Gerard Justin Cedrone

Gerard Justin Cedrone is an Of Counsel attorney at Goodwin Procter LLP, primarily based in Boston, Massachusetts. His legal career includes significant appellate and litigation experience, having served as a law clerk to both Justice Neil M. Gorsuch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and Justice Elena Kagan on the Supreme Court of the United States. He also previously worked as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division.

In his patent litigation practice, Mr. Cedrone has appeared as of counsel for the defendant in Google LLC v. Personalized Media Communications, LLC, indicating experience defending operating companies in technology-focused disputes. While specific technology areas beyond this case are not detailed in publicly available summaries, Google's involvement suggests a focus on software, communications, or other digital technologies.

Mr. Cedrone earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an executive editor of the Harvard Law Review. He completed his undergraduate studies at Brown University, graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in economics. He is a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. His professional activities extend to other significant appellate matters, including representing petitioners and amici curiae in Supreme Court cases outside the patent domain. Information regarding his regular appearance in PTAB/IPR proceedings is not consistently available in public records.