Marshall A. Lerner is the managing partner of Kleinberg & Lerner, LLP and has been with the firm since its inception in 1985. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, cum laude, from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1962 and earned his Juris Doctor, with Honors, from George Washington University in 1965. Mr. Lerner has practiced intellectual property law since 1965.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Lerner served as an examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and as a patent advisor to the Office of Naval Research.

Mr. Lerner is admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the state bars of California and the District of Columbia.

His practice focuses on patent, trademark, and copyright litigation, as well as counseling clients on U.S. and international patent and trademark matters. Mr. Lerner has lectured at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and the USC Marshall School of Business. He has also conducted workshops on advertising injury and intellectual property risk management for the Insurance Educational Association of California.

Mr. Lerner’s practice encompasses a broad range of intellectual property matters, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, internet-related law, and unfair competition.