With a strong technical background in applied mathematics and biochemistry, Manita Rawat practices primarily in the area of intellectual property law and litigation. Ms. Rawat has significant experience in patent preparation and prosecution, working primarily with mechanical and software technologies. She also has significant experience with trademark and copyright prosecution, patent and trademark litigation, and commercial litigation. Ms. Rawat counsels her clients in a variety issues related to intellectual property, including patentability analysis, invalidity opinions, portfolio management and analysis of pre-litigation matters.

Ms. Rawat also assists clients in patent licensing and transactional matters, including structuring, negotiating and drafting agreements.

Ms. Rawat is a 2005 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law and a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno. She is fluent in Hindi and knows basic German.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property Law
• Patents
• Trademarks

Admissions

• Nevada
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 2005
• University of Nevada, Reno, B.S., Applied Mathematics and Biochemistry, 2001

Other Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2013-present
• 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

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association

Honors / Awards

• Selected as a Super Lawyers Mountain State "Rising Star," 2013
• Named "The Best of the Bar" by Las Vegas Business Journal, 2011

Civic and Charitable Activities

• Make A Wish Foundation® of Southern Nevada
  - Board of Directors
• National Delegate for the State of Nevada at the Democratic National Convention, August 2008

Publications

• Co-Author, "Take Action for Your Investment," Northern Nevada Business Weekly Business Law Guide, 2012
• Co-Author, "Covering Your Assets. What to Do If a Competitor Is Using Your Patented Invention," Northern Nevada Business Weekly Business Law Guide, 2011
• Co-Author, "Evaluation of Arsenic as a Chemical of Potential Concern at Proposed School Sites in the Los Angeles Area," 2002

Speaking Engagements

• 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, "From Genes to Jeans: Is Everything Under the Sun Patentable?" Whittemore Peterson Institute, April 2011
• 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