Frederick, Mareesa

Mareesa Frederick, a partner in Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP’s Washington, DC office, focuses on complex, high-stakes intellectual property litigation, with a particular emphasis on Section 337 proceedings before the International Trade Commission (ITC). She was named by The Legal 500 U.S. as a Next Generation Lawyer for ITC patent litigation. Mareesa also has extensive experience counseling clients on trade secret guidance, pre-trial strategy, strategic licensing opportunities, and patent portfolios. Mareesa has litigated numerous cases in a broad range of technologies including cosmetics, pharmaceutical products, manufacturing processes, biotechnology, polymers, semiconductor chips and packaging, kinesiotherapy devices, tunable lasers, mobile telephones, digital cameras, television and computer monitors, inkjet cartridges, printing plates, LED lighting, and automotive parts. She has also litigated cases involving design patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and trade dress claims. Prior to rejoining the firm, Mareesa was a senior investigative attorney at the ITC and served as lead government counsel in a number of Section 337 cases before the ITC involving patents for mechanical, electrical, and consumer products. In addition, she has extensive technical experience in polymer processing through her previous employment with Mobil Chemical, Films Division where she worked as a R&D engineer and a process engineer.