Merry L. Biggerstaff

Merry is a seasoned intellectual property attorney who provides strategic counsel to clients across a broad range of industries, including fashion, media, technology, consumer goods, software, entertainment, healthcare, aerospace, and defense. Creative and solutions-oriented in her approach, she counsels clients on all facets of their intellectual property, including the clearance, registration, and enforcement of their brands globally. Merry’s litigation experience is extensive, representing clients in federal and state courts as well as in opposition and cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She has also worked on high-profile art and fine-art provenance cases, including a dispute over the ownership of the 34.65-carat Princie Diamond and a provenance dispute concerning Matisse paintings.

Before entering the legal profession, Merry had a successful career as Chief Creative Director in Silicon Valley, where she developed brand systems and online business strategies for Fortune 100 companies and helped launch more than 40 startups—bringing a unique creative perspective to her legal practice. Prior to her current role, Merry was a Partner at a boutique intellectual property law firm in New York City.