Deborah J. Mariottini

Deborah J. Mariottini is a patent litigation attorney at Desmarais LLP, focusing on complex technology disputes, including patent litigation, PTAB proceedings, licensing disputes, and international arbitration. Her practice demonstrates experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes intellectual property matters. While the tracked cases show her on the defendant side, her contributions to significant plaintiff-side victories highlight her versatile litigation capabilities.

Ms. Mariottini handles cases across diverse technology areas, including medical devices, biotechnology, and computer networking. She was a key member of the Desmarais LLP team that secured substantial jury verdicts for Ravgen in prenatal genetic testing patent trials, including a $272.5 million verdict against LabCorp in the Western District of Texas and a $57 million verdict in another trial. In these trials, she conducted examinations of Ravgen's clinical and technical experts. She also contributed to the defense of PTAB challenges to Ravgen's genetic-testing patents. Her current work includes defending Cisco Systems, Inc. in an ongoing patent infringement case brought by Quicker Connections LLC, which involves high-speed networking platforms.

Her experience extends to representing clients in PTAB proceedings, reflecting Desmarais LLP's significant involvement in IPRs across various technologies. The firm has successfully defended IPRs related to prenatal genetic testing, radiofrequency ablation, and other life sciences patents.

Ms. Mariottini earned her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 2019, where she was an editor for the Journal of Law and Technology. She holds a B.A., magna cum laude, in Political Science and Physics from Binghamton University, State University of New York (2015). She was admitted to the New York bar in 2020.