Senior Patent Litigation Counsel

Senior Patent Litigation Counsel — Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Tel Aviv

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's largest generic pharmaceutical company, is seeking a Senior Patent Litigation Counsel to join its global IP litigation team based in Tel Aviv. This high-profile role involves managing patent challenges and defenses across multiple jurisdictions to support Teva's generic drug pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage pharmaceutical patent litigation in Israel, the US (Hatch-Waxman/Paragraph IV), and Europe
• Coordinate with outside counsel on ANDA litigation, patent term extension challenges, and SPC disputes
• Advise on freedom-to-operate analyses and patent landscape assessments for new generic drug launches
• Handle IP disputes before the Israeli Patent Office (Reshut HaPatentim) and Israeli courts
• Develop litigation strategy for patent challenges worth hundreds of millions in potential revenue
• Manage global patent litigation budgets and outside counsel relationships across 20+ jurisdictions
• Advise on IP aspects of licensing, collaboration, and acquisition transactions

• Israel Bar Association membership; US patent bar admission is a significant advantage
• 8-12 years of patent litigation experience, ideally in the pharmaceutical or life sciences sector
• Experience with Hatch-Waxman (Paragraph IV) ANDA litigation in the US and/or European patent litigation
• Knowledge of Israeli Patent Law 5727-1967 and Israeli court patent procedures
• LLB from a top Israeli university; LLM in IP law preferred; science degree (chemistry, biology, pharmacy) is a significant advantage
• Fluent Hebrew and English
• Experience managing multi-jurisdictional litigation portfolios at a large law firm or pharmaceutical company