Alexander P. OttAssociateMcDermott Will & Schulte LLPWebsitewww.mwe.comBlogwww.mwe.com/insightsConnectEmail202-756-8496 Professional Biography Alexander P. Ott is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Alex focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation. More Legal and Business Bylines From Alexander P. Ott A New Vision: Collateral Estoppel Doesn’t Extend to Related Claims - (Posted On Thursday, September 19, 2024) Later-Filed, Earlier-Expiring Patent Not an ODP Reference - (Posted On Thursday, August 29, 2024) Section 337 Doesn’t Require Article III Standing for Claimant but Claimant Must Be “Patentee” - (Posted On Thursday, May 30, 2024) Stud-y Harder: Domestic Industry Must Be Established for Each Asserted Patent - (Posted On Thursday, May 16, 2024) ITC Shines Light on DI: Complainant Can’t Aggregate Investments Across Patents, Prongs - (Posted On Thursday, April 11, 2024) R&D Expenditures Need Only Relate to Subset of Domestic Industry Product - (Posted On Thursday, February 01, 2024) Mootness Requires Covenant Not to Sue to Be Unconditional and Irrevocable - (Posted On Friday, June 30, 2023) No Smoking Gun Here: Soliciting Input Sufficient to Satisfy Commission’s Statutory Obligation - (Posted On Thursday, April 06, 2023) Threat of ITC Exclusion Order Is Too Speculative to Constitute Irreparable Harm - (Posted On Thursday, July 21, 2022) Patent Invalidity Doesn’t Demonstrate Good Faith for Consent Order Violation - (Posted On Thursday, March 10, 2022) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis COSTLY WIN: Court Dismisses Suit Against Safeway Because COVID Messages Are Exempt But It May Have Lost the Bigger Battle by: Eric J. Troutman TEXTS ARE NOT CALLS!: Second Court Holds Text Messages Cannot Violate TCPA’s DNC Provisions And It Is Getting Interesting Now by: Eric J. Troutman FCA Findings Following UK Review of Algorithmic Trading Controls by: Neil Robson , Sara Portillo Borrowing and Lending 101 by: Financial Poise Faculty Valuing Lost Profits in Litigation: Making the Case (and the Math) Work by: Financial Poise Faculty Practical Tips for Taking and Defending Depositions by: Michele Schechter AI Notetaking Tools Under Fire: Lessons from the Otter.ai Class Action Complaint by: Joseph J. Lazzarotti Why Anthropic’s Copyright Settlement Changes the Rules for AI Training by: Timothy P. Scanlan, Jr. , Andrew R. Lee The Future of Work: California Employment Legislation in 2025 by: Christopher W. Olmsted , Charles L. Thompson, IV Beltway Buzz, August 29, 2025 by: James J. Plunkett ECHA Publishes Updated REACH Restriction Proposal for PFAS by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Colorado Budget Cuts Hit Home for Medicaid Providers by: Ryan B. Thurber , Bragg E. Hemme PEER Petitions MAHA Commission to Remove PFAS from U.S. Food Chain by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Canada’s Plan of Priorities Includes Several Nanoscale Materials by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Age Discrimination Act—Which Proscribes Age Discrimination in Programs Receiving Federal Assistance—Does Not Apply to Medical Residency Rankings, Ninth Circuit Panel Rules by: Daniel J. Ganz Upcoming Events Sep 15-16 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15-16 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Sep 29-30 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - New York Oct 20-21 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - California Print