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Anita Spieth

Anita Spieth, co-chair of Choate’s IP Litigation Group, has more than 10 years of experience representing life sciences and technology companies in high stakes patent infringement, trade secrets, and other complex IP litigation. She provides an effective and user-friendly case management approach and counsels clients on litigation strategy to achieve their goals. She also represents clients in connection with inter partes review proceedings before the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board, as well as in copyright issues (particularly related to software and artificial intelligence) and trade secret disputes. Anita makes her clients’ lives easier by taking tasks off of their plates and making their worries her own. She begins her work by gaining a thorough understanding of the internal workflow of her clients so that her work product is immediately useful and does not require additional cycles. She speaks in clear and plain terms that clients and – importantly – judges and juries can understand. Anita has developed a global strategy to help clients manage risk and protect US intellectual property while related cases proceed internationally, including directing EPO strategy and various litigations throughout the world. Anita’s team at Choate has experience mustering and managing various international law firms to ensure that international positions are consistent with those taken in the U.S. Anita’s clients include Takeda, Biogen, EMC/Dell, Alarm.com, and Pegasystems. · Choate, Hall & Stewart

United StatesPatent Litigation, Trade Secrets

About

Anita Spieth is co-chair of Choate’s IP Litigation Group, representing life sciences and technology companies in high-stakes patent infringement, trade secrets, and other complex IP litigation, as well as inter partes review proceedings and copyright issues related to software and artificial intelligence.

Practice areas

Patent LitigationTrade SecretsIntellectual Property LitigationCopyrightInter Partes Review

Office

United States

Choate, Hall & Stewart · Anita Spieth, co-chair of Choate’s IP Litigation Group, has more than 10 years of experience representing life sciences and technology companies in high stakes patent infringement, trade secrets, and other complex IP litigation. She provides an effective and user-friendly case management approach and counsels clients on litigation strategy to achieve their goals. She also represents clients in connection with inter partes review proceedings before the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board, as well as in copyright issues (particularly related to software and artificial intelligence) and trade secret disputes. Anita makes her clients’ lives easier by taking tasks off of their plates and making their worries her own. She begins her work by gaining a thorough understanding of the internal workflow of her clients so that her work product is immediately useful and does not require additional cycles. She speaks in clear and plain terms that clients and – importantly – judges and juries can understand. Anita has developed a global strategy to help clients manage risk and protect US intellectual property while related cases proceed internationally, including directing EPO strategy and various litigations throughout the world. Anita’s team at Choate has experience mustering and managing various international law firms to ensure that international positions are consistent with those taken in the U.S. Anita’s clients include Takeda, Biogen, EMC/Dell, Alarm.com, and Pegasystems.

United States

Expertise

Life SciencesTechnology CompaniesSoftwareArtificial Intelligence

Education

  • Harvard Law School, JD 2009
  • Boston College, BA 2004, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa