Biography
Mena's practice focuses on complex patent litigation, with an emphasis on intellectual property and patent matters in the pharmaceutical and life science fields.
Mena's practice spans all phases of civil litigation and also encompasses counseling clients on issues pertaining to patent and regulatory exclusivities as well as pre-commercial and launch assessments and litigation risks.
Mena received his law degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, cum laude, in 2018. He also earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in 2018. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, with a concentration in Molecular Cell Physiology, cum laude, from Monmouth University in 2012. Prior to joining the firm, Mena was an associate at an international law firm. He is currently admitted to practice law in New York, the District of Columbia and is registered to appear before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mena also maintains an active pharmacist license in New Jersey, where he worked as a community pharmacist in the past.
Experience
Representative Matters
AbbVie, Inc. and Allergan Pharmaceuticals International Ltd. in Hatch-Waxman litigation for AVYCAZ® (ceftazidime and avibactam for injection, intravenous use).*
AbbVie, Inc. and Genentech, Inc. in Hatch-Waxman litigation for VENCLEXTA® (venetoclax tablets).*
Alcon Inc. in Hatch-Waxman litigation for SIMBRINZA® (brinzolamide/brimonidine ophthalmic suspension).*
Alkermes, Inc. in Hatch-Waxman litigation for VIVITROL® (naltrexone for ER injectable suspension).*
Allergan, Inc. in patent infringement litigation for BOTOX® (onabotulinumtoxinA).*
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania in patent infringement litigation for a composition of matter and method of treatment patent.*
Pre-suit diligence for publicly traded pharmaceutical companies in advance of filing suit including on an oncology product for a rare cancer.*
Represent a pharmaceutical innovator in Hatch-Waxman litigation for an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia or bipolar I disorders.
*Experience prior to joining White & Case.