Tara M. Raghavan 

Tara M. Raghavan is a partner at Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP. Her practice focuses on complex patent litigation, counseling and opinion work, particularly relating to the Hatch-Waxman Amendments to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

Patent Litigation

Ms. Raghavan's litigation practice focuses on patent infringement lawsuits. Ms. Raghavan has considerable experience in all facets of litigation, including fact and expert discovery matters, pre-trial and trial phases of federal litigation, as well as experience at the federal appellate level. Ms. Raghavan has participated in patent litigation involving such drugs as Tricor® (fenofibrate), Altace® (ramipril), and Omnicef® (cefdinir).

Opinion Work and Patent Counseling

Ms. Raghavan has prepared scores of opinions of counsel for clients on a variety of intellectual property issues, including non-infringement opinions and invalidity opinions on patents covering pharmaceutical drugs, as well as legal opinions and memoranda on other various subject matter, including the Safe Harbor provision associated with the Hatch-Waxman Amendments to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Ms. Raghavan has also counseled clients regarding the scope of marketability for their products in view of the relevant patent landscape.

Patent Prosecution

Ms. Raghavan is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and has had significant experience preparing and prosecuting patents. The technological fields with which Ms. Raghavan has experience include such diverse areas as the mechanical arts (including medical devices), business methods and systems, the chemical arts (both organic and inorganic, including polymers and hydrogen fuel reforming methods), and pharmaceuticals.

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP, Ms. Raghavan worked on patent prosecution, trademark litigation, trademark prosecution, and copyright prosecution matters at Denison & Associates in Chicago.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Raghavan worked as an organic chemistry intern for Stat Analysis (Hi Tek Environmental), an environmental testing firm in Chicago's Technology Park, where she prepared soil samples for chlorine and CFC analysis. She also served as a Research Assistant for the University of Illinois at Chicago Economics Department. In that capacity, Ms. Raghavan helped to organize Emissions Trading conferences at the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago and edit conference volumes.