Elana Beth Araj

Elana Beth Araj is a patent litigation attorney at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, where her practice focuses on patent, trademark, and copyright infringement litigation in district courts and post-grant review proceedings before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. She counsels clients across various industries, including consumer products, health care, medical devices, and software technologies. Her experience extends to advising on patentability, freedom-to-operate analyses, opinions, and the preparation and prosecution of domestic and foreign utility and design patent applications.

Ms. Araj primarily defends operating companies, frequently against patent assertion entities (NPEs). Her tracked appearances are exclusively on the defendant side, including a notable defense of Hewlett-Packard (HP) against General Video LLC, an NPE asserting six display technology patents related to video encoding and signal processing. This case concluded in January 2026 with a joint stipulation and voluntary dismissal with prejudice, with each party bearing its own fees and costs. She has also been recognized for her work defending clients in ANDA matters, indicating experience in pharmaceutical patent litigation.

Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Ms. Araj was an Associate at Cooper & Dunham LLP. Her professional experience also includes four years as a patent examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). She is admitted to practice in New York and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Ms. Araj earned her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 2013 and holds a B.S. in Biological Engineering from Cornell University (2007).