AttorneysEd Center

Leigh J. Martinson, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, based in its Boston office, where he is a member of the Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department. He 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. Mr. Martinson, who frequently writes about patent issues, is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Visit his blog at http://bpaiwatchdog.blogspot.com/.

Robert J. Walters, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, based in its Washington, D.C. office. A member of the Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department, he focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and counseling. He is an experienced trial attorney and has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in numerous state and federal jury trials. Mr. Walters frequently speaks on intellectual property litigation topics, and he is currently the Vice Chair of the International Trade Commission (ITC) Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association. He is the author or co-author of several articles, including “§337 Orders – Remedies and Enforcement: Demystifying §337 Investigations at the ITC,” Intellectual Property Owners Association (July 2006) and “Advantages of a Section 337 Investigation at the U.S. International Trade Center,” IP Litigation (May/June 2006).