Michele Liu Baillie

Director

Of Counsel and Patent Attorney

Sunstein LLP

Michele Liu Baillie is an award-winning patent attorney and a recognized leader in her field. For over 30 years, Michele has worked closely with many Fortune 500 companies, mid-sized companies, startups, and individual inventors in the U.S. and abroad, including Silicon Valley and New England.

Michele specializes in the preparation and prosecution of utility and design patents, patentability analyses, product clearances, and trademark prosecution. Her expertise includes the counseling of clients in U.S. and foreign patent filing strategy and portfolio management. Michele has the distinction of being named as a "Top Women of Law" by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in 2018, Super Lawyer in 2018-2024, and named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2015-2016.

Michele has held many leadership positions throughout her career and is actively involved in the community. In addition to her current role as the Board Chair of The Boston Club, Michele served on the Board of Directors of the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts (WBA) for nine years. Michele had the distinction of serving as the President of the WBA from 2017-2018 and currently serves on their Emeritus Board. Michele is a member of the Boston Bar Association (BBA), the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), and the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM).

Michele has a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Michele is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is licensed in Massachusetts.