Professionals
Practice Areas
Honors
Admissions
- District of Columbia, 2006
- State of Connecticut, 2008
- Federal Courts of Connecticut, 2009
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2005
University of Alabama, B.S., Economics, Minors in Mathematics and Computer Science, summa cum laude, 2002
Nicholas A. Geiger
Nicholas Geiger has significant experience litigating patent and trademark infringement matters, as well as false advertising, false marking, trade secret and unfair trade practice matters. He has significant experience taking high-stakes cases to trial, obtaining positive results for his clients in numerous jury and bench trials in federal district court. He represents clients in a diverse array of industries covering a wide variety of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, petrochemicals, fashion manufacturing and retail, materials science, and database software. He also counsels clients in FDA matters, seeking to harmonize clients' regulatory and litigation strategy to effectuate their business goals. Nicholas also has extensive experience managing complex matters and the devising and implementing of strategies to control the scope and cost of voluminous electronic discovery.
Experience Highlights
Counsel and Vice Chair, Pharmaceutical Litigation Practice, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2020-present
Counsel, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2016-2020
Associate, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2013-2015
Associate, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, 2008-2013
Associate, Dechert LLP, 2005-2008
News
- Patexia ANDA Intelligence Report 2024
Cantor Colburn is a Top 50 Best Performing Law Firm- Defendant and a Top 100 Most Active Law Firm-Defendant from the Patexia ANDA Intelligence Report 2024.
- Best Lawyers
Cantor Colburn is proud to announce that the following attorneys are recognized as 2025 Best Lawyers: Christopher C. Boehm, David Bomzer, Alison Caless, Michael A. Cantor, Michelle P. Ciotola, Philmore H. Colburn II, Steven M. Coyle, Nicholas A. Geiger, Charles F. O'Brien, Roberta L. Pelletier, Leah M. Reimer, Ph.D., David E. Rodrigues, Ph.D., Michael J. Rye, Bryan D. Zerhusen, Ph.D., Susan M. Zerull. Michael Cantor is a Best Lawyer Lawyer of the Year.
- November 11, 2020
Cantor Colburn's Client Alert addresses the Federal Circuit's decision on establishing venue in Hatch-Waxman suits.
- January 11, 2016
IP Law 360 published an article on January 11, 2016 about the Federal Circuit's ruling on January 8, 2016 to uphold a New Jersey district court’s ruling in favor of Actavis Elizabeth LLC and other drugmakers finding that three of Purdue Pharmaceutical Products LP’s patents for the sleep aid Intermezzo are invalid because they were obvious. Cantor Colburn's litigators represent Dr. Reddy's in the matter.
- The Connecticut Law TribuneApril 20, 2015
Cantor Colburn's article Will Biosimilar Applicants Opt Out of Patent Dance? Federal Court Ruling to Have Impact on Future Litigation Strategies," published by the Connecticut Law Tribune on April 20, 2015. Cantor Colburn has a strong IP Pharmaceutical Practice Group.
Events
- April 25, 2024New York City
Pharmaceutical Litigation Chair Steve Coyle and Vice Chair Nicholas Geiger are attending at the Paragraph IV Disputes Conference in New York City, April 25-26, 2024.
- March 5, 2024Mumbai, India
Cantor Colburn is sponsoring the 13th Annual Pharma IPR Conference in Mumbai, India, on March 5-7, 2024. Steve Coyle, Anne Maxwell, and Nick Geiger of the Pharmaceutical Practice will attend and Steve will present, Improperly Listed Orange Book Patents – Recent FTC Scrutiny and Strategies for ANDA Filers to Take Advantage. The Pharma IPR conference is India's largest global pharm IP conference, and Cantor Colburn has sponsored and attended for many years.
- October 24, 2023Chicago
Steve Coyle and Nick Geiger, Chair and Vice Chair of Cantor Colburn's Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Practice Group, will attend the 9th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium on October 24 – 25, 2023 in Chicago. The annual symposium gathers the leading pharmaceutical patent litigators for brand name and generic drug companies to receive up-to-the-minute information on the latest developments affecting Hatch-Waxman litigation and participate in significant peer-to-peer networking opportunities.
- March 1, 2023Mumbai, India
Cantor Colburn is sponsoring the 12th Annual Pharma IPR Conference in Mumbai, India, on March 1-3, 2023. Steve Coyle and Nick Geiger, litigators in the Pharmaceutical Litigation Practice, will attend.
- April 26, 2022New York City
Pharmaceutical Litigation Chair Steve Coyle will be a panelist at the Paragraph IV Disputes Conference in New York City, April 26-27, 2022.
- November 9, 2021New York City
Pharmaceutical Litigation Chair Steve Coyle will be a panelist at the Paragraph IV Disputes Conference in New York City, November 9-10, 2021. Also attending the conference are Michael Cantor and Nick Geiger.
- March 4, 2020Mumbai, India
Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the 9th Annual Pharma IPR Conference in Mumbai, India, on March 4-6, 2020. Steve Coyle and Anne Maxwell, Ph.D., Esq., co-chairs of the Pharmaceutical IP Services Practice Group, will attend, as will Nick Geiger.
- April 29, 2019New York City
Pharmaceutical Litigation Chair Steve Coyle will be a panelist at the Paragraph IV Disputes Conference in New York City, April 29-30, 2019. Cantor Colburn has a dedicated Pharmaceutical Practice Group comprised of experienced litigators, Ph.D. chemists, and patent attorneys expert in other supporting technologies. Also attending from Cantor Colburn are Michael Cantor and Nicholas Geiger.
- April 18, 2019Hartford, Connecticut
Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the Boys & Girls Club of Hartford's 2019 GREAT Futures Celebration on April 18, 2019 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
- October 1, 2018Chicago, Illinois
The 6th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium will take place in Chicago on October 1-3, 2018. Cantor Colburn has a dedicated Pharmaceutical Practice Group comprised of experienced litigators, Ph.D. chemists, and patent attorneys. Litigators Steve Coyle and Nicholas Geiger will attend.
- March 7, 2018Mumbai, India
Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the 7th Annual Pharma IPR Conference in Mumbai, India, on March 7-9. 2018. Cantor Colburn's Pharmaceutical IP Services Practice Group handles litigation, patent prosecution, inter partes reviews and other Patent Office review proceedings, opinions, landscapes, competitive intelligence, transactional services, portfolio management, biosimilar and interchangeable biological drugs, and more. Steve Coyle, who leads the Pharmaceutical Litigation Group, will speak on "ANDA filling and litigation: strategies to respond."
- May 11, 2017New Haven, Connecticut
Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association's Judge's Dinner on May 11, 2017. Michael Rye is a past president.
- April 24, 2017New York, New York
Cantor Colburn litigation partner Steve Coyle moderated the panel "The Ongoing Jurisdiction Debate: From Mylan to TC Heartland" at the Paragraph IV Disputes Conference in New York City, which the firm also sponsored. Cantor Colburn has a dedicated Pharmaceutical Practice Group comprised of experienced litigators, Ph.D. chemists, and patent attorneys.
- May 13, 2015New Haven, Connecticut
The IP Inn of Court for Connecticut was inaugurated on May 13, 2015. The Inn was inaugurated when Federal Circuit Judge Richard Linn presented District of Connecticut Judge Janet Bond Arterton with the charter of the Inn.
Cantor Colburn's Michael Cantor, Co-Managing Partner, and Nicholas Geiger, Litigation Associate, are officers of the IP Inn. Other Cantor Colburn attorneys who are charter members are Bud Bedingfield and Christopher Boehm.
- April 22, 2015Hartford, Connecticut
Litigator Nicholas Geiger will be a part of the panel discussion "How to Break Your Adversary without Breaking the Bank: IP Litigation Strategies" at the Connecticut Bar Association IP Law Section Spring Meeting and Networking Event on April 22, 2015 in Hartford.
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Intellectual Property Owners Association
Connecticut Bar Association
Connecticut IP Inn of Court, Charter Member, Membership Committee Co-Chair