Larissa S. Bifano
SociaUS Chair, Patent Development & Strategy practice
EXPERIENCE
Representative engagements include:
- Advised numerous technology companies on patent offensive and defensive strategy
- Counseled numerous start-up companies on patent strategy
- Lawyer in Residence at the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School
- Prosecuted numerous patents for many significant semiconductor and telecommunications companies
- Prepared and prosecuted numerous inter partes review (IPR) proceedings addressing patent validity
Awards
Chambers USA
- Band 4, Massachusetts Intellectual Property (2023 – 2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Patents: Licensing (2023-2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) (2023 – 2024)
- Recommended, Intellectual Property Patents: Licensing (2021)
- Recommended, Intellectual Property Patent Litigation: Full Coverage (2019 – 2020)
- Recommended, Intellectual Property Patents: Licensing (2020)
Additional Recognitions
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – Go To Lawyers IP (2021)
- Nine DLA Piper lawyers recognized by BTI Consulting Group for superior client service, December 2020
Media Mentions
- "Top 50 Women in PTAB Trials," PTAB Bar Association, October 11, 2019
- Quoted, "Breaking Down The Proposal For A Patent Eligibility Revamp," Law360, May 29, 2019
- "DLA Piper Announces New Artificial Intelligence Practice," Law360, May 15, 2019