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Hugham Chan

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Overview

Hugham Chan is a counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of its Intellectual Property Group. He litigates patent infringement cases across many industries and has a particular focus on the life sciences and technology sectors.

Before joining the firm, Hugham was an assistant U.S. attorney (AUSA) in the Eastern District of Virginia, where he defended the federal government in civil suits involving a variety of statutes, such as the Patent Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, the Contract Disputes Act, and the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act. That experience included successful appeals that resulted in precedential decisions from the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Prior to his stint as an AUSA, Hugham served as a law clerk to both the Honorable Reggie B. Walton, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and the Honorable Raymond T. Chen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Career & Education

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    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
      Assistant U.S. Attorney, 2020–2024
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
      Assistant U.S. Attorney, 2020–2024

    • Professorial Lecturer in Law
      Legal Research and Writing, The George Washington University Law School, 2016–2017
    • Professorial Lecturer in Law
      Legal Research and Writing, The George Washington University Law School, 2016–2017

    • Rice University, B.S.
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with high honors
    • Rice University, B.S.
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with high honors

    • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    • New York
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    • New York
    • District of Columbia

    • Law Clerk, Honorable Raymond T. Chen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2017
    • Law Clerk, Honorable Reggie B. Walton, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2016
    • Law Clerk, Honorable Raymond T. Chen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2017
    • Law Clerk, Honorable Reggie B. Walton, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2016

    • Board of Directors, Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund, 2015–2017
    • Asian Pacific American Bar Association–DC, 2013–2014
    • Board of Directors, Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund, 2015–2017
    • Asian Pacific American Bar Association–DC, 2013–2014

Representative Matters

  • Defended the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s calculation of “A” delay in a patent term adjustment matter. Lundbeck A/S v. USPTO, 2024 WL 3490289 (E.D. Va. July 19, 2024).
  • Represented the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as trial counsel at a prosecution laches trial. Hyatt v. Vidal, 2024 WL 2208581 (D.D.C. May 16, 2024).
  • Represented the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as appellate counsel in a patent term adjustment case concerning “C” delay. SawStop Holding LLC v. Vidal, 48 F.th 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2022).
  • Defended the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in a 35 U.S.C. § 145 action. Nomula v. Hirshfeld, 561 F. Supp. 3d 617 (E.D. Va. 2021).
  • Represented the Social Security Administration as trial and appellate counsel in a putative class action regarding auxiliary benefits for early retirees. N.P. v. Kijakazi, 64 F.4th 577 (4th Cir. 2023).
  • Defended the AbilityOne Commission, in an Administrative Procedure Act case, against allegations that the agency unlawfully failed to intervene in a dispute between a contractor and a subcontractor. PRIDE Indus. v. VersAbility Res., Inc., 670 F. Supp. 3d 323, 327 (E.D. Va. 2023).