Anna Shabalov is a partner in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. Anna concentrates
her practice on intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark and
copyright infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, and trade secret
misappropriation. She has been involved with various aspects of litigation,
including preliminary injunction briefing, fact and expert discovery, depositions,
summary judgment, trial preparation, settlement, and appeal. Anna has litigated
cases in state courts and in federal district and circuit courts, and has experience
with litigation in the European Union.
In addition to her litigation practice, Anna also counsels clients on licensing,
non-competition agreements, copyright registration, and trademark clearance,
registration, maintenance, and prosecution issues. She also litigates trademark
opposition and cancellation proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark
Office. Anna has represented clients in the entertainment, music, education,
software, industrial, consumer goods and non-profit sectors.
Anna's pro bono practice includes intellectual property counseling and Section
1983 cases. She also is on the Board of Managers for the Pittsburgh Intellectual
Property Law Association (PIPLA) and an active member of the Q. Todd Dickinson
Intellectual Property American Inn of Court.
