Marie A. McKiernan
(she/her/hers)
Associate
| Litigation
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Accept & EmailEducation
- Cornell University, BS, Biology
- Tufts University School of Medicine, MPH
- Northeastern University School of Law, JD
Key Technologies
- Semiconductors
- Entertainment Systems
- Software
- Streaming Technology
- Personal Computing Devices
- Helmets
- Consumer Health Products
- Geolocation Devices
Practice Groups
Admitted to Practice
- Massachusetts
- US District Court, District of Massachusetts
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Location
- Boston
Overview
Marie McKiernan focuses her practice on patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright litigation, as well as post-grant proceedings.
Marie represents clients at all stages of litigation on intellectual property issues spanning a wide range of technologies, such as semiconductors, entertainment systems and software, streaming technology, personal computing devices and software, helmets, consumer health products, and geolocation devices.
Marie has experience litigating in multiple jurisdictions, including the Central District of California, the Northern District of California, the Southern District of California, the District of Colorado, the District of Delaware, the Northern District of Illinois, the District of Massachusetts, and the Western District of Texas.
In addition to her litigation practice, Marie actively participates in firm pro bono projects. She also frequently writes about timely litigation topics.
During law school, Marie participated in a co-op internship program, interning at the First Circuit Court of Appeals for the Honorable Norman H. Stahl and the US Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Chief Counsel. While completing her Masters at Tufts University, Marie did research for the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, analyzing the development of personalized medicines.
After graduating from the dual-degree program, Marie interned with Wolf Greenfield for four months prior to beginning a judicial clerkship for the Honorable Mary Thomas Sullivan of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Prior to joining the firm, Marie was an associate at a Boston-based litigation and insurance law firm.
Experience
Directly responsible for the preparation and presentation of trade secret misappropriation defenses, handling the direct examination of an important technical expert for a complex trade secret case concerning technology involving high speed wireless communications. Ultimately, the jury’s misappropriation verdict was favorable to the client, successfully mitigating claimed damages in the hundreds of millions to a one-dollar award.
Recognition
- Recognized on the inaugural Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list by The Best Lawyers in America©
- Repeatedly named to the list of Massachusetts Rising Stars by Super Lawyers
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2022
Expert Declarations in Inter Partes Review Proceedings Must Do More Than Create Noise: PTAB Silences Challenge to Patented Method for Cleaning “Noisy” Genetic Data
One Size Does Not Fit All: Courts Exercise Discretion in Addressing the Need for Remote Depositions in the Wake of COVID-19
COVID Prompts Compromise: Jury Trial Set to Proceed In-Person Partially
Harmony Brings Discord: Federal Circuit Affirms Finding that Ariosa Diagnostics’ Harmony® Pre-Natal Test Infringes Illumina and Verinata Health Patents
Impact and 'Unintended Benefits' of the Federal Circuit's Suspension of In-Person Oral Arguments
COVID-19 Changes How Some Courts Consider Motions to Stay Pending IPR
Must the Show Go On?: Some Judges Press Forward Scheduling Remote Patent Bench Trials
The Impact of Foreign-Based Witnesses on COVID-Related Requests for Extensions
Hearings in the Time of COVID-19: Effective Representation While Remote
Big Changes Come to Post-Grant Trials: Claim Construction Standards and SAS
How PTAB Is Defining Printed Publication
An Exercise in Restraint: Seeking and Combatting Injunctive Relief
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