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Chandler Sturm focuses her practice on all areas of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and unfair competition.

She has been involved in numerous litigation matters and has assisted in various stages of disputes, ranging from pre-suit activities, district court litigation through appeal to the Court of Appeals and even at the U.S. Supreme Court. She has worked on party and amicus briefs in the district court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

At the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Chandler has prepared and prosecuted patent applications, as well as worked on appeal and post-issuance proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board.

Chandler is experienced in a broad range of technologies including mechanical products, computer technology and consumer products. She also has experience in trademark prosecution and trademark proceedings in industries such as retail store services, retail clothing and consumer goods areas.

Chandler holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. She earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering with a concentration in solid mechanics from Villanova University, where she also minored in business and finance.

Published Articles

• Charley Macedo, David Goldberg and Chandler Sturm Co-Author Article for Oxford University Press’s Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice on Appellate Decision Finding That Administrative Patent Judges Were Unconstitutionally Appointed
   
  
  
• Charley Macedo, Christopher Lisiewski, Chandler Sturm Co-Author Oxford University Press Article on U.S. Supreme Court Precluding Judicial Review of Time-Bar Challenges of USPTO PTAB Institution Decisions
   
  
  

• Charley Macedo, David Goldberg and Chandler Sturm Co-Author Article for IP Watchdog on Getting Ready for Arthrex: What the Amici Are Saying
   IPWatchdog
  
  
• Charley Macedo, David Goldberg and Chandler Sturm Co-Author IPWatchdog Article on NYIPLA Amicus Brief in American Axle Urging Supreme Court to Return to Its Precedent in Diehr
   IPWatchdog
  
  
• Charles R. Macedo, Christopher Lisiewski and Chandler Sturm Publish Article in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice on U.S. Supreme Court Precluding Judicial Review of Time-Bar Challenges of PTAB Decisions
   Oxford University Press
  
  
• Charles Macedo, David Goldberg and Chandler Sturm Author IP Watchdog Article on the Amicus Brief They Submitted on Behalf of eComp Consultants Urging Supreme Court to Deem PTAB APJs ‘Inferior’ Officers in Arthrex
   IP Watchdog
  
  
• Charles R. Macedo, David Goldberg and Chandler Sturm Co-Author Law360 Expert Analysis on Why the Supreme Court Should Review the Arthrex Case
  Law360
  
  
• IPWatchdog Daily Newsletter Highlights Charles R. Macedo, David Goldberg and Chandler Sturm’s IP Watchdog Article on Recent Amicus Brief From Askeladden
  IPWatchdog
  
  
• Charles R. Macedo, David Goldberg and Chandler Sturm Co-Author IP Watchdog Article on Askeladden Brief Asks SCOTUS to Grant U.S. Government’s Petition to Reconsider Whether PTAB APJs Are Principal Officers Under the Appointments Clause
  IPWatchdog
  
  
• Charles R. Macedo, David Goldberg and Chandler Sturm Publish National Law Journal Article on ‘Anthrex v. Smith & Nephew’: Are PTAB APJs Constitutionally Appointed?
   The National Law Journal
  
  
• NYIPLA Files Amicus Brief Advocating for the Supreme Court to Clarify Article III Standing in Appeal from IPR Proceedings
  
   
  
  

ARELaw Alerts

• PTAB Alert: USPTO Clarifies Indefiniteness Standard in PTAB Proceedings by Adopting District Court Indefiniteness Standard
   
  
  
• ARE Patent Law Alert: Federal Circuit Revisits Standing to Appeal PTAB Decision Of Non-Practicing Petitioner
   
  
  

• ARE PTAB Alert: The PTAB Newly Designates Two Precedential Decisions
   
  
  
• ARE Patent Law Alert: USPTO Publishes Rules Affecting Patent Amendments in Post-Grant Proceedings
   
  
  
• ARE Copyright Alert: Artificial Intelligence Recognized as a Reliable Method in Expert Evaluation of Similarity of Works
   
  
  
• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Lasting Impact on Intellectual Property Law
   
  
  
• ARE Patent Law Alert: Precedential Panel of PTAB Holds that PTAB Can Raise New Ground of Unpatentability as Advocated by the Firm on Behalf of Amicus Askeladden LLC
  
   
  
  
• ARE Trademark Alert: The U.S. Supreme Court Grants, Vacates and Remands Booking.com in Light of NantKwest
   
  
  
• ARE Patent Law Alert: The USPTO Unveils Patents 4 Partnerships in an Effort to Facilitate Connections Between Patent Holders and Potential Licensees in COVID-19-Related Technologies
  
   
  
  
• ARE PTAB Alert: PTAB Puts Halt To Remands Under Arthrex Until Scotus Decides
  
   
  
  
• ARE Patent Law Alert: SCOTUS Precludes Judicial Review of Time-Bar Challenges of USPTO PTAB Institution Decisions
  
   
  
  
• ARE PTAB Alert: With Consent of All Parties, U.S. Government Seeks Stay of Mandate In Arthrex For 90 Days or Until Resolution of Petitions for Certiorari to the Supreme Court
  
   
  
  
• ARE PTAB Alert: In Split Decision, the Federal Circuit Denied Rehearing En Banc in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew Inc. on the Constitutionality of How PTAB APJs Are Appointed
   
  
  
• ARE Patent Law Alert:
  The US Supreme Court Holds that the USPTO Cannot Be Reimbursed for Salaries of Its Legal Personnel in Appeals Under § 145 of the Patent Act
  
   
  
  
• ARE Privacy Law Alert:
  CALIFORNIA ADOPTS THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT OF 2018 RELATING TO THE USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION STARTING IN 2020
  
   
  
  
• ARE Patent Law Alert:
  SUPREME COURT TO CLARIFY ‘ON SALE’ BAR IN HELSINN HEALTHCARE S.A. V. TEVA PHARMS. USA, INC.
  
   
  
  
• ARE Patent Law Alert:
  USPTO GUIDANCE ON SUBJECT MATTER ELIGIBILITY OF METHOD OF TREATMENT CLAIMS
  
   
  
  
• ARE Patent Law Alert:
  SCOTUS AUTHORIZES FOREIGN LOST PROFITS FOR DOMESTIC INFRINGEMENT UNDER 35 USC 271(f)(2) IN WESTERNGECO v. ION
  
   
  
  
• ARE Patent Law Alert:
  Federal Circuit Denies Rehearing En Banc and Confirms Patent Eligibility Relies Upon Factual Determinations
  
   
  
  

In The Press

• Event Spotlight: NYIPLA PTAB Committee Tackles Arthrex Oral Argument at March 2 Meeting
   
  
  
• ARE Law Serves as Counsel to the NYIPLA in Filing of Amicus Brief in American Axle Request to Supreme Court to Address Patent-Eligible Subject Matter
   
  
  

• NYIPLA Amicus Brief in American Axle Asks Supreme Court to Address Patent-Eligible Subject Matter
   
  
  
• Event Spotlight: New York Intellectual Property Association January 2021 PTAB Committee Meeting to Review Recent PTAB Precedential Decisions on Real Party in Interest Issues
   
  
  
• Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein Submits Amicus Brief on Behalf of eComp Consulting to Supreme Court in U.S. v. Arthrex
   
  
  
• Charley Macedo to Discuss SCOTUS Arthrex Decision at Next New York Intellectual Property Lawyers’ Association PTAB Committee
   New York Intellectual Property Lawyers’ Association
  
  
• In The Press: Amicus Brief Submitted by Charles R. Macedo, David Goldberg And Chandler Sturm Continues To Garner Press Coverage As Law360 Features Mention Of "Tracking Arthrex At The Supreme Court"
  
  Law360
  
  
• In The Press: Christopher Lisiewski Interviewed By Chandler Sturm In New York Intellectual Property Association’s Pod Bites Podcast Series Discussing Allen v. Cooper
  
   The New York Intellectual Property Association 
  
  
• In The Press: Charles R. Macedo Interviewed By Chandler Sturm In New York Intellectual Property Association’s Pod Bites Podcast Series Discussing Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew Update on Denial of Rehearing at CAFC
  
   The New York Intellectual Property Association
  
  
• Charles Macedo and Chandler Sturm to Present Celesq and West LegalEdcenter/Thomson Reuters Webinar on PTAB Administrative Patent Judges and the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution
   
  
  
• In The Press:Charles R. Macedo Interviewed by Chandler Sturm in New York Intellectual Property Association’s Pod Bites Podcast Series Discussing Peter v. NantKwest
  
   The New York Intellectual Property Association 
  
  
• In The Press:
  US Supreme Court hears argument on whether Patent Office can collect employees’ salaries in defending district court actions
  
   
  
  

Bar Admissions

• New York, 2020

• Fordham University School of Law, New York, NY, J.D., 2019
• Villanova University, Villanova, PA, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2016

• New York Intellectual Property Law Association: PTAB Committee and Young Lawyers Committee

Amicus Briefs

• Brief of New York Intellectual Property Law Association as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner in American Axle & Manufacturing Co. Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC, No. 20-891
   
  
  
• Amicus Curiae Brief of eComp Consultants in Support of Petitioner in United States v. Arthrex, Inc. et al.
   
  
  

• Brief of Askeladden L.L.C. as Amicus Curiae in United States v. Arthrex, Inc. et al.