Courtney M. Krawice

Courtney Krawice an associate in Mayer Brown's Washington DC office and a member of the Intellectual Property practice.

Courtney has a background in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Patent Law and focuses her practice on patent litigation at the International Trade Commission and various district courts.

Courtney’s patent litigation experience includes pre-suit diligence, motions practice, drafting and arguing Markman briefs, managing discovery, taking and defending depositions, and pre-trial preparations. In addition, Courtney advises clients on IP portfolio development and management.

Representative District Court Experience:

• Murj, Inc. v. Rhythm Management Group, LLC et al. (D. Md. 2021) – Drafted the winning motion to dismiss based on invalidity under Section 101 to favorably resolve single-patent infringement case.

Representative Section 337 Experience at the USITC:

• Certain Smart Thermostat Hubs, Systems Containing the Same, and Components of the Same (ITC 2022-2023) – Settled investigation on favorable terms for patentee late into the discovery phase of a three-patent investigation concerning smart home and IoT devices patents while serving as the technical lead.
• Certain Mobile Electronic Devices (ITC 2022-2023) – Obtained settlement on favorable terms for patentee Maxell days prior to the evidentiary hearing involving multiple patents related to image processing, fingerprint authentication, and wireless communication technologies.

• American University Washington College of Law, JD, cum laude
  Administrative Law Review, Senior Staffer
  
• George Washington University, BS, magna cum laude

• District of Columbia

• Co-Chair of the Washington DC Bar’s Intellectual Property Community