Angela Whitesell

Angela Whitesell is an intellectual property litigator and of counsel at DLA Piper. Her practice focuses on patent litigation spanning the technology and life sciences sectors. Prior to joining DLA Piper, she served as a law clerk for several judges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, where she gained experience in pharmaceutical patent matters, including Hatch-Waxman (ANDA) and BPCIA litigation. Public records indicate a prior association with the firm Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP.

Consistent with the provided case list, Whitesell’s recent work has been exclusively on the defense side for a major technology company. She is currently representing Microsoft Corporation as of counsel in its defense against patent infringement claims brought by Qomplx LLC. This case involves patents related to large-scale data analysis, cybersecurity, and cloud data analytics products.

There is no indication from publicly available records that Whitesell has a significant practice appearing before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.

Whitesell earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Widener University School of Law and her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College. She is admitted to the Delaware bar and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.