Paula D. Heyman

Paula Heyman is a patent litigator and registered patent attorney who thrives on a challenge.  She excels in the most complex cases, representing clients in federal courts across the U.S. and the International Trade Commission (ITC). She is an innovative trial attorney with extensive experience in all phases of litigation, from pre-suit investigation, fact and expert discovery and claim construction through motion practice, trials, and appeals.

Paula is exceptionally skilled in handling the most complicated patent litigations for technology, medical device, energy, telecommunications, and product manufacturing companies.  She has prevailed in cases involving a wide array of technologies, including computer systems, computer chips, artificial intelligence, telecommunications systems, database management software, website functionality, medical devices, and natural gas processing.

Paula effectively uses witness testimony and graphics to explain the complex technologies at the center of her matters to judges and juries in a way that is both understandable and compelling such that they will be remembered throughout the trial. Articulate and communicative, Paula also makes it a priority to keep her clients well-informed along every step of the litigation process. 

In addition, she frequently represents clients in proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Her understanding of the impact these administrative proceedings have on traditional patent litigation gives her clients a significant advantage over their opponents.

Because she has both prosecuted and litigated patents, Paula provides an uncommon and unique perspective in her strategic counsel to companies looking to identify and protect their intellectual property assets. She assists her clients in the management and development of strategic world-wide patent portfolios in areas such as integrated circuit design and software for the layout of integrated circuits; semiconductor manufacturing technology, including the design and manufacture of photomasks and the processing steps necessary to fabricate integrated circuits; oilfield equipment and associated software; and telecommunications and video conferencing technology.  Her experience in handling both domestic and international patent prosecution results in broad protection for her clients’ patents in each jurisdiction.

Earlier in her career, Paula worked as in-house counsel for Philip Morris Products S.A. in Switzerland. While in law school, she served as executive editor of the Syracuse Law Review. Prior to law school, Paula was a circuit design engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation in Hudson, Massachusetts, and at IBM in Austin, Texas.  Before joining Maschoff Brennan, Paula practiced for over 20 years as a patent prosecutor and litigator at two large law firms in Austin. She is licensed to practice before the USPTO.

In addition to practicing law, Paula loves to travel and explore unique destinations. Her bucket list destinations include Antarctica, Africa for a wildlife safari and New Zealand. Depending on the season, she can often be found hiking or on the ski slopes.