Marcia Sundeen, a retired partner in Goodwin’s IP Litigation Practice, has the experience and advocacy skills that clients seek when their critical intellectual property assets are at issue. With more than 25 years of experience crafting litigation strategies that have facilitated client victories before U.S. District Courts and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Ms. Sundeen is an accomplished litigator whom a client describes as a “terrific lawyer” who “does great work” (Chambers USA). She has been recognized as a Washington, D.C. “IP Star” by Managing Intellectual Property (2014, 2015), named a Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer (2013-2016), and named by U.S. News – Best Lawyers as one of the best “Litigation- IP” lawyers in Washington, D.C. (2015). She is currently ranked in the first tier in the D.C. Metro Area in the area of "Litigation" by IAM 1000 – The World's Leading Patent Practitioners, which notes that “she is a critically acclaimed pro who understands the unwritten code governing interactions with administrative law judges and ITC staff.” Ms. Sundeen is also ranked as a leading individual by Chambers Global and Chambers USA in the area of “International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)" (2010-2018). Ms. Sundeen has also represented clients before numerous district courts and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in re-examinations and inter partes reviews.
Ms. Sundeen, a former attorney at the ITC, is one of the nation’s leading ITC attorneys and has an insider’s understanding of the Commission’s culture and an in-depth knowledge of the substantive and procedural complexities of Section 337 ITC actions. She is a former president of the ITC Trial Lawyers Association and a co-author and editor of the treatise on Section 337, Unfair Competition and the ITC (2012-2015). Realizing the advantages to be derived from this level of experience and expertise, numerous clients have selected Ms. Sundeen to act as lead counsel in their ITC actions, and she has been invited to speak at ITC-related conferences worldwide.
Experience
Beyond litigation, Ms. Sundeen advises clients on global patent enforcement and represents clients on customs matters and before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. She has authored a number of legal and technical publications, and is a co-inventor on U.S. Patent No. 4,293,719.
Representative Matters
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Goodwin in 2015, Ms. Sundeen was a partner at Kenyon & Kenyon in Washington, D.C., where she led that firm’s International Trade Commission Practice. Previously, she was a partner at Arnold & Porter and Pennie & Edmonds. She also served five years as an attorney at the International Trade Commission.
Credentials
Education
JD
Case Western Reserve University
BSChemistry
Marquette University
Admissions
Bars
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Supreme Court