Andrea Arndt Named Patent Prosecutor of the Year (South) by Managing IP Awards 2026

Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that Andrea Arndt (Member, Austin) has been named Patent Prosecutor of the Year (South) by Managing IP Awards 2026. Honorees were recognized at the 2026 Americas event on April 9 in New York.

The Managing IP Awards are considered one of the most comprehensive and widely respected awards for IP law firms and practitioners. Honorees are recognized in more than 90 categories across all IP practice areas. Award recipients are selected based on extensive research, including work data submitted by firms and publicly available information such as court decisions and IP office records. Researchers focus on work done or concluded in the previous year, particularly looking at case studies that were of great significance to clients and/or IP law and practice. To learn more, please click here.

Andrea Arndt is a nationally recognized intellectual property attorney with significant experience advising Fortune 100 companies, market leaders, and innovative startups on the protection, monetization, and enforcement of global intellectual property portfolios. She serves as a trusted strategic advisor, having successfully led complex cross-border IP enforcement initiatives, overseen licensing and transactional matters exceeding $5 billion in deal value, and defended clients in high-stakes post-grant proceedings and litigation. 

Andrea is consistently recognized as a leader in her field by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, Texas Super Lawyers, IAM Strategy 300, IAM Patent 1000, Managing IP “IP Stars,” and the Legal 500. This latest honor further underscores her standing as one of the leading patent prosecutors in the United States.