Maier & Maier

Maier & Maier, PLLC is an intellectual property law firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, with additional offices in Dallas, Texas, Houston, Texas, and Miami, Florida. Founded in 2006 by brothers Timothy and Christopher Maier, the firm focuses primarily on intellectual property law. It is recognized as an IP boutique, serving a diverse clientele that includes large, multi-national Fortune 500 corporations, universities, middle-market and emerging market companies, and startups. Chambers USA ranks Maier & Maier in Band 3 for Intellectual Property in Northern Virginia, and IP STARS lists the firm nationally for Intellectual Property. The firm maintains an estimated annual revenue of $13.9 million with 57 employees.

The firm's IP litigation practice spans a wide array of technology areas, including electrical & computer technology, mechanical innovations, chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology, as well as clean tech, renewables, IoT, and healthcare innovations. Its attorneys and agents possess diversified technological backgrounds, with many having prior experience at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Maier & Maier is known for its expertise in patent protection, patent litigation, and licensing.

While the firm's tracked case data indicates lead counsel appearance exclusively on the plaintiff side in one instance, web sources reveal that Maier & Maier works for both plaintiffs and defendants. For example, the firm represented Xiaomi Corporation and related entities as defendants in a patent dispute with universities. Key attorneys have also represented alleged infringers and defendants in district court litigation involving technologies such as 9-1-1 call routing and location-based services.

Maier & Maier has achieved notable outcomes in patent litigation. The firm secured a jury verdict of invalidity and non-infringement in a 9-1-1 call routing technology case and achieved favorable settlements in International Trade Commission (ITC) cases involving antivenom compositions and modified vaccinia ankara (MVA) viruses. Additionally, the firm's website highlights recent victories, including securing a win at the ITC, obtaining a grant of summary judgment of invalidity based on §101 for wearable technology, and a victory in competitor litigation.

The firm also has a significant practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), handling Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Post-Grant Review (PGR) proceedings. Maier & Maier has secured institution orders for petitioners in IPRs and successfully obtained non-institution decisions for patent owners in PGRs, demonstrating proficiency in both challenging and defending patents at the PTAB. Prominent IP litigation partners include Siddhesh V. Pandit, who is also registered to practice before the USPTO and files post-grant requests for alleged infringers, and Stephen Kunin, recognized by Chambers USA as a key contact for Intellectual Property. Timothy J. Maier, a co-founder, is also a recognized intellectual property attorney.