Prajakta A. Sonalker, Ph.D.

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psonalker@venable.com

New York, NY

T +1 212.503.0871

Prajakta Sonalker focuses her practice on complex intellectual property litigation, including patent and trade secret disputes, with an emphasis on biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Prajakta has experience in all stages of litigation, from pre-suit investigations through trial and appeals, and proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). She counsels clients on a variety of technologies, including cell and gene therapies, vaccines, antisense oligonucleotides, RNA interference, biologics, small molecules, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices. Prajakta also advises clients on patent licensing and due diligence, and assists clients in multijurisdictional and parallel proceedings outside the U.S.

As a registered patent attorney with a Ph.D. in molecular pharmacology, Prajakta leverages her in-depth experience in life sciences when counseling clients on their intellectual property challenges. She has over 15 years of experience practicing patent law. Prior to joining the firm, Prajakta worked at a global law firm and a boutique intellectual property firm. She also held positions as the intellectual property manager at New York University (NYU), where she supervised the preparation, prosecution, and maintenance of NYU’s extensive patent portfolio, and as an intellectual property technical specialist for a leading biotechnology company.

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Representative Matters

Represented an innovator biopharmaceutical company in its multibillion-dollar acquisition of a cancer immunotherapy biotechnology company
Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman litigation against multiple defendants concerning patents on an overactive bladder treatment
Represented an innovator biopharmaceutical company in district court and PTAB proceedings concerning patents related to RNA interference technology
Represented a multinational consumer goods company in Hatch-Waxman litigation against multiple defendants concerning patents related to long-acting cough medications
Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman litigations concerning a patent on antifungal formulations
Represented an innovator biopharmaceutical company in an interference proceeding involving nucleoside analogs useful for treating HCV infection

Representative Clients

Alnylam
Astellas Pharma
Gilead
Kite Pharma
Reckitt Benckiser

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Education

J.D. Fordham University School of Law 2013
Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology University of Pittsburgh 2006
B.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India 2001

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
New York
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Professional Memberships and Activities

Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), 2023
Member, New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, Intellectual Property Owners Association

Recognition

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The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2024
LMG Life Sciences, Rising Star, 2020