Elissa M. Shortell is an accomplished patent attorney who helps companies build, manage, and leverage strategic intellectual property portfolios across the United States and internationally. She provides full-spectrum patent support, including patent drafting, prosecution, portfolio strategy, patentability searches, freedom-to-operate analyses, and IP due diligence for both litigation and transactional matters.

Elissa drafts and prosecutes U.S. patent applications and oversees foreign counterparts. She also prepares and participates in European Oppositions and develops patent owner responses in Unified Patent Court (UPC) proceedings. Her technical experience spans materials science, tissue engineering, chemistry, additive manufacturing, mechanical and consumer products, olefin production, fuel dispensers, drug delivery systems, medical devices, and battery technology.

Drawing on her deep experience in medical devices and her early technical roles in the chemical and industrial sectors, Elissa helps clients protect high-impact innovations in advanced materials, chemistry, medical technology, and mechanical engineering. She has extensive experience managing both utility and design patent portfolios.

Prior to joining Mintz, Elissa practiced at an international law firm, where she focused on patent prosecution and post-grant proceedings. She previously served as primary IP counsel for a high-tech lighting company, working closely with researchers to identify and protect patentable technologies. Earlier in her career, she gained valuable industry experience at Procter & Gamble, Millennium Pharmaceuticals (now Takeda), and General Electric.