Alice concentrates her practice in patent law, licensing, and due diligence matters.
For more than 30 years, clients have turned to Alice for U.S. and foreign patent preparation and prosecution, drafting and negotiating of license agreements, infringement and freedom to operate opinions, research support agreements, and confidentiality agreements. She also provides diligence assessments for clients seeking public and private financing, as well as for mergers and acquisitions.
Alice’s clients benefit from an in-depth understanding of their technology and business goals and a continuity resulting from a long-standing relationship of representation.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Massachusetts
Education
- B.S. in Chemistry and Medical Technology, State University of New York at Fredonia
- J.D., University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce School of Law
Practice Areas
- Agreements
- IP Audits
- IP Diligence
- Licensing
- Patents
Technologies
- Bioinformatics
- Biologics & Immunotherapies
- Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Clean Technology
- Materials Science
- Medical Devices
- Medical Imaging
- Pharmaceuticals
Industry Acknowledgements
- Distinction in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for Boston Patent Law
- Distinction in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for Boston Patent Law
- Distinction in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 for Boston Patent Law
- Distinction in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 for Boston Patent Law
- Distinction in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 for Boston Patent Law
- Distinction in The Best Lawyers® in America 2020 for Boston Patent Law
- Distinction in The Best Lawyers® in America 2019 for Boston Patent Law
- Distinction in The Best Lawyers® in America 2018 for Boston Patent Law
- Honored by Best Lawyers® "Women in Law" 2017 Spring Edition
- IAM Patent 1000 Calls Alice Carroll a "Licensing and Due Diligence Queen"
- Distinction in The Best Lawyers® in America 2016 for Boston Patent Law
Professional Associations
- Boston Intellectual Property Law Association (BIPLA)
Publications
- Noncompete Ban Turns Patents, Copyrights Into Corporate Shields, Bloomberg Law, May 29, 2024