Aliza George Carrano
Partner, Litigation
Aliza George Carrano is a partner in the Intellectual Property and Litigation Departments, and Technology Patent Litigation Practice. She is based in Willkie’s Washington, DC office.
Aliza is an IP trial attorney who focuses her practice on complex patent litigation, post-grant proceedings, and appeals particularly in the areas of electronics, software, wireless communications, medical devices, optics, financial technology, and mechanical systems. She has represented clients before U.S. district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She is experienced in developing litigation strategies, has managed teams throughout every phase of patent litigation, and during trials, she has examined and cross-examined fact and expert witnesses.
With a background in computer science, Aliza is a registered patent attorney. She also advises clients in non-contentious patent matters, patent preparation and prosecution, intellectual property licensing, trademark and brand protection, and false advertising and claim substantiation matters.
Aliza has also represented pro bono clients as lead counsel in a range of matters, including immigration, family law, mortgage fraud, and social security disability.
With a background in computer science, Aliza is a registered patent attorney. She also advises clients in non-contentious patent matters, patent preparation and prosecution, intellectual property licensing, trademark and brand protection, and false advertising and claim substantiation matters.
Aliza has also represented pro bono clients as lead counsel in a range of matters, including immigration, family law, mortgage fraud, and social security disability.
Experience
Prior to joining Willkie in 2022, Aliza was a partner at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP.
Prior to her legal career, Aliza worked as a software engineer at Raytheon, where she analyzed and enhanced the baseline source code for the Deployable Ground Intercept Facility.
Prior to her legal career, Aliza worked as a software engineer at Raytheon, where she analyzed and enhanced the baseline source code for the Deployable Ground Intercept Facility.
- AI and Emerging Technologies Partnership Inaugural Stakeholder Meeting, Virtual Webinar (June 2022)
- “Is AI Pushing the Envelope of IP Protection?” World Intellectual Property Review (November 2020)
- New EU Guidelines for Patenting AI and Machine Learning Technologies: Comparison with U.S. Approach, Virtual Webinar (February 2020)
- Patenting Machine Learning Inventions for Companies Outside the Software Industry (November 2019)
- “Intellectual Property Protection for Artificial Intelligence,” Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property (August 2017)
Credentials
Education
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, J.D., 2009 George Mason University, B.S., 2004
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit United States Patent & Trademark Office