Marta Gross is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department, and a member of its Intellectual Property Group and Life Sciences Practice. Ms. Gross has experience in the full range of patent practice, including litigation, opinion matters, strategic counseling and due diligence. Her principal focus is in the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. Ms. Gross leads Goodwin Procter’s opinion practice. Her work in this area includes strategic counseling involving infringement, validity, enforceability and freedom to operate issues.

Ms. Gross also has extensive experience with patent infringement actions and patent interference work related to chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, semiconductor devices and processing and biotechnology.

Professional Activities

Ms. Gross is a member of the New York City Bar and is the Chair of the Patents Committee. She is also a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the American Bar Association.

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Ms. Gross was a partner at Fish & Neave. Previous to her legal practice, she worked as an engineer and manager of new product development at Millipore Corporation and as an engineer at General Electric Company.

Bar and Court Admissions

Ms. Gross is admitted to the bars of New York and Massachusetts, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and various federal courts.

Education

J.D., Suffolk University, 1988 (cum laude)
S.B., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980