Practice Experience

Ms. Gratton is an associate in the firm's Intellectual Property practice group, concentrating in litigation and transactional matters that involve trademark, patent and copyright issues.

Ms. Gratton, who is a registered patent attorney, represents clients in:

• Trademark and copyright litigation, including claims of infringement, false advertising, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition and breaches of license agreements;
• Licensing, both in the traditional sense and in connection with complex international joint ventures and corporate transactions;
• Patent infringement litigation (including Hatch-Waxman);
• Patent counseling with regard to licensing, the procurement of rights and product clearance issues;
• Initial public offerings, counseling both issuers and underwriters, involving technology companies;
• Counseling lenders and acquirers in private equity transactions involving technology companies; and
• Technology licensing of software, hardware, data and other content.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Gratton served as a software expert with Stellate Systems (now a part of Alpine Biomed Corp.), a software company focused on spectral analysis and brain mapping.

Bars and Courts
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2005
US District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 2005
US Patent and Trademark Office, 2005
New York State Bar, 2005

Education
JD, Syracuse University College of Law, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Law Review--Editorial Staff, Trademark Moot Court, Justinian Honorary Society, 2004
BSc, Concentration in Immunology & Microbiology, McGill University, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships
New York Intellectual Property Law Association
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Languages
English
French
Spanish

Citizenship
United States
Canada

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