Mital Patel is an associate in Foley Hoag’s Intellectual Property Department, focusing on patent litigation and advertising law matters.
She has represented leading pharmaceutical, healthcare, and technology companies in a variety of venues, including in district court and at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Her patent practice includes Hatch-Waxman and other patent infringement actions, inventorship and validity disputes, inter partes review proceedings, trade secret, and misappropriation actions. Her litigation experience spans pre-suit investigations, motion practice, discovery, and trial.
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Mital’s advertising practice includes counseling and defending companies from false-advertising and deceptive practice allegations. She also has experience defending class action lawsuits. Mital’s advertising practice is primarily focused in the food, beverage, and consumer goods industry.
Mital also maintains an active pro bono practice and is committed to providing legal representation for those with limited access to legal services. She has worked with organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union to advocate for victims of racist policing, Her Justice to represent victims of domestic abuse, and the South Asian Youth Action to mentor young students.
Prior to her intellectual property practice, Mital represented major financial institutions in federal court litigation regarding structured products and derivatives.
