Andrea Arndt

Practice Areas

Andrea Arndt is an award winning intellectual property attorney with more than 20 years of experience advising clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to emerging growth businesses and innovative startups on the creation, protection, enforcement, and monetization of intellectual property assets worldwide. She leads sophisticated U.S. and international patent, trademark, and copyright portfolios spanning over 50 jurisdictions and a wide range of industries, including technology, automotive, medical devices, consumer products, and e commerce. Andrea is recognized for delivering business driven IP strategies that enhance portfolio value, reduce risk, and support commercial objectives, including structuring and negotiating high value licensing and transactional matters and supporting IP driven M&A activity.

Her practice encompasses complex patent prosecution across electrical, computer, mechanical, and biomedical technologies, Freedom to Operate and patentability analyses, and post grant proceedings, including inter partes reviews and reexaminations. Andrea also regularly handles contentious IP matters, including cease and desist enforcement, global anti counterfeiting and takedown campaigns, and IP related litigation strategy, often safeguarding clients’ market positions and preventing substantial litigation exposure. Drawing on her engineering background and deep regulatory insight, she is frequently called upon to guide clients through cross border enforcement challenges and to develop scalable, cost effective global protection strategies that align legal risk management with long term business growth.

Professional Memberships

American Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association; Federal Bar Association; State Bars of Texas, Michigan, and Wisconsin; Women Lawyers Association of Michigan; MAMAs Austin (Mother Attorney Mentoring Association)

Publications

Co-Author, “Operational Planning for Hospitality Businesses in FIFA ’26 Host Cities,” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2026; Author, “Reading, Writing, and …. IP,” Inventors Digest, April 2026; Co-Author, “Brand Protection Tips for Businesses During World Cup 2026,” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2026; Author, “AI a 2-Sided Coin,” Investors Digest, February 2026; Presenter, “Writing Articles and Blog Posts for Market Exposure” (DW Women’s Network, Feb. 2026); Author, “A New Era for Patent Review,” Inventors Digest, January 2026; Author, "USPTO’s Proposed IPR Rule Could Strengthen Patent Validity and Reshape Enforcement Trends" Dickinson Wright IP Blog, October 2025; Presenter, “Bioengineer It. Protect It.” (University of Wisconsin–Madison, Oct. 2025); Co-Author, “Amazon Strengthens Brand Protection for Trademark Owners: Key Updates in 2025,” Dickinson Wright IP Blog, August 2025; Co-Author, “2025 Patent Filing Costs Rise: USPTO Fee Update and Response Strategies,” Dickinson Wright IP Blog, July 2025; Co-Author, “Navigating Copyright Across Borders: How U.S. Registration Strengthens Global Protection,” Dickinson Wright IP Blog, June 2025; Co-Presenter, “Valuation of Intellectual Property,” Naveen Jindal School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas, Spring and Fall 2022-2025; Panelist, “Navigating USPTO Patent Fee Increases – Strategic Cost Management,” IP Watchdog webinar, April 2025; Panelist, “Finding and Leveraging Mentorship Opportunities,” SCORE Mentors Houston Entrepreneurs Conference, March 2025; Author, "Patent Owners Beware: Expanded Jurisdiction Risks in Using Third-Party Platforms to Remove Infringing Listings," IP Watchdog, September 2024; Co-Author, "Amazon’s Patent Enforcement Program Establishes Personal Jurisdiction," Dickinson Wright IP Blog, August 2024; Co-Author, " Terminal Disclaimer Rule Proposed to Balance Innovation and Competition," Dickinson Wright IP Blog, July 2024; Co- Author, "Getting Off on the Wrong Foot: How Marketing Strategies Can Backfire,” Dickinson Wright IP Blog, April 2024; Co-Author, "You Received a ‘Notice of Data Security Incident’ from the USPTO—Now What?,” Dickinson Wright IP Brief Blog, June 2023; Co-Author, "The Effect on Trade Secret Protection by the Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Agreements,” Dickinson Wright IP Brief Blog, April 2023; “New USPTO Fee Schedule Reduces Costs for PCT Patent Filings and Small and Micro Entities,” Dickinson Wright IP Brief Blog, January 2023; • Co-Presenter, “Valuation of Intellectual Property,” Naveen Jindal School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas, Spring and Fall 2022-2026 (include 2026); Media interviews: Fox 2 News (COVID 19 counterfeiting), WWJ News Radio 950; Featured in: Trademark Lawyer Magazine, FashionCast, Detroit Legal News

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