Heidi E. Strain

Heidi E. Strain is a patent litigator with a notable focus on disputes before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Her practice background includes a decade of experience at the ITC, where she served as an Investigative Attorney with first-chair trial responsibility for litigating intellectual property disputes on behalf of the U.S. government. Her work encompassed all phases of ITC patent trials between 2007 and the end of 2010. Now in private practice, her work involves patent dispute resolution and negotiations.

Based on tracked cases, Ms. Strain has represented plaintiffs in patent infringement matters. In her single tracked appearance, she served as local counsel for the plaintiff, Orthosie Systems, LLC, an entity that has been described as a non-practicing entity (NPE) in news reports concerning related litigation. In that case, Orthosie Systems, LLC v. LoJack Corporation, the plaintiff asserted a patent related to vehicle monitoring technology. While LoJack was the named defendant in the tracked case, another defendant sued by Orthosie in a contemporaneous case successfully had the lawsuit dropped without payment.

Ms. Strain is an attorney at Strain PLLC, a boutique intellectual property law firm based in Washington, D.C. Prior to her government service at the ITC, she practiced at a major international law firm. No appearances in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings have been identified.

Ms. Strain received her A.B. magna cum laude from Harvard University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.