Practice Areas
Copyrights
Patents
Trademarks
Licensing & Agreements
Dispute Resolution
IP Counseling
Trade Secrets & Unfair Competition
Chemistry & Pharmaceutical
Consumer Products & Services
Food & Beverage
Life Sciences & Biotechnology
Plants & Agribiotech
Career
Melissa practices across all areas of intellectual property, counseling clients on patents, trademarks, copyrights, IP transactions, and litigation. Melissa has experience in all aspects of trademark practice, including worldwide trademark search and clearance, preparation and prosecution of trademark applications, and trademark enforcement and defense. She also counsels clients in the areas of copyright protection and infringement. In her patent practice, Melissa works with life science and biotechnology companies, universities, and non-profit research organizations to successfully obtain patent protection using practical and cost-efficient approaches.