Knobbe/Martens: Intellectual Property Law
I take great pride in the quality and thoroughness of the work I do for clients.

Melanie Seelig

Partner

1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600
Seattle, WA 98101
206-405-2000

At a Glance

  • J.D. University of Washington
  • B.S. Physics, Illinois State University
  • B.S. Mathematics, Illinois State University

  • State Bar of Washington
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court - Western District of Washington
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Professional Profile 

Ms. Seelig joined the firm as a partner in the Seattle office in January 2008. Ms. Seelig's has extensive experience in comprehensive client counseling and management in all aspects of intellectual property, including U.S. and international patent and trademark prosecution, copyright prosecution, enforcement and agreement work involving all areas of intellectual property and due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions.  Ms. Seelig has extensive experience providing patent landscape analyses as well as infringement, validity and clearance analyses and opinions. 

Ms. Seelig has also assisted clients in the development of comprehensive intellectual property programs involving both the procurement of IP assets and generation of corresponding enforcement programs.  From a technology standpoint, Ms. Seelig’s broad physics and mathematics background has provided her with the opportunity to offer intellectual property counseling spanning a wide range of technical art areas in the mechanical, electrical, and computer software fields.

Education

  • University of Washington (J.D. 1997)
  • Illinois State University (B.S. Physics 1994), summa cum laude
  • Illinois State University (B.S. Mathematics 1994), summa cum laude
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