Leigh J. Martinson is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Boston office. Leigh focuses his practice on strategic patent portfolio management and complex patent litigation in the areas of analog circuitry, digital circuitry, computer hardware, software, optics, medical devices, RFID technologies, packet and circuit telecommunications, wireless communications, business methods and internet technologies.
Leigh received his bachelor’s degree from Michigan Technological University in 1998 and his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 2003, with a concentration in intellectual property law. While in law school, Leigh was selected for the 2003 American Intellectual Property Law Association Giles Rich Moot Court Competition and worked as a patent agent at a local Boston law firm.
Leigh is admitted to practice in the state of Massachusetts and before the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Representative Experience
Representative Client Engagements
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Direct worldwide patent portfolio development for Fortune 500 and emerging companies
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Perform intellectual property due diligence reviews in technical areas ranging from wireless communications to athletic equipment
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Conduct freedom to operate investigations in various technological disciplines
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Prepare non-infringement and invalidity opinions for technologies including video games, microprocessors and remote computing
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Counseled leading manufacturer of semiconductor devices concerning broad assertion of infringement made against digital signal processing line of products
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Advise and direct reissue, re-examination and accelerated examination proceedings
Representative Litigation Experience
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Counsel clients on prelitigation strategies for enforcement and defensive actions
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Defended leading semiconductor manufacturer against allegations of patent infringement related to wireless network standards and various DSL standards in the Eastern District of Texas
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Defended industry leading semiconductor testing company against allegations of patent infringement in the Central District of California
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Defended content delivery network provider against patent infringement allegations in the Southern District of Texas
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Enforced patents related to mass flow control technology against industry competitors
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Enforced patents related to video conferencing technology against an industry leader
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Defended industry leading remote access software provider against numerous allegations of patent infringement in various jurisdictions
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 2003
- Michigan Technological University, B.S., 1998
