Marguerite McConihe

Marguerite McConihe is a distinguished patent litigation and intellectual property transactional attorney at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., where she was elevated to Member in December 2020. She specializes in advising high-growth technology companies and their investors, with a focus on a wide array of technology verticals including AI, semiconductors, financial technology, life sciences, solar technology, and health technology. Her practice also emphasizes clients in the hardware, software, internet, biotechnology, and medical device industries. McConihe provides comprehensive IP strategy, encompassing pre-deal counseling, monetization, structuring, and navigating complex multi-national litigation, with a focus on maximizing the value of intellectual property assets such as patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks.

McConihe primarily represents patent owners and complainants, particularly in high-stakes intellectual property disputes before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and federal courts. She has been recognized by Patexia among the top Best Performing ITC Attorneys Representing Complainants. Notable successes include representing Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in an ITC investigation, which resulted in an exclusion order against TCL and Realtek Semiconductor for graphics processing unit (GPU) patent infringement. She also secured favorable settlements for Daedalus Prime in ITC investigations against Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm Corporation concerning power management and semiconductor manufacturing processes. Further, she acted as lead counsel for GlobalFoundries in ITC and District Court actions related to semiconductor devices, which settled rapidly.

Her litigation experience also includes securing the dismissal of a patent infringement case against NextGen Healthcare Information Systems in the Eastern District of Texas, which was affirmed on appeal, involving patent-ineligible subject matter. While her firm handles PTAB matters, specific instances of her regular appearance as lead counsel in IPR or PGR proceedings are not prominently detailed in available sources. McConihe is admitted to the State Bar of California, having been admitted in December 2015.