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Edward Hejlek

Counsel - Litigation and Investigations · Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

United StatesPatent Prosecution, Patent Litigation

About

Edward Hejlek is Counsel in the Litigation and Investigations practice at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, based in the United States. He focuses on patent preparation and prosecution, infringement analysis, and licensing of patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. His experience spans pharmaceuticals, life science technologies, secondary batteries, single crystal silicon, and polymeric/composite materials. He rejoined the firm in 2023 after serving as general counsel for two clients and taking them public. Notable achievements include the successful prosecution and licensing of the Taxol anti-cancer drug process patents and serving as outside patent counsel to Ilypsa during its $420 million acquisition. He is an adjunct professor of patent law at Saint Louis University School of Law.

Practice areas

Patent ProsecutionPatent LitigationTrademark LicensingTrade Secret LicensingInfringement AnalysisLife Science TechnologiesPharmaceuticalsBattery TechnologiesMaterials Science

Office

Expertise

Patent Preparation and ProsecutionPatent Infringement AnalysisPatent, Trademark and Trade Secret Licensing

Admissions

  • Missouri Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis