Kelly C. Gierer

Kelly C. Gierer — Patent Litigation Practice Summary

Practice focus. Based on the tracked case record, Ms. Gierer's patent litigation work sits in the software/mobile-technology space. Her sole tracked appearance is ImagineAR, Inc. et al. v. Niantic, Inc., a patent dispute in which she served as counsel for defendant Niantic — the developer of the Pokémon GO augmented-reality platform. The matter involves asserted augmented-reality and image-recognition technology patents against an operating company in the consumer mobile-gaming market. No web-verifiable practice description, technology-area emphasis, or IPR/PGR appearances could be located; searches returned only an unrelated Texas criminal-defense attorney named Kelly Gier, and I did not treat that as probative.

Side and firm context. Her tracked work is entirely defendant-side (1 of 1 appearances), representing an accused operating company rather than prosecuting on behalf of an NPE/PAE. She appeared through Dorsey & Whitney, an Am Law 100 firm with a substantial national IP litigation group. I could not verify from public sources whether she is currently at Dorsey & Whitney, previously practiced elsewhere, or holds in-house experience; no reliable firm biography, Justia profile, or court opinion referencing her was surfaced in web search.

Notable matters and credentials. The only verifiable tracked matter is ImagineAR, Inc. v. Niantic, Inc.; no verdict, settlement, or Federal Circuit outcome associated with her could be confirmed from public sources. Because her name did not surface in PACER-linked news coverage, Law360, Reuters Legal, or firm bios in my searches, I cannot confirm bar admissions, law school, or prior-firm history. If her background details are needed for a filing or conflicts check, I'd recommend direct confirmation via Dorsey & Whitney's attorney directory or state bar records, as the searchable record for this name is thin and easily confused with similarly named practitioners.