Michelle Chipetine is an associate 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, most recently drafting an amicus brief on behalf of a client seeking asylum.
Michelle graduated cum laude from Fordham University School of Law, where she was a legal writing and torts teaching assistant and on the board of 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.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: New York
Speeches & Presentations
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"Pending Profanity and Bankruptcy Go Together at the Supreme Court - For Trademarks," Hon. William C. Conner Inn of Court, New York, NY
(February 28, 2019).
Panelists: Anne Elise Herold Li, Michelle Chipetine, and Brian McGrath.
Publications
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"No "Backsies" – Licensors Cannot Use Bankruptcy To Claw Back Trademark Rights from Licensees Says Supreme Court,"
IP Insights
(May 21, 2019).
Contacts: Mark S. Lichtenstein, Preetha Chakrabarti, Ilana Lubin, Anne Elise Herold Li, Michelle Chipetine
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"Trademark Infringer Gets the Boot,"
IP Insights
(May 13, 2019).
Contacts: Preetha Chakrabarti, Deirdre Long Absolonne, Michelle Chipetine
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"SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Mission Product with Mixed Reviews,"
IP Insights
(February 22, 2019).
Contacts: Anne Elise Herold Li, Mark S. Lichtenstein, Preetha Chakrabarti, Michelle Chipetine
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"No Money, No Problem – For the Licensor that Is. The Supreme Court and Trademark Licenses in Bankruptcy,"
IP Insights
(February 20, 2019).
Contacts: Anne Elise Herold Li, Ilana Lubin, Mark S. Lichtenstein, Preetha Chakrabarti, Michelle Chipetine
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"Amendments to New York NPCL Affect Sole Member Not-for-Profits: Singles Get Ready to Mingle,"
Health Care Alert
(January 22, 2019).
Contacts: Paul Mourning, Michelle Chipetine