Anita B. Polott

Partner

Anita B. Polott leads the firm’s global trademark and copyright practice, a team of more than 40 lawyers and professionals focused on brand-related intellectual property (IP) law, including litigation, transactions, counseling, and portfolio management services. Anita sets and implements brand protection strategies and manages US and international trademark portfolios across various industries. She also regularly handles the IP aspects of corporate transactions, trademark and copyright licenses, and related agreements; advises clients on enforcement and litigation strategy; and represents clients in federal court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and International Trade Commission. In addition, Anita serves as co-managing partner of the firm’s 300+-lawyer Washington, DC office.

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Morgan Lewis Named Among Leading Trademark Firms by World Trademark Review

Extended Profile

World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 consistently recognizes Anita as a leading trademark practitioner for enforcement and litigation as well as prosecution and strategy. In a recent edition of WTR 1000, a client commented, “Her legal and technical prowess is remarkable, but her ability to chart paths forward for our business is her best trait.”

An active member of the International Trademark Association, Anita sits on the Young Practitioners Committee’s Programming Subcommittee and was previously a member of its Public and Media Relations Committee, Meetings Committee, and Roundtables Subcommittee and the Trademark Enforcement Committee’s Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings Standards and Procedures Subcommittee.

Education

American University Washington College of Law, 1996, J.D.
Washington University, 1993, B.A.

Admissions

District of Columbia
Maryland

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2019)

Member, Litigation Department of the Year–Intellectual Property, The American Lawyer (2019)

Recommended, Intellectual property: Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing), The Legal 500 US (2019–2023)

Leading Trademark Practitioner, Prosecution & Strategy, DC Metro Area, WTR 1000, World Trademark Review (2022–2024)

Leading Trademark Practitioner, Enforcement & Litigation, DC Metro Area, WTR 1000, World Trademark Review (2017–2024)

Recognized, IP Trademark Star – United States (National), Managing Intellectual Property (2022, 2023)

Recognized, Expert's Guide to the World's Leading Trademark Law Practitioners (2016)

Member, International Trademark Association