. in a district court litigation involving patents related to shoulder implant components and reamers used in shoulder implant procedures.
- Representing Solventum Corporation in a patent infringement lawsuit involving wound dressings for negative pressure therapy systems.
- Representing AptarGroup, Inc. in a trade secret litigation involving nasal spray delivery devices.
- Representing patent owners in a series of Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) litigations related to the treatment of prostate cancer.
- Represented a portfolio company of a leading investment firm in the acquisition of a multi-jurisdictional patent portfolio including patents related to mobile devices and networks.
- Represented Boston Scientific successfully in a series of district court litigations against Nevro Corp, which involved multiple patent infringement and trade secret claims relating to spinal cord stimulation technology. The first jury trial in the series occurred in October 2021 where the jury awarded $20 million to Boston Scientific for Nevro’s direct and indirect patent infringement. The case settled favorably in August 2022 prior to the next-scheduled trials.
- Represented Sorenson Communications and CaptionCall against Ultratec/CapTel in a series of district court, Federal Circuit and PTAB matters concerning telecommunications for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. The Akin team achieved successive victories for Sorenson in connection with these proceedings, including the Federal Circuit’s affirmance of nine PTAB decisions in Sorenson’s favor. After the Supreme Court denied Ultratec’s petition for certiorari, the matters concluded. This was a complete victory for our clients.
- Represented a medical device company as a defendant in a patent infringement litigation relating to light therapy, in which our team obtained a favorable settlement and the complaint was dismissed with prejudice.

Credentials:
Education: J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 2014 (cum laude); M.A.T., National-Louis University, 2011; B.A., Colgate University, 2009 (summa cum laude)
Bar Admissions: New York, 2015; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Court Admissions: U.S.B.C., Eastern District of New York, 2019; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S.D.C., Southern District of New York, 2019; U.S.C.A., Federal Circuit
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Recognitions:
- Best Lawyers in America , Ones to Watch, Litigation – Intellectual Property, 2021-2026.

Affiliations:
- Member, Teach For America New York Associate Board.
- Member, Akin New York Pro Bono Committee.
- Member, Federal Circuit Bar Association.
- Member, New York State Bar Association.

Insights:
- Western District of Texas Vacates Preliminary Injunction After USPTO Issues Non-Final Rejection in Reexamination (February 12, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/blogs/ip-newsflash/western-district-of-texas-vacates-preliminary-injunction-after-uspto-issues-non-final-rejection-in-reexamination
- Akin Promotes 12 Lawyers to Partnership (January 5, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-promotes-12-lawyers-to-partnership
- District Court: Launch Date, Not ANDA Filing Used for Hypothetical Negotiation in ANDA Case (December 1, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/blogs/ip-newsflash/district-court-launch-date-not-anda-filing-used-for-hypothetical-negotiation-in-anda-case
- Federal Circuit: Expert Testimony Without Express Teaching Away Was Substantial Evidence of No Motivation to Combine (September 9, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/blogs/ip-newsflash/federal-circuit-expert-testimony-without-express-teaching-away-was-substantial-evidence-of-no-motivation-to-combine
- Timely Assignment Records Key to Defeating IPR Challenge (August 29, 2025 ): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/blogs/ip-newsflash/timely-assignment-records-key-to-defeating-ipr-challenge
- Amazon Warehouse Used by Accused Infringer Not a “Regular and Established” Place of Business for Establishing Venue (May 30, 2025 ): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/blogs/ip-newsflash/amazon-warehouse-used-by-accused-infringer-not-a-regular-and-established-place-of-business-for-establishing-venue
- Claim Construction Issues and Large Number of Claims Not Enough to Institute a Second Petition for Inter Partes Review (May 12, 2025 ): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/blogs/ip-newsflash/claim-construction-issues-and-large-number-of-claims-not-enough-to-institute-a-second-petition-for-inter-partes-review
- District Court: Knowledge of Infringement Cannot be Inferred From Non-Production of Opinion of Counsel Letter (January 24, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/blogs/ip-newsflash/district-court-knowledge-of-infringement-cannot-be-inferred-from-non-production-of-opinion-of-counsel-letter
- Shared Counsel and Existence of Joint Defense Agreement Insufficient to Establish Real Party-In-Interest Status (December 2, 2024): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/blogs/ip-newsflash/shared-counsel-and-existence-of-joint-defense-agreement-insufficient-to-establish-real-party-in-interest-status
- District Court in 9th Circuit Finds That Heightened Pleading Standard Applies to All Prongs of False Patent Marking Claim (October 11, 2024): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/blogs/ip-newsflash/district-court-in-9th-circuit-finds-that-heightened-pleading-standard-applies-to-all-prongs-of-false-patent-marking-claim
- Without Concrete Evidence of Potential Infringement Liability, Petitioner Lacked Standing to Challenge PTAB’s Final Written Decision on Appeal (September 16, 2024): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/blogs/ip-newsflash/without-concrete-evidence-of-potential-infringement-liability-petitioner-lacked-standing-to-challenge-ptabs-final-written-decision-on-appeal
- Federal Circuit: On-Sale Bar Still Applies to Secret Use of a Patented Method Under AIA (September 9, 2024): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/blogs/ip-newsflash/federal-circuit-on-sale-bar-still-applies-to-secret-use-of-a-patented-method-under-aia