Jacqueline Genovese Bova

Specialty / Focus. Jacqueline Genovese Bova is a senior associate in Goodwin Procter's Intellectual Property Litigation practice (Washington, DC office), concentrating on patent litigation and post-grant proceedings in federal courts and before the PTAB. Her matters span electronics/semiconductors, consumer products, fintech, and pharmaceutical/biologic technologies (including BPCIA and Hatch-Waxman cases). Her tracked matter, Nike, Inc. v. New Balance Athletics, Inc. (D. Mass.), involves nine Nike "Flyknit" patents directed to knitted textile shoe uppers and related manufacturing methods — a mechanical/textile-adjacent technology set alongside her broader electronics and pharma docket.

Side / Representation. Her tracked docket is entirely defendant-side (1 appearance, all as defense counsel at Goodwin). Firm-published representations confirm a primarily defense-oriented practice — New Balance, Teva, IBM, and Pass & Seymour — though she has also represented plaintiffs (Gillette subsidiary P&G against Dollar Shave Club). No NPE/PAE prosecution work appears in her practice.

Notable matters. Beyond Nike v. New Balance (where New Balance's partial motion to dismiss was denied in August 2024, and the case was later stayed pending IPRs), her verifiable matters include Otsuka v. Teva (D. Del., REXULTI® ANDA case settled favorably before trial), CellCast Techs. v. United States (Court of Federal Claims, representing IBM), and Gillette v. Dollar Shave Club, where her team prevailed at claim construction, defeated summary judgment and an IPR petition, and settled favorably before trial.

PTAB / IPR. Yes — IPRs are a stated core part of her practice, including the IPRs related to Nike v. New Balance and the successfully defeated IPR petition in the Gillette matter.

Bar / Education. J.D., Brooklyn Law School (2016, cum laude); B.A., Stonehill College (2012); admitted in New York and the District of Columbia; former clerk to Judge Ramon E. Reyes Jr., E.D.N.Y. Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2024–2026) and Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2024–2025) for IP litigation. Sources: Goodwin firm profile, CourtListener/Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, Justia.