Eric J Marandett

Practice Areas

Eric Marandett, co-chair of Choate’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group, represents biotech, pharmaceutical, and technology companies in high stakes patent litigation and other intellectual property and commercial disputes in order to protect their mission-critical intellectual property portfolios. Clients appreciate how Eric combines a keen business savvy that comes from his years of experience in the biopharma space with the courtroom skills of a seasoned trial lawyer. He is a go-to resource for a range of “bet-the-company” disputes, from competitor patent infringement litigation including Hatch-Waxman and biosimilar litigation, to trade secret disputes and licensing/collaboration disputes. Eric also regularly handles IPR trials and other post-grant proceedings before the patent office and provides strategic counseling and diligence advice to clients in connection with their transformative transactions.

Eric’s highly collaborative approach instills great confidence among his clients, which include, among others, Takeda, Shire, Alnylam, Biogen, Gilead, Celgene, Wyeth, and Bain Life Sciences.

Professional Memberships

Member of the American Bar Association Intellectual Property and Litigation sections;

Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association;

Member of the Boston Bar Association;

Member of the Massachusetts Bar Association;

Member of the Board of Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights;

Member of the Executive Leadership Team for American Heart Association’s Lawyers Have Heart;

Member of the Board of the Boston IP Inn of Courts;

Former Member of the Dana Farber Leadership Council