Melanie Grindle advises clients on all stages of intellectual property litigation matters, from pre-dispute counseling through resolution.

Melanie regularly advises companies in disputes involving:

  • Trademark and trade dress enforcement, infringement litigation, and counseling
  • Trade secret counseling and litigation
  • False advertising and unfair competition counseling and litigation
  • Breaches of contract and other general commercial matters

She counsels clients across a range of industries on maintaining and protecting their brand focus and identity.

Before joining Latham, Melanie clerked for Judge William S. Dato of the California Court of Appeal. She also served as a judicial extern for US Court of Appeals Judge Robert D. Sack and clerked for the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

Melanie also previously served on Latham’s Associates Committee.

Melanie’s recent experience includes representing:

  • A leading exercise equipment and media company in trademark, false advertising, trade secret, and unfair competition disputes
  • Evernote in multiple litigation matters, including a trademark infringement dispute
  • A multinational ecommerce company in a copyright infringement lawsuit
  • A marketplace for authentic sneakers and apparel in a trademark infringement and breach-of-contract suit
  • A large technology company in a trade secret dispute against an artificial intelligence startup
  • A medical device company in a patent litigation trial
  • Universal Alloy Corporation in a trade secret misappropriation defense regarding aluminum alloy components for the aerospace industry with US$264 million in damages sought, resulting in a complete zero-liability jury trial win

Bar Qualification

  • California

Education

  • JD, Columbia University School of Law, 2016
    James Kent Scholar, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • BS, University of Southern California, 2013
    cum laude