Kirsten L. Thomson, Esq.

Kirsten L. Thomson is a partner with McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP and serves as Chair of the firm's Medical Device & Diagnostics Practice Group. Ms. Thomson’s practice focuses on patent and trademark prosecution and litigation. She specializes in the areas of patent prosecution and counseling regarding medical devices, equipment and methods of use including stents, stent deployment devices, occluders, wound drainage systems, drug infusion balloons, catheters, traction devices and breast pumps. She also works in the fields of mechanical, electrical, and telecommunications technology. Her patent litigation experience spans an array of technologies, including LED lighting, electronic trading software, medical devices, lithium batteries, and telecommunications products. Ms. Thomson has extensive experience as local counsel in the Northern District of Illinois for cases involving patent infringement claims and is intimately familiar with the district court’s local patent rules.

Prior to joining MBHB, Ms. Thomson worked for Delphi Automotive Systems as a manufacturing engineer for fuel injectors and cam lifters. She also worked as a product development engineer for 3M in the patient assessment lab with a focus on stethoscopes and for Johnson Controls Incorporated as an engineer in the automotive seating division.

Recognized as a 2017 Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers in the categories of "Intellectual Property Law," Patent Law," and "Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Law"

Adjunct Professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2016 - present

Education
University of Michigan (B.S.E.), Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude
University of Michigan (M.S.E.), Mechanical Engineering
Michigan State University College of Law (J.D.), Magna Cum Laude (Michigan State Law Review, Editor-in-Chief)

MBHB Partner Kirsten Thomson Quoted In MobiHealthNews Article Entitled, "In-Depth: How Digital Sensors Could Change The Face Of Pharma”