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Address: 100 North City Parkway, Suite 1560, las-vegas, NV, 89106
Law Firm: Duane Morris LLP
Phone: 650 847 4157
Fax: 702-385-6862
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Website: http://www.duanemorris.com
| Title | Partner |
| First Year of Call | |
| Areas of Practice | Trademarks |
| Description | Manita Rawat is the managing partner of the firm’s Silicon Valley office and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group . Ms. Rawat is a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and she has a strong technical background in applied mathematics with a concentration in computer science, aerospace engineering and statistical analysis. Ms. Rawat also has a strong technical background in biochemistry.Ms. Rawat counsels and helps clients on a variety of issues related to intellectual property, working primarily with software, mechanical and aerospace technologies. For example, as a patent attorney, Ms. Rawat supports clients with patent portfolio management, including determining patentability and drafting and prosecuting patent applications to allowance. Ms. Rawat also has significant experience with patent office post grant proceedings (including inter-partes review and reexamination). Ms. Rawat also has substantial experience in supporting intellectual property issues related to corporate deals, such as mergers and acquisitions and investment funding. For example, Ms. Rawat conducts and leads teams to conduct the intellectual property due diligence on corporate deals, which includes the review of various patent and trademark portfolios, review of licensing agreements, review of intellectual property related lawsuits, and freedom to operate analysis. Ms. Rawat also assists clients in patent licensing and transactional matters, including structuring, negotiating and drafting agreements.Ms. Rawat has significant experience with providing technical support on patent litigation matters at various stages of a case as well. For example, Ms. Rawat assists in determining infringement and non-infringement positions, and in determining invalidity of issued patents. She has significant experience with claim construction, including drafting briefs and facilitating oral arguments at hearings. Ms. Rawat also has experience drafting and arguing motions related to invalidity. Ms. Rawat is a 2005 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law and a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno. Ms. Rawat also studied at St. Peter’s College of University of Oxford, United Kingdom, through the Intellectual Property Law Scholars Program. Ms. Rawat is fluent in Hindi and knows basic German. She is also a member of the firm’s governing Partners Board and serves on the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.ResumeExperienceDuane Morris LLP – Partner, 2015-present – Associate, 2013-2014 Georgetown Law School – Adjunct Professor, 2017-2020 Armstrong Teasdale LLP- Associate, 2010-2013 Holland and Hart LLP – Associate, 2007-2010 Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen and Sanders – Associate, 2005-2007 Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Environmental Protection Agency – Intern, Office of Legislation and the Human and Ecological Risk Division, 2001-2002 University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine – Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, Research Lab for Biochemistry Department, 1998-2001 Honors and AwardsHonored with Duane Morris Women’s Impact Network for Success Award, 2020 Honored with Silicon Valley Business Journal Women of Influence Award, 2020 Honored with Best Under 40 Award, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 2016 Named as one of the most Distinguished Women in Nevada, 2014 Selected as a Super Lawyers Mountain State Rising Star, 2013-2015 Named the Best of the Best Attorney’s in Each Category of Law: Patent and Intellectual Property Law, Vegas Food & Music, 2013 Named The Best of the Bar by Las Vegas Business Journal, 2011 Civic and Charitable ActivitiesMake-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevada – Board of Directors, 2013-2015 Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada – Volunteer Attorney for the Children’s Attorneys Project National Delegate for the State of Nevada at the Democratic National Convention, August 2008 Publications and Speaking EngagementsSelected PublicationsQuoted, A Simple Theory for Uber’s Waymo Mess: Plain Old Sloppiness, Wired, March 17, 2017Author, Why is Your Software Like an Invention, The Daily Journal, June 20, 2016 Featured in Foiling the Trolls, Las Vegas Business Press, June 1, 2015 Featured in Duane Morris Partner Manita Rawat Named to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s 2015 Fellows Program, Duane Morris Press Release, February 5, 2015 Featured in Manita Rawat Named to Leadership Council, Attorney At Law Magazine, 2015 Author, Bridging the Generation Gap in Boca, Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Winter 2014 Author, The Beauty and Strength of Diversity at Duane Morris-Thoughts on the 2013 Diverse Attorney Breakfast, Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Spring 2014 Author, Pro Bono Corner: Finding Yourself, Communique, The Official Publication of the Clark County Bar Association, 2013 Co-author, Take Action for Your Investment, Northern Nevada Business Weekly Business Law Guide, 2012Co-author, Covering Your Assets. What to Do If a Competitor Is Using Your Patented Invention, Northern Nevada Business Weekly Business Law Guide, 2011Co-author, Evaluation of Arsenic as a Chemical of Potential Concern at Proposed School Sites in the Los Angeles Area, 2002Selected Speaking EngagementsSpeaker, Let’s Not Repeat History: Strategies to Support, Retain and Promote Diverse Attorneys During COVID-19, Presented by Duane Morris LLP, APABA Silicon Valley and SABA-NC, Webinar, September 14, 2020 Speaker, Women’s Leadership Workshop, 2019 NAPABA Convention, November 7, 2019 Speaker, Politics: NSFW? Navigating Political Landmines in the (Polarized) States of America, CMCP Annual Business Conference, September 12, 2019Moderator, Neurodiversity: What It is and Why It Matters, Duane Morris of the Future: Making Today’s Diversity Challenges Tomorrow’s Strengths, Westin Philadelphia, May 4, 2019Speaker, Understanding How One Makes Decisions, WFFConnect – Women Founders & Funders, Webinar, March 14, 2017 Speaker, Keystone CLE Conferences, Cardinal Intellectual Property and Duane Morris, December 9-11, 2016 Speaker, Data Assets in Commercial Transactions, Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) Global TEC Forum, October 7, 2016 Speaker, Rising Waters: Practical Tips on Making it Rain, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Convention, 2015 Presenter, The Toll of Patent Trolls in Nevada, Technological Crime Advisory Board Meeting, March 6, 2014 Panelist, Nevada Newsmakers, October 2013 Interview with Duane Morris at ITEXPO Las Vegas 2013, TMC.net SUITS – Synopsis Under IP/Patent Telecom Sourcing, Las Vegas, August 2013- Co-Presenter, 2013 IP Law and Policy changes surround the ‘Prior Art’ ‘Work’ – Moderator, The 1,2,3 of how to Develop a Patent surrounding your technology – Panelist, Protecting Patents and IP: A round table for Questions and Answers – Panelist, Mobile Texting Rules for Patents and Licensing and Distribution (MMA) – Moderator, Successful Business Models in Mobile Apps and Tablet Apps Co-Presenter, From Genes to Jeans: Is Everything Under the Sun Patentable? Whittemore Peterson Institute, April 2011 Appeared on Nevada NewsMakers regarding the goal of diversity in Nevada’s economy and the importance of technology in enabling such diversity, March 2012 Co-Presenter, Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks, legal education seminar, October 2009 Co-Lecturer, Intellectual Property for Entrepreneurs, MBA Program, School of Business, University of Nevada, Reno, Fall Semester of 2007 and 2008 Presenter, The Development of Footprinting Methods to Study GXM-C3 Interactions, National Science Foundation Women in Science and Engineering Conference, University of Nevada, Reno, August 1998 |
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