Intellectual Property

Protecting your intellectual assets is vital to staying competitive and investing confidently in developing new products and services. Mintz Levin’s full-service Intellectual Property Practice can help you optimize your IP resources, whether you are an established company seeking an array of patent and trademark protections, or an emerging company seeking to secure strategic business rights.

We work with clients both domestically in the US and Europe, and internationally, and we provide comprehensive, practical advice to a wide range of emerging and established technology-based businesses.  Our Intellectual Property attorneys and technology specialists work closely with our business lawyers and are committed to providing clients with dedicated service and the best advice.

Quick Facts


  • Fully integrated IP practice of attorneys, technology specialists, and professionals
  • Routinely represent clients before the following:
    • US Patent and Trademark Office
    • US Copyright Office
    • UK Intellectual Property Office
    • European Patent Office
    • Federal and state courts
    • International Trade Commission
    • Regulatory and administrative agencies

  • Reputation as the go-to firm for high-stakes IP litigation sealed by numerous significant litigation victories
  • Experienced in complex patent prosecution, including reissues, reexaminations, interferences, oppositions, protests, and patent appeals
  • Consistent international patent advisory methodology
  • Recognized for excellence by the American College of Trial Lawyers, and by Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, and Super Lawyers

Areas of Focus

  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Due diligence for business transactions
  • Enterprise-wide IP programs
  • Guidance to avoid infringing on the IP rights of others
  • IP assessment and valuation
  • IP audits
  • IP protection strategies
  • Licensing and technology transfer
  • Opinion work
  • Patent and trademark oppositions and appeals
  • Patent and trademark prosecution
  • Patent litigation

Rankings & Recognitions

  • U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”: Practice top-tier ranked nationally for Biotechnology Law (2010 – 2012)
  • Recognized for excellence by American College of Trial Lawyers, Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, and Super Lawyers
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617.348.1601

Kevin C. Amendt

Kevin C. Amendt

Technology Specialist

617.348.4863

Shovon Ashraf

Shovon Ashraf

Technology Specialist

617.348.4964

Sandra J. Badin

Sandra J. Badin

Associate

617.348.1604

Christine M. Baker

Christine M. Baker

Of Counsel

212.692.6236

Emma Bevan

Emma Bevan

Member

+44.20.7776.7379

Anne Campbell

Anne Campbell

Associate

+44.20.7776.7317

Kristina R. Cary

Kristina R. Cary

Technology Specialist

617.348.4841

Chen Chen, PhD

Chen Chen, PhD

Technology Specialist

617.348.3009

Victoria Clarke

Victoria Clarke

Associate

+44.20.7776.7372

Stephen P. Cole

Stephen P. Cole

Associate

617.348.1605

James Conley

James Conley

Member

858.314.1514

Julian Crump

Julian Crump

Member

+44.20.7776.7302

Paul Davis

Paul Davis

Member

415.432.6115

Shirley De Chant

Shirley De Chant

Technology Specialist

617.348.4978

212.692.6703

Andrew H. DeVoogd

Andrew H. DeVoogd

Associate

617.348.1611

212.692.6853

Matthew D. Durell

Matthew D. Durell

Associate

617.348.1615

Isobel Finnie

Isobel Finnie

Member

+44.20.7776.7318

Matthew S. Galica

Matthew S. Galica

Technology Specialist

617.348.4859

212.692.6247

John Giust

John Giust

Member

858.314.1572

Arun K. Goel

Arun K. Goel

Associate

858.314.1582

Tawfik Goma

Tawfik Goma

Associate

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+44.20.7776.7351

858.314.1518

212.692.6803

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617.348.1618

Crystal L. Kellas, PhD

Crystal L. Kellas, PhD

Technology Specialist

617.348.4973

Annie J. King, PhD

Annie J. King, PhD

Technology Specialist

617.348.4494

David C. Laney, PhD

David C. Laney, PhD

Technology Specialist

858.314.1487

Warren W. Ma

Warren W. Ma

Associate

858.314.1587

Boris A. Matvenko

Boris A. Matvenko

Of Counsel

212.692.6858

617.348.1884

617.348.4774

617.348.1805

Linyu L. Mitra, PhD

Linyu L. Mitra, PhD

Technology Specialist

617.348.3006

Julie J. Muyco

Julie J. Muyco

Patent Agent

858.314.1563

Michael C. Newman

Michael C. Newman

Associate

617.348.1626

Lian Ouyang, PhD

Lian Ouyang, PhD

Associate

617.348.1712

617.348.4707

Joshua N. Payette

Joshua N. Payette

Technology Specialist

617.348.4876

Judy Prahl

Judy Prahl

IP Practice Manager

617.348.4423

Courtney Quish

Courtney Quish

Associate

617.348.1679

Dominik R. Rabiej

Dominik R. Rabiej

Associate

617.348.3026

Peter Rands

Peter Rands

Associate

+44.20.7776.7327

617.348.1870

Adam S. Rizk

Adam S. Rizk

Technology Specialist

617.348.4709

Jack C. Schecter

Jack C. Schecter

Of Counsel

617.348.3083

212.692.6761

Natalie K. Schiller, PhD

Natalie K. Schiller, PhD

Senior Patent Agent

858.314.1547

Daniel Sellwood

Daniel Sellwood

Technical Assistant

+44.20.7776.7338

617.348.1734

Gurneet Singh

Gurneet Singh

Technology Specialist

858.314.1599

858.314.1506

212.692.6704

212.692.6850

Christina K. Stock

Christina K. Stock

Of Counsel

617.348.1817

Valery D. Thompson

Valery D. Thompson

Technology Specialist

617.348.4860

Jeff Tsai

Jeff Tsai

Senior Patent Agent

212.692.6757

Daniel B. Weinger

Daniel B. Weinger

Associate

617.348.1629

Monique Winters

Monique Winters

Patent Agent

858.314.1542

617.348.1855

David Wraige

David Wraige

Associate

+44.20.7776.7310

Larry Zhang

Larry Zhang

Technology Specialist

617.348.4897

Life Sciences

  • Serve as lead outside patent counsel to a biotech company that is focused on discovery and development of small molecule histone methyltransferase (HMT) inhibitors, a new class of targeted therapeutics based on breakthroughs in the field of epigenetics. Assisted collaboration with another company to discover, develop, and commercialize therapeutics for the treatment of lymphoma and other cancers in genetically defined patients. The work involved extensive patent due diligence on intellectual property and involved working with inside and outside patent and corporate counsel to finalize the transaction.
  • Serve as lead patent counsel handling the patent prosecution, patent advisory, and IP due diligence for a biotech company for the treatment of infectious and other serious diseases.
  • Serve as lead patent counsel for a biotech company in managing in-licensed patent applications and preparing and prosecuting numerous patent applications that cover Toll-like receptor agonists, which are currently undergoing clinical trials for treatment of various disorders including cancer, respiratory and autoimmune diseases, and inflammatory disorders.
  • Assumed responsibility as lead patent counsel handling the patent prosecution, patent advisory, and IP due diligence for a biotech company to prosecute numerous patent applications claiming anti-infectives. Manage in-licensed portfolio relating to clinical stage antiviral therapeutics. Provided strategic review of patent portfolio in connection with a $45 million round of financing and partnering activities.
  • Served as lead patent counsel for a biotech company in drafting and prosecuting patent applications that cover antibody drug conjugates with a Fleximer scaffold.
  • Served as lead patent counsel for a global pharmaceutical company in prosecuting to issuance numerous patents that cover emulsion PCR. Lead counsel in opposition proceedings in the EPO and in re-examination proceedings in the USPTO as well as counsel in interference proceedings in the USPTO.
  • Served as lead patent counsel for a pharmaceutical company in prosecuting to issuance numerous patents that cover uroguanylin-derived peptide therapeutics useful for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. Lead counsel in opposition proceedings in the EPO and in re-examination proceedings in the USPTO.
  • Serve as lead patent counsel for company that specializes in the development of anti-infective drugs.
  • Working with a client to develop a strong patent portfolio for cutting-edge wireless life science technologies focused on injectable medications.
  • Represent a global medical device company with its IP portfolio development across multiple units in technologies varying from medical devices, such as patient monitors and physiological sensors, to mine and firefighting safety and training technologies.

Technology

  • Served as lead patent counsel and built a significant portfolio in relation to advanced laser-based gas sensing technologies in the petrochemical industries, including a pioneering patent for the detection of moisture in natural gas pipelines (which covers the company’s biggest selling product). It was largely based on the strength of the portfolio that the company was acquired by a large German / Swiss conglomerate. We represented the company with regard to the entire transaction with a significant IP diligence component.
  • Assist a global technology company with the development of a significant portion of its IP portfolio (approaching 1,000 patent families) working with in-house counsel and innovators across the globe. We are the go-to team when it is launching new platforms.
  • Sole outside patent counsel to a leading company in credit scores, credit card fraud detection, and various technologies relating to Big Data. We have obtained some fundamental scoring patents in various financial and insurance industries.
  • Patent, litigation, and licensing counsel to a pioneer in the field of international medical travel, assisting it with a patented system and algorithms.
  • Serve as primary outside counsel handling the patent prosecution, infringement assessment, and trademark proprietary technology for a high-technology printing press manufacturer, based in Israel, which enables Variable Data Enhancing (VDE) with an embossing effect that gives dimensionality and texture to images and words.
  • Serve as primary outside counsel handling the patent prosecution, patent advisory, and licensing needs of state-of-the-art solutions for solving the world’s most challenging identity-related problems.
  • Serve as primary outside counsel handling the patent prosecution needs of a provider of cost-effective and scalable disk backup solutions.

Action Sports

  • We serve as intellectual property counsel protection for a company on its novel wave generation technology and unique wave pools, which will make perfect, continuous barrelling surfing waves. We also manage trademark registration for the brand.
  • Prepared and filed patent application on a new skateboard truck that includes vibration-dampening elements integrated within the hangar and axel of the truck.

IP Litigation

  • Obtained a successful initial determination and final determination at the US ITC of no infringement and invalidity in a five-patent case filed against our client in the semiconductor manufacturing industry.
  • Participated in the defense of a three-patent case resulting in what was then the largest defense verdict in history. After a $1.5 billion verdict, the court found no liability, which was affirmed by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
  • After a successful jury trial on behalf of a patentee, obtained an award of attorneys’ fees and enhanced damages for willful infringement.
  • Successfully defended numerous patent cases by invalidating patents, narrowing patent scope to preclude a finding of infringement, developing antitrust counterclaims, or by using other techniques.
  • Federal Circuit decision affirming dismissal of a patent infringement claim that had been asserted against our client.
  • Federal Circuit ruling reversing the district court’s summary judgment of noninfringement in a patent suit.

Who We Serve

  • Biotechnology companies
  • Early-stage companies
  • Energy and clean tech companies
  • Engineering design
  • High technology companies
  • Hospitals
  • Life sciences companies
  • Manufacturers
  • Medical device companies
  • Microfluidics companies
  • Nanotechnology companies
  • Pharmaceuticals companies
  • Research centers
  • Software companies
  • Telecommunications companies
  • Universities

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