Joseph M. Maraia
A respected IP authority, Joe provides strategic, business-focused counsel to clients in the engineering, life sciences, medical device, and consumer products sectors.

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Joe advises clients operating in the engineering arts and life sciences sectors. He has extensive experience in both domestic and foreign patent prosecution and counseling clients on issues relating to patent infringement and validity, including non-liability opinions, freedom to operate and design-around studies, IP due diligence, and licensing negotiations as well as litigation matters in the federal courts and the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
His professional experience as both an electrical engineer and a master electrician provides him with a unique skill set that allows him to provide strategic intellectual property and business insight.
The technologies Joe has experience with is vast. He has done considerable work with LED lighting solutions, medical devices, consumer products , semiconductor equipment, power supplies, lasers, image processing devices, machine learning, micro-displays, optical components, plasma systems, alternative energy technologies, energy harvesting devices, financial services, multimedia, GPS systems, antennas, radar, multivariate analysis techniques, software, robotics, wireless mesh networks, and cellular VOIP and wired telecommunications systems. He is familiar with various data structures, compression and decompression techniques, encryption technology, digital signal processing, artificial intelligence and neural networks, machine learning, pattern matching, virtual reality, and computer network and internet technology.
Previous Work
Prior to joining ArentFox Schiff, Joe served as co-chair of the intellectual property group at a midsized law firm in Boston and sat on the firm’s Executive and Diversity Committees.
Client Work
Joe’s representative matters include:
- Representing a lighting industry leader in a patent infringement action for an LED lighting fixture. Fluxwerx Illumination Inc. v. Aamsco Lighting, Inc., DDE-1-19-cv-00481
- Representing a lighting industry leader in a patent infringement action for an LED lighting fixture. Fluxwerx Illumination Inc. v. OKT Lighting USA, LLC et al, SDTX-4-19-cv-01113
- Representing the world leader in wireline conveyance systems at the PTAB resulting in a denied petition in favor of our client. Impact Selector International, LLC v. Petromac IP Limited, PTAB-IPR2019-01660 Accordion Toggle
Publications, Presentations & Recognitions
Publications
- “Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law,” Law360, April 2019
- “Today’s U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Alice Case: What You Need to Know,” Burns & Levinson Intellectual Property Update, June 2014
- “Brief of Amicus Curiae Boston Patent Law Association in Support of Appellant on Rehearing En Banc,” Boston Patent Law Association Brief of Amicus Curiae, June 2011 Accordion Toggle
Presentations
- “A Winning Combination: Patent Prosecution and Litigation,” Corporate Counsel Business Journal, September – October 2019
- “Collaborating on Patents and Deals: Two Law Firm Partners Build a Powerful Niche Working with Startups,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, June 2017
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyer, Copyright Law (2014-2024)
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2013-2023)
- Managing Intellectual Property “IP Star” (2014-2022) Accordion Toggle
Boards, Memberships & Certifications
Boards
- S|A Maraia Charities, President
- Lasell College Board of Trustees, Clerk
Memberships
- Boston Intellectual Property Law Association (BIPLA) (past president)
- Boston Bar Association (BBA)
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Accordion Toggle
Certifications
- Massachusetts Master Electrician License
- Massachusetts Journeyman Electrician License
Life Beyond the Law
Outside of work, Joe enjoys time with his family at their vacation home in Maine, sporting events, golf, and travel.
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Education
Suffolk University Law School, JDWorcester Polytechnic Institute, BS