Mandy W Decker

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

Kentucky Intellectual Property Alliance (KYIPA)

• Board of Advisors, Chair (2023-present)

• Executive Advisory Committee (2021-present)

Kentucky Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section

• Section Chair (2024-present)

• Executive Committee (2023-present)

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

American Bar Association, Health Law Section

American Bar Foundation, Fellow

Louisville Bar Association

Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)

American Health Lawyers Association

Publications

"PERA and the Future of Patent Eligibility," Stites & Harbison Client Alert, June 5, 2025

"USPTO’s New Continuation Fees Prompt Strategic Shifts and Raise Pendency Concerns," Stites & Harbison Client Alert, March 21, 2025

"Changes Impacting Intellectual Property and Innovation Policies Under the New Trump Administration," Stites & Harbison Client Alert, January 22, 2025

"October 2024 is Intellectual Property Month in Kentucky," Stites & Harbison Client Alert, October 23, 2024

"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