Mitchell R.  Ghaneie
Mitchell Ghaneie is a registered Patent Attorney who 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, Mitchell 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 (USPTO), while also assisting clients with copyright registrations, trade secret protection, licensing agreements, and intellectual property portfolio management. Businesses throughout Florida and the U.S. rely on his experience to develop practical strategies that protect valuable innovations, brands, and creative works.
 
In addition to intellectual property procurement, Mitchell 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, 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. He has successfully represented individuals, startups, small businesses, and large corporations in high-stakes intellectual property matters.
 
Mitchell 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. Whether helping clients enforce their intellectual property rights or defending against infringement allegations, Mitchell delivers practical, business-focused legal solutions tailored to each client's objectives.
 
Businesses and innovators throughout Jacksonville, Tampa, West Palm Beach, and the surrounding Florida communities turn to Mitchell for experienced counsel on patent law, trademark law, copyright protection, intellectual property litigation, licensing, and IP enforcement. His goal is to help clients protect their competitive advantages while advancing their long-term business success. 


ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
  • Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education 
  • Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 2014
  • Florida State University, B.A., 2011 

Professional Associations
  • Jacksonville Federal Court Bar Association 
  • Jacksonville Bar Association 
  • Florida Bar, Intellectual Property Committee
  • Licensing Executives Society USA & Canada 
  • AUTM 

Community Involvement 
  • Ghaneie Foundation, Inc, Co-Founder and President, 2026
  • Development Council for Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Member, 2026
  • Intellectual Property Committee of Jacksonville Bar Association, Chair, 2024-2026
  • Board of Governors for St. John's Academy, Governor, 2025 
  • Rotary Club, South Jacksonville, Member 
 
Honors & Awards
  • Legal 500 U.S. Elite, Intellectual Property (Florida), 2026
  • Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2023-2026
  • St. Augustine Record, 25 Under Forty, 2020 
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