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Michele S. Katz
Advitam IP, LLC · USA
Advitam IP, LLC
Trademark · USA
Michele Katz, the founder of the intellectual property law firm Advitam IP, LLC, has provided powerful expertise in client counseling, strategic analysis, licensing, prosecution and litigation in all areas of intellectual property (IP) law for 20+ years. Her diverse skill set and drive to deliver results applies equally to obtaining trademark and copyright registrations and issued patents, as it does in obtaining favorable outcomes in state and federal court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), US Customs, and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. As a certified mediator, Michele has also brought parties to creative solutions for their disputes.
She is most passionate about giving back in a meaningful and measurable way. Her firm, in collaboration with her family, started a scholarship fund in the name of her beloved father, an icon in the IP field, and annually funds a master’s scholarship in the innovative sciences at The Hebrew University (Israel). In the same vein, Michele created an on-line program that mentors law students and new lawyers all over the world in all aspects of professional development and goal attainment.
An advocate of education, Michele is also on the speaking circuit. She has spoken on high level IP topics at global conferences. Michele is a big believer that business owners make better business decisions when they understand the fundamentals of IP law. Hence, she has spoken to the start up community at 2112 and the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, as well as to the well-established business owners of the National Association of Women Business Owners. Getting to them while they’re young though is also critical, so since 2015, Michele has served as the
expert on IP law for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!), a transformative after school program, geared to 12-17 year old girls and teaches them how to select, research, vet, develop and market a business.
As far as recent accolades go, Michele was included in IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists in 2019 and 2020, selected as the only US attorney to be featured in this inaugural issue of the Women’s IP World annual magazine, and recognised as an International Advisory Experts Award Winner, a global alliance of well-established and experienced legal, financial and consulting firms. Most recently, she was recognised by Marquis Who’s Who in America, the standard for reliable and comprehensive data for today’s leaders, as well as selected as a Leading Lawyer and Top 100 Alumni We Love from her alma mater, The Hebrew University.
Michele has passions outside of the IP world as well. She enjoys spending time with family, including her four children, traveling internationally (pre-COVID19), refining her foreign language skills, getting her heart rate up with outdoor activities and relaxing with wine and whiskey tastings. Every summer (except summer 2020), she spends a week volunteering at La Semana, a week-long culture day-camp for children in elementary through high school who were adopted from Latin America, and their family members. Fostering cultural understanding has always been an integral part of Michele’s personal life and Advitam IP’s business practice.
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