Lippes Mathias LLP today announced that Mitchell R. Ghaneie, a partner and member of the firm's intellectual property practice team in its Jacksonville office, has been accepted into the Florida Intellectual Property American Inn of Court as a barrister. 

The Florida Intellectual Property American Inn of Court is a statewide chapter focused on IP law that was established in September 2026. It operates under the Linn Inn Alliance, one of 30 IP-focused inns within the American Inns of Court, a national organization whose member chapters work to foster mentorship, professionalism, ethics, and civility among legal professionals. 

Ghaneie is a registered patent attorney and Jacksonville intellectual property attorney whose practice spans patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and IP litigation. 

About Mitchell R. Ghaneie 

Mitchell R. Ghaneie helps businesses, entrepreneurs, inventors and organizations protect, enforce and maximize the value of their intellectual property. He represents clients throughout Jacksonville, Tampa, West Palm Beach and across Florida, providing strategic legal counsel on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and intellectual property litigation. His clients include startups, independent inventors, emerging companies, established businesses and nonprofit organizations seeking comprehensive IP protection. 

Since 2015, Ghaneie has dedicated his practice to helping clients secure and safeguard their intellectual property rights. He has filed and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications and trademark applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, while also assisting clients with copyright registrations, trade secret protection, licensing agreements and intellectual property portfolio management. 

In addition to intellectual property procurement, Ghaneie represents clients in litigation on issues surrounding patent, trademark, copyright, trade dress and trade secret laws in federal courts and administrative proceedings. He serves as litigation counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants in complex IP disputes involving infringement, unfair competition and trade secret misappropriation. His litigation experience includes conducting pre-suit investigations, drafting cease-and-desist letters, initiating and defending infringement actions, managing discovery, working with expert witnesses, negotiating settlements and advocating for clients throughout every stage of litigation. 

 

Ghaneie also advises clients on proactive intellectual property enforcement strategies designed to protect their brands and innovations in today's digital marketplace. He assists businesses with monitoring intellectual property across e-commerce platforms, social media and online marketplaces, developing enforcement campaigns, coordinating takedown requests and removing infringing content. 

About Lippes Mathias LLP 

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm ranked among the top 200 law firms in the U.S. by size, with nearly 230 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, and West Palm Beach, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla. and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, independent sponsors, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals.