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Overview

Keeto has long been considered a leading patent trial lawyer, handling high-profile disputes across multiple technologies and disciplines.

Keeto is a seasoned first-chair patent trial lawyer who has litigated numerous disputes in a variety of forums, including district court (bench and jury trials), PTAB, International Trade Commission, and international arbitrations. He has obtained jury verdicts, secured dismissals, and negotiated settlements on behalf of clients. His clients have spanned various industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, medical devices, and computer hardware and software products.

The co-leader of the firm's Life Sciences industry team, Keeto has particular experience with Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) litigation, where he assists clients seeking to introduce generic competition to the marketplace. He has litigated nearly 50 ANDA cases on behalf of various clients involving many different types of pharmaceutical products and dosage forms, including alogliptin, calcium acetate, carvedilol, colesevelam hydrochloride, dimethyl fumarate, esomeprazole, olanzapine, pioglitazone, and quetiapine fumarate, among many others.

Prior to entering private practice, Keeto served as law clerk to the Hon. Michael J. Davis of the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota.

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Recognition

  • Managing Intellectual Property IP STARS, Patent star, 2012-2024
  • Included in “IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners,” Intellectual Asset Management, 2015 – 2021
  • Ranked among top practitioners in Legal Media Group’s Life Sciences Awards every year since 2012

Education

  • J.D., Indiana University School of Law
  • B.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Finance

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Clerkships

  • Hon. Michael J. Davis, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Experience
  • Obtained jury verdict in favor of defendant in patent infringement action involving telecommunications technology.
  • Obtained dismissal of complaint involving method-of-use patents.
  • Obtain favorable settlements on behalf of clients in Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) cases.
  • Obtained favorable settlement on behalf of client in patent infringement action involving Power over Ethernet technology.
  • Obtained favorable settlement on behalf of client in patent infringement action involving chromium picolinate.
  • Lead counsel in ANDA case involving quetiapine fumarate.
  • Lead counsel on behalf of client in patent infringement action involving RFID devices and library systems.
  • Lead counsel on behalf of client in patent infringement action involving telecommunications expense management software.
  • Lead counsel on behalf of client in ANDA case involving colesevelam hydrochloride.