Marlee Hartenstein's practice focuses on patent litigation matters across numerous industries, from medical devices to computer software. She practices before U.S. district courts, the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
Marlee has penned case dispositive motions before federal courts, worked closely with experts and fact witnesses to develop and distill testimony and expert opinions, and has experience in all stages of patent litigation, from case inception through to trial. As a registered patent attorney, she has prepared and prosecuted U.S. patent applications directed to various software and hardware innovations and maintains an active PTAB litigation practice. In addition, Marlee provides services in other intellectual property-related areas, including IP due diligence, licensing drafting, and trade secret misappropriation litigation.
Marlee is actively involved with Lydia's Love Moments, a nonprofit organization supporting cardiac patients and families at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Experience
- University of Notre Dame (J.D. magna cum laude 2018; Managing Senior Editor, Notre Dame Law Review); University of Pittsburgh (B.S. in Bioengineering magna cum laude 2015)
- Pennsylvania and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office