Ms. Spencer’s recent work included helping Dolby Laboratories resolve a multi-jurisdiction dispute involving ten digital rights management patents asserted by Intertrust Technologies against Dolby and its cinema customers. Intertrust claimed $2 billion in damages. Dolby, an innovator in digital cinema technology, successfully challenged Intertrust’s patents in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, and with strong motion practice in district court.
Ms. Spencer was also part of the Desmarais team that helped Lenovo successfully defend a patent infringement action in the Western District of Texas. Non-practicing entity ACQIS LLC asserted nine patents related to high-speed interconnects for computer modules, and accused a large variety of Lenovo-branded computers. Ms. Spencer and the team positioned Lenovo for pre-trial resolution, including with motion practice on the preclusive effect of a related Federal Circuit decision.
Ms. Spencer was recognized by Benchmark Litigation among the "Top 250 Women in Litigation" in 2021, 2022 and 2023, and as a New York Metro “Super Lawyer” in 2023 and the ten preceding years. In 2022 and 2023, she was also named as a Managing Intellectual Property IP Star and listed in IAM Patent 1000 rankings. In 2018, she was part of the team honored by Financial Times Innovative Lawyers for developing a blockchain transferable software license. Ms. Spencer was also recognized as one of the “Top Women in Law” in 2016 by the New York Law Journal and one of the “Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area” in 2014 by the New York Times Magazine.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Spencer was a partner in the New York City office of an international law firm where she practiced intellectual property litigation, and was co-chair of the firm’s diversity committee. Before launching her legal career, she worked as a software engineer in the financial services and defense industries, and helped to develop a smart card-based secure transaction system.
Courts
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Other Distinctions
- Managing Intellectual Property, IP STAR
- Benchmark Litigation, "Top 250 Women in Litigation"
- Super lawyers, New York Metro, Super Lawyer
- Managing Intellectual Property, IAM Patent 1000
- New York Law Journal, “Top Women in Law”
- New York Times Magazine, “Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area”
Boards & Committees
- New York Intellectual Property Law Association, Co-Chair, Patent Litigation Committee
- Intellectual Property Owners Association, Software-Related Inventions Committee, Member
- Silicon Valley Urban Debate League, Board Member