Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., 1982, Yale Law School
- M.S., 1978, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- B.S., with distinction, 1974, Stanford University
Clerkships
- Law Clerk to The Honorable Walter K. Stapleton, United Sates District Court for the District of Delaware
Admissions to Practice
- Delaware
- Federal Circuit
- Third Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Mary Graham is a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation Group at Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP where she has been practicing law since 1983. She has acted in lead roles in numerous intellectual property cases in both trial and appellate courts involving patents, trade secrets, licensing and copyrights, and involving diverse technologies from pharmaceuticals and chemicals to software and medical devices. She has argued cases before every major court in Delaware and the Federal Circuit. She has also worked as Delaware counsel with leading attorneys from around the country who litigate intellectual property and other complex cases in the Delaware federal and state courts. She has been recognized for legal excellence and expertise by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America, and as a Delaware "Super Lawyer" by Law and Business Media.
Ms. Graham is a graduate of Stanford University, where she received a B.S. in mathematics with distinction, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she received an M.S. in mathematics. She received her J.D. from Yale Law School and served as a law clerk to the Hon. Walter K. Stapleton of the U.S. District Court in Delaware. Active in the Delaware community, she has served as Chair of the Higher Education Commission and a member of the State Board of Education. She spends occasional free time attempting to prove that it is never too late to learn a foreign language (French).
Professional and Community Activities
- Member, District of Delaware Intellectual Property Advisory Committee
- Member, Delaware State Board of Education, 1999-2008
- Chair, Delaware Higher Education Commission, 1993-1999
- Board on Professional Responsibility, 1999-2005
- Preliminary Review Committee of Board on Professional Responsibility, 1994-1999
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association
Noteworthy
- Best Lawyers in America 2005-2012
News
- 25 Morris Nichols Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2012
25 Morris Nichols attorneys have been named to The Best Lawyers in America 2012 in twenty practice areas. - Chambers USA 2011 Names Twenty Morris Nichols Attorneys and Four Practice Groups as Best In Delaware
The 2011 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business today ranked twenty Morris Nichols’ attorneys and four practice groups as best in Delaware. - 19 Morris Nichols Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Super Lawyers – Delaware Edition 2011
Super Lawyers® magazine has named 19 Morris Nichols attorneys as top legal counsel in Delaware for 2011. - 26 Morris Nichols Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2011; Firm is Top-Listed in Eight Categories in Delaware
26 Morris Nichols attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2011. The firm was also “Top-Listed in Delaware” in eight practice areas. - Chambers USA 2010 Names Twenty Morris Nichols Attorneys as Leading Lawyers
The 2010 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business today ranked twenty Morris Nichols attorneys and four practice groups as among the best in Delaware. - 18 Morris Nichols Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Super Lawyers – Delaware Edition 2010
Super Lawyers® magazine has named 18 Morris Nichols attorneys as top legal counsel in Delaware for 2010.
Notable Publications and Presentations
- Mary B. Graham, Presentation on Forum Selection: Delaware, Symposium: Ethical Issues In Patent Law; The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, March 29, 2007
- Mary B. Graham, Building A House: The IP Case That Will Sell, a chapter in IP Legal Strategies, part of the series INSIDE THE MINDS: IP LEGAL SERIES (Aspatore Books, Spring 2007)
- Vice Chancellor Donald F. Parsons, Jack B. Blumenfeld, Mary B. Graham and Leslie A. Polizoti, Explaining Venue Choice and Litigant Preferences: Solving the Delaware Mystery, ECONOMIC DAMAGES IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: A HANDS-ON GUIDE TO LITIGATION 67-81 (Daniel Slottje ed., John Wiley & Sons 2006)
- Donald F. Parsons, Jr., Jack B. Blumenfeld, Mary B. Graham & Leslie A. Polizoti, Solving the Mystery of Patentees' 'Collective Enthusiasm' for Delaware, Delaware Law Review, Vol 7:2 (2005)