Sócio
Melissa A. Anyetei
Patent Litigation, Intellectual Property Counseling & Prosecution, IP & Data Monetization
Geral
Melissa Anyetei counsels clients in matters related to patent litigation, procurement and counseling, and intellectual property transactions. As a registered patent attorney with a background in engineering, clients seek out Melissa’s advice regarding many technologies, including medical devices, pharmaceutical and chemical products, consumer products, software, mobile devices, and industrial machinery.
Experiência
Won:
- An award of attorneys’ fees in a Delaware bankruptcy proceeding involving the breach of a court order dealing with the ownership of certain patent rights.
- A major patent case as trial counsel for a global coalition of the 18 largest automobile manufacturers in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. The case involved a novel touch-based technology that measures blood alcohol levels when a driver’s finger touches the ignition button.
Reconhecimento
- Recognized for intellectual property litigation – The Best Lawyers in America
- Named to list “Notable Minorities in Accounting, Consulting and Law” – Crain’s Chicago Business
- Named to Nation’s Best list – Lawyers of Color
- Recognized as a Rising Star in intellectual property – Illinois Super Lawyers
- Named an “Influential Woman” and received the “Leadership Excellence in Law” award – Illinois Diversity Council
- Named as a finalist for 2014 Euromoney Americas Women in Business Law Awards as a Rising Star in Intellectual Property – Euromoney Legal Media Group
Formação Acadêmica
- Columbia University School of Law, JD
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar - Northwestern University, BS, Industrial Engineering
Registros
- Illinois
Courts
- Illinois Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- US Patent and Trademark Office
Atividades
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), Fellow (2017)
- Black Women Lawyers’ Association
- ChIPs Chicago, Co-Leader, Events & Sponsorship Committee
- Council of One Hundred (C100), Northwestern University
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- National Bar Association
- Junior Board Member, YMCA Project SOAR