Rose, Carl J.

Monica Grewal is a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property Department, and a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. She joined the firm in 2004 and serves as a co-chair of the Diversity Committee.

Practice

Ms. Grewal’s practice focuses on helping clients identify and protect their intellectual property with an emphasis on strategically building their patent portfolios and intellectual property litigation.

With respect to patent advice and prosecution, Ms. Grewal has written patent applications in a wide range of technology areas including: medical devices and procedures, imaging technologies for surgical and diagnostic applications, spectroscopic applications, semi-conductor fabrication, gas turbine engine applications, optics, control systems, computer networking, signal processing, business methods, and other software and telecommunications based technologies.

Ms. Grewal has experience with patent litigation in the International Trade Commission (ITC) and in the Federal Courts, involving various aspects of digital camera technology, computer software and hardware, GPS technology, signal processing, electronic devices and wireless communications technology.

Her recent experience includes being part of the teams that:

• Currently represent a semiconductor manufacturer of analog circuitry in a patent infringement case against a competing semiconductor manufacturer in the District of Massachusetts.
• Successfully represented a digital camera technology company in an action filed against two cellular handset manufacturers resulting in a finding of a violation based on infringement of two patents in a Section 337 proceeding before the ITC. A corresponding patent infringement action was withdrawn prior to the final hearing in Dusseldorf, Germany.
• Successfully represented a manufacturer of GPS chips in an action against a competing GPS chip company resulting in a finding of a violation based on infringement of six patents in a Section 337 proceeding before the ITC.
• Obtained a summary judgment of non-infringement on behalf of a camera manufacturer in an action brought by a non-practicing entity in the District of Delaware and a summary affirmance by the Federal Circuit of a patent relating to electronic image storage systems. Successful in having a related ITC litigation withdrawn in favor of the client.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Grewal was a partner at a local general practice firm, where she co-founded the intellectual property group. Ms. Grewal also worked at two intellectual property boutique firms and served time as an in-house intellectual property attorney at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. Additionally, Ms. Grewal was a former engineer at United Technologies Corporation, Hamilton Standard Division, where she was involved in a variety of United States space programs, including the advanced testing of the NASA spacesuit and shuttle environmental control systems.

Ms. Grewal is the recipient of the several honors and awards including: Recognition of Exemplary Contribution—NASA JSC Crew & Thermal Systems Division (1995), NASA Group Achievement Award—STS 61 Hubble Telescope Repair Mission (1994).

Professional Activities

Ms. Grewal serves as a member of the Board of Governors of the Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA) and is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), the Boston Bar Association (BBA), the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). She is also an active member of the Engineering Advisory Committee at Trinity College (1992–1998, 2008–present).

Recent Speaking Engagements

• Monica Grewal was a panelist at the 7th India Project Intellectual Property Rights Summit, February 14–19, 2010.
• Monica Grewal was a panelist at WilmerHale’s 9th Annual IP Conference, entitled "How Far Will Your US Patents and Trademarks Go and Where Should You Think About Filing?" on June 2, 2009.
• Monica Grewal participated in and moderated a panel at the George Washington University Law School India Project IP Delegation on February 14–19, 2009. The panel was entitled “Patentable Subject Matter in India and Other Patent Regimes.”
• Monica Grewal represented WilmerHale and introduced the “Mobile 2.0: Tools and Technologies” panel in the Technology Track at TiECON on June 15, 2007.
• Monica Grewal was a Member of the Technological Advancements and Law Panel presenting Patent Protection for Medical Methods/Devices, Nov. 6–8, 2002, at the LawTech 2002, 3rd International Conference on Law and Technology, sponsored by the International Society for Law and Technology (ISLAT), Cambridge, MA

Publications

• Monica Grewal, "Gaining a Competitive Edge by Protecting IP Effectively in Foreign Markets," Inside the Minds International IP Issues and Strategies, 2009.
• Monica Grewal and Donald R. Steinberg, "Business Method Patent Decision Addresses Inducement and Permanent Injunctions" – WilmerHale Email Alert – June 2005
• "Shuttle EMU 25 EVA Manned Chamber Testing – Endurance Validated." Paper, 24th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 1994.