Aaron Lukas

Aaron Lukas is Co-Chair of the Hatch-Waxman & Biologics practice at Cozen O’Connor in Washington, DC. Aaron is a registered patent attorney who concentrates on patent litigation and counseling for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. His work includes Hatch-Waxman and biologics disputes, intellectual property litigation, patents, IP transactions, licensing, and global patent portfolio strategy. He also supports research, development, and operations teams with commercial agreements involving licenses, supply, development, services, distribution, confidentiality, and related business arrangements.

Aaron earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. He received a B.A. and a B.S. from Seattle University, with the B.S. awarded cum laude. Before entering law, he worked as a senior research scientist at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., developing thin-film precursors and deposition methods for technology applications. His scientific research and doctoral work gave him experience with chemistry, nanotechnology, semiconductor devices, display technologies, and related technical fields.

Aaron counsels clients on pre-suit Paragraph IV strategies and handles patent disputes through trial, appeal, and settlement. He has experience with inter partes review and post-grant review matters before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for patent owners and challengers. His counseling covers patentability, infringement, invalidity, and global prosecution strategies in chemical and pharmaceutical fields. He has represented generic and biosimilar companies and worked across technologies including gene synthesis, recombinant DNA, diagnostic assays, process chemistry, fine chemicals, and pharmaceuticals.

Aaron Lukas brings together patent litigation, prosecution strategy, scientific training, and transactional counseling for companies operating in regulated technology sectors. He is admitted in the District of Columbia, registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and admitted before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. His professional recognition includes inclusion in IAM Patent 1000 for 2026. His practice helps clients coordinate patent rights with product development, commercial operations, and dispute strategy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Cozen O’Connor
• Member, District of Columbia Bar

Licensed State

• District of Columbia

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Northwestern University
  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• Seattle University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) (Cum Laude)
• Seattle University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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