Carlos Garritano

Practice Areas

• Intellectual Property

• IP Portfolio Evaluation and Management

• IP Business Strategy & Agreements

• Patent Litigation

• Patent Procurement

• Patent Prosecution

• Autonomous Vehicles & Artificial Intelligence Technologies

• Trademarks

• IPR

• PGR

• Opinions

• General IP Strategy

• Licenses

• Copyright Law

• Business Acquisitions

• Business Mergers

• Technology Transfer

• Trade Secret Litigation

• Health & Life Sciences

• Alcoholic Beverages

Career

Carlos Garritano is chair of the Tucker Ellis Intellectual Property Department and a leading practitioner in intellectual property consultation and strategy. He advises clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to startups on the development, protection, and enforcement of intellectual property assets, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, contracts, and trade secrets. His practice spans patent litigation, portfolio development, licensing, patent/trademark preparation and prosecution, and IP issues in mergers and acquisitions.

With a background in Electrical Engineering, Carlos has drafted and prosecuted more than 900 patent applications across a wide range of advanced technical areas, including computer hardware and software, electronics, wireless systems, semiconductors, IoT, battery technology, and mechanical devices. Carlos is highly experienced in both utility and design patent prosecution and often integrates both to enhance product protection and deter infringement.

Carlos also represents clients in Post Grant Proceedings (PGP), including Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Post Grant Review (PGR), and has prepared and filed multiple IPR petitions. His transactional work includes advising on IP aspects of commercial agreements—such as licensing, supply, manufacturing, employment, consulting, and confidentiality—and helping clients align their IP strategies with broader business goals.

Professional Memberships

• Intellectual Property Owners Association: Diversity & Inclusion Committee; Patent Licensing Committee

• Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association

• American Intellectual Property Law Association

• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

• American Bar Association

Industry Sector Expertise

• Intellectual Property

• Patent Preparation

• Patent Prosecution

• Post Grant Proceedings

• IPR

• PGR

• Patents

• Opinions

• Portfolio Evaluation

• General IP Strategy

• Patent Litigation

• Licenses

• Trademarks

• Trade Secrets

• Business Mergers

• Business Acquisitions

• Copyrights

Education

Awards