Harrison Gunn is a senior associate in Goodwin's Intellectual Property Litigation group where he focuses his practice on patent matters spanning technologies in the pharmaceutical, electronic, and mechanical arts. Harrison's experience includes trials before state and federal district courts, appeals before the Federal Circuit, post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Section 337 Investigations before the International Trade Commission, and confidential arbitrations. Harrison is a contributor to the firm’s Big Molecule Watch, an award-winning blog that reports real-time analysis and updates on regulatory issues, litigation, legislation, and other news in the developing world of biosimilars. He is also an editor of the firm’s PTAB Trial Tracker, a newsletter that publishes regular updates on legal developments related to post-grant proceedings. Harrison also provides pro bono representation on immigration matters helping unaccompanied children obtain permanent resident status.
Professional Experience
In law school, Harrison assisted clients with biotechnology and nanotechnology related products through the Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic. He was also an editor of the Journal of Law & Innovation and the Journal of Business Law and was a President of the Penn Intellectual Property Group. Harrison received a Certificate in Engineering Entrepreneurship from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania concurrent with his legal studies.
In 2024, Harrison completed a six-month rotation as a Special Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County at Lowell District Court where he brought five cases to trial—two jury trials and three bench trials—and was able to obtain guilty verdicts on both jury trials and all but one of the bench trials. Harrison also argued dozens of evidentiary and non-evidentiary motions including motions to dismiss, motions to suppress, and other discovery related motions.
Credentials
Education
JD2020
University of Pennsylvania Law School
BSChemical Engineering2017
Syracuse University
Admissions
Bars
- Massachusetts
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit