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President Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 Phone: 212-715-9488 Fax: 212-715-8000 jcaplan@kramerlevin.com

Mr. Caplan practices in the area of patent litigation, counseling and prosecution as well as in the areas of antitrust litigation and corporate matters involving the acquisition, sale or licensing of intellectual property rights.

Mr. Caplan's recent litigation experience includes pharmaceutical infringement actions including Hatch-Waxman and conventional non-Hatch-Waxman pharmaceutical lawsuits. For example, he recently obtained a temporary restraining order on behalf of a pharmaceutical client against two competitor drug companies. He also obtained a favorable resolution for a major telecommunications patent infringement defendant. Other recent patent litigations involve medical device and semiconductor manufacturing technologies. His litigation experience includes patent infringement actions in various United States District Courts and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Caplan currently represents defendants in several patent infringement actions in the Eastern District of Texas and in the District of New Jersey. He also appears in state courts throughout the United States involving patent ownership and misappropriation of intellectual property rights. Mr. Caplan also represents several Chinese defendants in a class action antitrust lawsuit involving the export of magnesite from China.

Another significant aspect of Mr. Caplan's practice is providing counseling to clients on infringement, validity and freedom to operate matters as well as licensing of technology. This also has involved advising corporations with respect to intellectual property issues in connection with acquisition and divestiture matters.

Mr. Caplan has extensive experience prosecuting patents in the United States and foreign patent offices for numerous clients in all fields of technology. This has included obtaining worldwide patent protection in fields such as pharmaceutical, medical device, semiconductor manufacturing and devices, automotive fuel injection, air bag and anti-lock braking systems, wireless telecommunications, consumer products, financial services and business methods. Mr. Caplan has significant experience managing all aspects of worldwide utility and design patent portfolios.

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Temple University, 1993
• B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1986

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1994
• New Jersey, 1993
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Court Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1995
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1994
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1993

Professional Affiliations

• New York Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Bar Association, Section on Intellectual Property Law
• The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys