Lisa M. Warren

Lisa is currently serving her third term as the Managing Partner of the Firm. She also serves as the leader of its Patent Practice Group, and Chair of its Specialty Department. Nonetheless, she is actively engaged on a day-to-day basis in what she loves: working with clients to integrate patent strategy with their business goals.

A Registered Patent Attorney, Lisa has extensive experience advising clients with regard to the development and management of their patent portfolios in the US and across the globe. In addition, Lisa’s practice includes the analysis of patent issues in diligence investigations as well as freedom to operate assessments.

Lisa is also the former chair of the Firm’s Life Sciences Industry Group, and she serves as counsel to many sectors of the life sciences community, including emerging and established companies, investors, and research and educational institutions. A microbiologist by training, Lisa’s patent experience encompasses diverse areas of life science technologies, from biologics to medical devices — including molecular and cellular biology, immunology, molecular diagnostics, food science, and nutraceuticals.

Prior to her law career, Lisa worked as a veterinary technician and conducted drug dosage efficacy studies in the clinical microbiology and pathology departments at Michigan State University; she also worked at the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine.

Affiliations

Massachusetts Bar Association

Boston Bar Association

Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA)

Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)

The Ackert Managing Partner Roundtable, member

Women Leaders Forum, The Ackert Advisory & Key Group, [past] member

MIT Enterprise Forum Healthcare & Life Science Committee, [past] chair

Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, [past] member

Worthy Circles, [past] member

Chief

Managing Partner Round Table

Speaking Engagements

Presenter, Virtual Connections 2021, Northeastern University School of Law

Moderator, So You Want a Seat at the Table – Experience from Women on Securing Board Positions, Morse Panel Presentation, 2021

Moderator, Unlocking the Mysteries of the "New Girl" Network, NUSL 2017 Women in the Law Conference

Moderator, Entrepreneur's University: Acquiring IP

Mentor, Northeastern University School of Law's Annual Women in the Law Conference

Moderator, Building Your Product & Patent Strategy from the Ground Floor - Life Sciences Series - Panel 1

Presenter, Morse Patent Law Discussion Series

Presenter, Cutting Edge Life Sciences Law & Practice for Transactional and IP Attorneys, MCLE

Presenter, Clearing, Registering & Enforcing Trademarks: An overview and mock illustration of navigating the process for non-trademark lawyers, MCLE

Publications

Patents and Pumpkins: Hidden Soft Spots Can Ruin Them Both

Expediting Patent Allowance with In-Person Interviews, Mass Lawyers Weekly

The Patent Process: Get on the Fast Track

First Woman, First IP Lawyer Leads Rte. 128 Firm into the Future, Mass Lawyers Weekly - Article PDF

Wait a Minute Mr. Postman...
How To Respond To a Demand Letter for Life Sciences Companies

Global Medical Device Regulatory Strategy

Caring for your Patent Garden During Economic Winter

How to Save Time & Money Filing a Patent Application

DDB Technologies: Beware the IP Assignment Clause

New Resource for Inventors

Patent Office Gives Green Light to Green Technologies

Ding Dong, The Witch is Dead: USPTO Rescinds Controversial Rules

Outside the office

Lisa is an avid Patriots fan and an enthusiastic (but, she says, still terrible) golfer.

Lisa's dogs, Rubi and Georgia, both rescues from warmer weather (Jamaica and Georgia, respectively), get geared up for winter!

News & Events

• Patents and Pumpkins
  Hidden Soft Spots Can Ruin Them Both
  September 18, 2018
• Celebrating Innovation and Evolution:
  Patent Practice 10th Anniversary
  November 2, 2017
• Meet the Patent Team!
  Celebrating Morse's 10 Year Patent Practice Anniversary
  November 1, 2017
• The Patent Process:
  Get on the Fast Track
  March 7, 2017
• Ten Crucial Questions to Answer Before Contacting a Patent Attorney
  How To Save Time and Money Filing a Patent Application
  August 22, 2014