Anita C. Marinelli

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property, Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Career

Anita Marinelli is a principal in Miller Canfield's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group who advises clients on complex intellectual property matters in both the United States and Canada. Anita focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation, as well as trademark and patent prosecution. Anita's background managing various complex IP issues allows her to help clients comprehensively manage their intellectual property portfolios globally. Anita has experience in a wide range of technologies, including biotechnology, software, biomedical devices, chemical and consumer products.

Anita works on issues across all phases of litigation, including pre-suit analysis and strategy, discovery and depositions, claim construction, summary judgment, trial, and appeal. Anita has represented clients before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Courts in Michigan, Texas, Massachusetts, and California; the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; and Michigan and Ohio state courts.

Anita drafts opinions regarding the patentability of inventions, freedom to operate, infringement and validity for a wide range of technologies. Anita also aids in drafting and negotiating business agreements, including confidentiality, joint development, technology transfer and nondisclosure agreements. She also assists with intellectual property due diligence in connection with transactional matters. Anita also has experience with defending and enforcing intellectual property rights using alternative dispute resolution, including Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) actions, e-commerce complaints (e.g., Amazon Utility Patent Neutral Evaluation), and Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notices.

Anita is a registered patent attorney admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She is also a licensed to practice patent and trademark law before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.

Education