USA
Practice Areas
Biotechnology/Life Sciences
Clinical Research, Clinical Trials & Risk Management
Entrepreneurial Services
Health Care - Life Sciences Technology & Commercialization
Intellectual Property & Technology
Manufacturing
Patent Prosecution & Protection
Career
Mandy Wilson Decker is a Member of Stites & Harbison. She is a Patent Attorney and member of the Intellectual Property & Technology Service Group. Her practice focuses on intellectual property protection strategy, including counseling clients on infringement, validity and patentability, transfer of intellectual property, patent drafting, and patent prosecution. Contributing to her practice is a scientific background in chemistry and experience with academic and commercial research in the areas of biochemistry, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical sciences.
Professional Memberships
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Kentucky Intellectual Property Alliance (KYIPA), Board of Advisors, Chair (2023-present); Executive Advisory Committee (2021-present)
American Bar Association, Health Law Section
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
Kentucky Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Chair (2024-25)
Louisville Bar Association
Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
American Health Lawyers Association
Publications
“What 70% of Americans Don’t Understand About Intellectual Property,” Stites & Harbison Client Alert, October 26, 2023
"An Applicant's Guide To USPTO's Examiner Incentive System," Law360, February 8, 2023
"Decoding the Crypto Brand Super Bowl Commercials," Stites & Harbison Client Alert, February 18, 2022
Personal
University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, 2002
University of Kentucky, B.S., Chemistry, 1997