Lisa M. Tittemore

Practice Areas

Litigation

Trademark

Career

Lisa is a partner at Sunstein and the Chair of the Litigation Practice. Lisa is a seasoned litigator, serving as lead counsel in patent, trademark and copyright litigation in federal courts throughout the United States. Lisa has extensive experience in intellectual property matters, providing strategic counsel to clients on both domestic and international issues and guiding the firm’s efforts in protecting and enforcing clients’ valuable brands and ideas. Lisa is a member of the firm’s Management Committee.

Professional Memberships

Professional and Community Involvement

Member of the Boston Bar Association Law Firm Leadership Forum. Numerous past leadership positions within the BBA, including former member of BBA Council; Co-Chair, Litigation Section; member of Children and Youth Outreach Leadership Task Force.

Member of the AIPLA Amicus Committee

Co-author of then U.S. Supreme Court "Bad Spaniels" Amicus Brief for AIPLA

Member of the Board of Advisors and the Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) Commitee for the Museum of Science Boston

Co-director of the firm's Practicum Program in partnership with New England Law Boston.

Past-President, Federal Bar Association, Massachusetts Chapter

Women’s Bar Association Women’s Leadership Initiative Mentor; leader of WBA Mentoring Circle; WBA Awards and Recognition Committee member

Performs significant pro bono work, including representation of GoodWeave. GoodWeave’s founder Kailash Satyarthi, was a co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. GoodWeave’s mission is to end child labor in the carpet industry and offer educational opportunities to children in weaving communities. Has also provided pro bono legal services for artists and artisans as a panel member for the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Legal Referral Program.

Initiated the firm’s involvement in the Citizen Schools 8th Grade Academy; over a decade working as a tutor of students in Boston Public Schools.

Member of: American Bar Association (ABA), American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Boston Bar Association (BBA), Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA), Federal Bar Association (FBA), International Trademark Association (INTA), Massachusetts Bar Association, Pharmaceutical Trademarks Group, Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts and Women in Bio.

Publications

Publishes frequently on the topic of intellectual property protection. Author of practice guide “Protecting and Enforcing Copyright” (MCLE, Inc., 3rd Edition).

Work Highlights

Benchmark Technologies, Inc. v. Yuqiang (Richard) Tu and Kifonix Technology, LLC.

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in firm client Benchmark Technologies’ favor and denied defendants’ motion seeking to overturn the favorable jury verdict and final judgment in Benchmark Technologies, Inc. v. Yuqiang (Richard) Tu and Kifonix Technology, LLC. The Court’s order affirmed an earlier judgement after a 5-jury trial in January 2023, that Benchmark's claims, including trade secret and unfair competition claims.

Benchmark, an international supplier of test reticles, photomasks, and related services for lithography systems, filed suit in February 2022, after its former senior applications engineer resigned to form a competing business and, among other misconduct, misappropriated five categories of trade secrets — valuable Benchmark intellectual property that gives the company a distinct competitive advantage in the market.

With quick action, Sunstein was able to swiftly shut down the defendants’ illegal activity on Benchmark’s behalf with a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, protecting vital portions of Benchmark’s business from irreparable harm.

Awards

Education