Carmelle F. Alipio

Carmelle F. Alipio is an intellectual property attorney at Williams Mullen, where her practice includes patent, trademark, and copyright infringement litigation in federal courts. She advises clients across technology, e-commerce, marketing and advertising, and healthcare industries on a broad range of IP, data privacy, consumer protection, and Internet-related issues. Her expertise extends to compliance with various privacy regulations, including COPPA, CCPA, VCDPA, and GDPR, and she counsels organizations on designing ethical AI governance frameworks.

Alipio handles patent litigation from both the plaintiff and defendant sides, as indicated by her appearance in one case as counsel for the defendant and another as local counsel for the plaintiff. Her experience includes cases involving software and technology patents, such as those related to targeted advertising and user tracking methods.

A notable aspect of her practice includes proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). For instance, she was involved in Rocket Media, LLC d/b/a Launch Labs v. Fullthrottle Technologies, LLC (IPR2025-00148), an inter partes review concerning a patent titled "Location Determination Using Anonymous Browser Data" and "Method for Targeted Advertising Based on User Tracking" (U.S. Patent No. 11,556,947 B2). This IPR was related to a parallel district court case, Fullthrottle Technologies, LLC v. Rocket Media, LLC (No. 1:24-cv-00314, M.D.N.C.), where she served as counsel.

Carmelle Alipio earned her Juris Doctor from Emory University Law School, graduating in the top ten percent of her class and being inducted into the Order of Barristers. She is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.