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Michelle Chipetine is a counsel in Crowell & Moring’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Health Care groups. Michelle’s practice focuses on patent litigation and representing health care entities and not-for-profit corporations on a wide range of transactional, corporate, and regulatory matters. Michelle also maintains an active pro bono practice.

Michelle graduated cum laude from Fordham University School of Law, where she was a legal writing and torts teaching assistant and actively involved with Fordham’s Neuroscience and Law Center. During law school, Michelle worked for Mount Sinai Innovation Partners, where she facilitated the transfer and commercialization of technologies developed by Mount Sinai researchers. Michelle also studied neuroscience at Vassar College, where she graduated cum laude.

Apr.01.2020

The U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced several initiatives aimed at providing relief for those impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The USPTO considers the effects of the coronavirus outbreak to be an “extraordinary situation” within the meaning of 37 CPR §§1.183 and 2.146 for affected patent and trademark applicants, patentees, reexamination

Effective August 3, 2019, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will require all foreign-domiciled trademark applicants, registrants, and parties to a trademark proceeding to be represented by an attorney who is licensed to practice law in the United States. This requirement will apply to any entity with a principal place of business outside of