Gretchen P. Miller

Gretchen Miller is a registered patent attorney with extensive experience representing clients before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). She has played a key role in complex Section 337 investigations, working closely with experts and trial teams to develop effective litigation strategies. With over 15 years of experience in both patent prosecution and litigation, Gretchen regularly advises clients on patent procurement and enforcement, helping them secure and defend valuable intellectual property rights worldwide.

She has successfully litigated patents in diverse technology areas in proceedings before the ITC, federal district courts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Her technical knowledge allows her to craft sophisticated, creative solutions tailored to each client’s unique business and litigation goals. Gretchen’s experience includes:

• Patent Prosecution: prosecuted and obtained patents for various technologies including two approved drugs
• FTO/Opinion Work: performed due diligence for an IPO; performed freedom‐to‐operate studies and opinion work for clients for technologies including engineered cell therapy, solar cells, and medical devices
• Patent Litigation: conducted direct and cross‐examinations in federal court; taken and defended depositions of fact and expert witnesses; drafted claim construction, trial and appellate briefs; argued claim terms in Markman hearing; prepared infringement and invalidity contentions; worked with jury consultant to craft trial strategies
  • Participated in multiple Hatch-Waxman/ANDA litigations and trials. These pharmaceutical products included prostaglandins, corticosteroids, vitamin D analogs, and pain medication
  • Worked with experts to form litigation strategies; designed studies to support our technical and legal positions
• Pro Bono: represented the Children’s Law Center in a trial involving a contested adoption; prosecuted and obtained a patent for a social entrepreneur through the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation

Practice Areas

Representative Matters

Patent Litigation (ITC)

• Certain Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Components Thereof, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1133
• Certain Vision-Based Driver Assistance System Cameras and Components Thereof, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-907
• Certain Vision-Based Driver Assistance System Cameras and Components Thereof, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-899
• Certain Devices for Improving Uniformity Used in a Backlight Module and Components Thereof and Products Containing the Same, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-805
• Certain Vaginal Ring Birth Control Devices, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-768
• Certain MLC Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-683
• Certain Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Products Containing Same, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-665
• Certain Devices for Determining Organ Positions and Certain Subassemblies Thereof, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-555

Prior Experience

• Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 2004-2020

Education

Admissions

Court Admissions

Awards

Super Lawyers Washington DC, Rising Star, Patent Litigation, 2014, 2015

Professional & Community Involvement

Served as extern for the American Red Cross and Public Interest Intellectual Property  Advisors in Washington, DC.   

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