Maisel, Jennifer

Jennifer Maisel (“Jen”), a partner at Rothwell Figg, is a highly skilled strategist and thought leader in intellectual property (IP) law and litigation. She advises both large corporations and emerging companies on protecting and leveraging their groundbreaking innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, big data, the Internet of Things, privacy, cybersecurity, quantum computing, and blockchain. With technical experience developing language models for natural language processing applications, Jen is uniquely equipped to guide clients through complex IP, data protection, and privacy challenges in the AI space. She is currently counsel to The New York Times in the landmark litigation against Microsoft and Open AI alleging copyright infringement through the training of their generative AI tools. Jen advises clients on identifying, securing, and monetizing their IP rights, including patents, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, data rights, and open-source frameworks. Her litigation practice spans district courts nationwide, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. A registered practitioner before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Jen provides strategic counsel as to the scope, validity, and enforceability of rights of existing patents. She holds a B.S. in Information Science, Systems, and Technology with a specialization in Operations Research and Information Engineering from Cornell University (cum laude) and a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School (with honors). Jen serves as Co-chair of the Quantum Computing Subcommittee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Emerging Technologies Committee.