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Intellectual Property

Achieving your intellectual property goals.

Husch Blackwell helps clients develop and preserve their intellectual property (IP) to maximize profits and secure a competitive edge. Our team has more than 100 intellectual property attorneys with tremendous experience in IP acquisition, maintenance, protection, enforcement, litigation, and commercialization. We partner with universities, research facilities, companies of all sizes, and individuals to turn their innovations into industry.

Our IP attorneys understand complex technologies, and they have prepared and prosecuted thousands of patents and trademarks across a wide range of industries. To accommodate clients’ need for global enforcement and protection, our team has assembled an international network of more than 300 associate firms in 120 countries. A Husch Blackwell attorney has worked directly and personally with every law firm in the network. 

Representative Experience

  • Advised Denver real estate executive Peter Niederman in the seven-figure purchase of the Internet domain name Denver.com from Dan Pulcrano, CEO of Silicon Valley-based domain manager Boulevards New Media Inc.
  • Settled arbitration between our client John Carver (the seller) and Alliant Techsystems Inc. (the buyer). Alliant, known as ATK and one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the United States, disagreed with the seller’s determination of the closing date net book value of Eagle Industries Inc. and instituted arbitration pursuant to the terms of the stock purchase agreement.
  • Patent prosecution work involving semiconductor processing methods, liquid crystal display (LCD), and light emitting devices (LED), including more than 1,000 U.S. patents for a single client.
  • Defended client in a patent infringement case involving the unauthorized sale and use of the client’s patented biotechnology. After defending against claims of patent invalidity and patent misuse as well as numerous antitrust challenges, we obtained summary judgment on behalf of the client on all of its infringement claims and all of defendants’ counterclaims. The jury found that the defendants’ infringement was willful and rendered a verdict that resulted in a judgment for more than $15 million.
  • Defended the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy in a copyright infringement suit when four volunteers claimed authorship and ownership of the Academy’s valuable certification course materials. On summary judgment, our team won a full defense verdict for the Academy before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, and we successfully recovered attorneys' fees.
  • Prepared and obtained utility patents for mutant marigolds developed by a horticultural company.
  • Defended a pharmaceutical company for their development and use of a generic version of Megace ES, an oral nanoparticulate megestrol acetate suspension for use in HIV and AIDS patients suffering from weight loss. A brand-name drug company had claimed that use of the generic version infringed its licensed patent, but the court issued a decision in favor of our client.
  • Assisted a children’s hospital with licensing, patent issues, and other related matters for a groundbreaking technology that dramatically reduced the diagnosis time for genetic diseases.
  • Drafted, filed and successfully prosecuted the patent applications for a nationally recognized research university seeking more than a dozen patents for the amplification of synthetic nucleic acid sequences.
  • Represented leading provider of recreational gear in a patent infringement lawsuit alleging infringement of two European patents and two European design patents in Germany. Filed invalidation proceedings with the European Patent Office, leading to all litigation and challenges being withdrawn.
  • Secured judgment of noninfringement on behalf of a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in Delaware District Court. The ruling was not appealed.
  • Earned a high-profile victory for wireless medical device company before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), knocking out all disputed patent claims (175 in total) across eight related IPR petitions. The Board also reversed its previous stance on several patentability issues at stake in the IPRs, instead finding in the Final Written Decisions that the full record supported the client’s arguments.
  • Defended bank in a trademark dispute in the United States District Court of Colorado and sought naming rights in front of the Colorado Banking Board. Handled a preliminary injunction hearing and several hearings in front of the Colorado Banking Board. Resulted in a negotiated resolution. 
  • Represented global engineering firm as it sold one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries to a group of employees who were leaving the company to run the wholly-owned subsidiary as a separate and standalone company, including negotiating five intellectual property agreements.
White Papers | January 04, 2023
Legal Insights for Manufacturing: Outlook for 2023

What manufacturers can expect in the new year.

Articles | April 23, 2021
Retail TouchPoints: Congress Hears a Whois
Legal Updates | January 11, 2021
Congress Hears a Whois
Articles | October 2019
Trademark Considerations for Startups
Blog | August 01, 2019
The USPTO is Taking Filings Online
Blog | April 09, 2019
Protecting Your Startup's Brand
Articles | February-March 2019
Protecting Your Brand: Trademark Considerations for Startups

Husch Blackwell associate Myers Dill outlines key points about trademarks that startups should consider.

Articles | November 13, 2018
Law360 Expert Analysis: Consider Potential Risks Of Scraping Publicly Available Data

Kris Kappel and Liam Reilly discuss data scraping, a technical means for gathering and copying targeted data from a website or other database, in an article for Law360.

Articles | October 13, 2018
Silicon Prairie News Ensmarten Saturday: International IP issues for startups

Beau Jackson outlines recommendations and considerations innovators should consider regarding international IP law. 

Blog | October 05, 2018
International IP Issues for Startups
Articles | July 26, 2018
IPWatchdog: For Design Patent Owners (and Alleged Infringers), The Third Time is Not a Charm

Michael Annis and Myers Dill discuss how well-crafted design patents can offer broad protections against even slight infringements by competitors.

Articles | June 01, 2018
IP Watchdog: TC Heartland Update: Federal Circuit decides ZTE and Bigcommerce

Erin Knese, Philip Segrest & Steve Holtshouser explore some recent Federal Circuit decisions that clarify venue issues in patent cases.

Webinar | October 6, 2021
Intellectual Property Webinar Series | Innovation Nation: Recent Trademark & Copyright Cases Affecting Your Business

Due to technical difficulties, this program is being rescheduled from its original date on Monday, September 13.

Webinar | February 2021
Analyzing IP and Technology Due Diligence Issues in M&A and Venture Capital Transactions

Intellectual Property Webinar Series

Webinar | June 30, 2020
Trademark and Copyright Issues in the COVID-19 Era

Issues in Higher Education Webinar Series

Speaking Engagements | March 10, 2020
Opening remarks, 3rd Annual Chicago Women in STEM Symposium
Seminars | December 4, 2019
Annual Intellectual Property Seminar
Speaking Engagements | March 14, 2019
Panelist, Intellectual Property for Agriculture and Plants
Speaking Engagements | March 9, 2019
Speaker, Impact Innovation Forum
Speaking Engagements | October 16, 2018, October 17, 2017, and October 18, 2016
Speaker, "Ask a Lawyer: Copyright and Other Legal Considerations for Artists," Omaha Creative Institute, Omaha, NE
Speaking Engagements | September 28, 2018
Speaker, Missouri Bar, 2018 Annual Meeting
News Releases | November 07, 2022
Husch Blackwell Elects 29 to 2023 New Partner Class
News Releases | July 11, 2022
Tom Miller Joins Husch Blackwell's Intellectual Property Group

Veteran intellectual property lawyer Tom Miller has joined Husch Blackwell as a partner in its Milwaukee office and Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation industry group.

Media Mentions | April 30, 2022
INTA: Battling the Backlogs
News Releases | April 01, 2022
Husch Blackwell Adds Two Healthcare Partners to Virtual Office

Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Lisa T. Thomas and Bryan Stewart have joined the firm’s Healthcare, Life Sciences & Education industry group as partners.

News Releases | February 16, 2022
Husch Blackwell Shortlisted for Managing IP Americas Awards 2022

Husch Blackwell was shortlisted for 2022 Midwest Patent Contentious Law Firm of Year by Managing IP

News Releases | December 06, 2021
Husch Blackwell Elects 36 to 2022 Partnership Class
Media Mentions | October 18, 2021
Missouri Lawyers Media: WJA 2021: Kristine L. Kappel
News Releases | October 15, 2021
Husch Blackwell Scores Victory for Sigmapharm in Hatch-Waxman Litigation

Husch Blackwell successfully defended Sigmapharm Laboratories, LLC in connection with its application for approval of a generic version of the antidepressant vortioxetine.

Media Mentions | January 15, 2020
Patently O: Cancelling a Covenant-Not-To-Sue
News Releases | January 10, 2020
Husch Blackwell Secures Federal Circuit Victory for Nidec Motor

The case involved complex applications of Illinois contract law to intellectual property licensing agreements.

News Releases | January 07, 2020
Husch Blackwell Wins Patent Dispute over Mortgage Loan Application Technology

The victory on behalf of Meridianlink represents the third time in the last couple of years that Telscher has led a trial team to victory on Alice grounds.

News Releases | October 30, 2019
Malia Rogers Joins Husch Blackwell's Data Privacy and Intellectual Property Teams

Rogers focuses on a broad range of privacy and cybersecurity issues and provides counsel to numerous clients on issues regarding California Consumer Privacy Act compliance.

Media Mentions | October 16, 2019
The Missouri Bar: MoveMakers & NewsMakers 10/16/19
News Releases | October 02, 2019
Nicole Bashor Joins Husch Blackwell's Chicago-Based Intellectual Property Team

Bashor provides strategic legal counsel at all stages of technology development and routinely manages and maintains large patent portfolios on an international basis with aggregate values of over $20 billion.

News Releases | October 01, 2019
Benchmark Litigation's 2020 Edition Recognizes 33 Husch Blackwell Attorneys

The firm also received Benchmark’s “Highly Recommended” ranking in Missouri and Wisconsin and its “Recommended” ranking in Nebraska.

News Releases | August 15, 2019
Husch Blackwell Places 143 Lawyers in 2020 BL Rankings' Best Lawyers in America®

The firm has eight "Lawyers of the Year" and 11 attorneys appearing on the list for the first time.

News Releases | April 29, 2019
Chambers USA 2019 Ranks Husch Blackwell in 10 Areas of Law; 33 Attorneys Recognized

Attorneys in 10 offices across the firm's footprint are recognized in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA

News Releases | February 26, 2019
Husch Blackwell Prevails in Third Straight IPR for Cascades

PTAB had previously determined that Essity’s asserted patents were invalid because their claims were anticipated by prior art or obvious.

News Releases | December 10, 2018
Husch Blackwell Elects 25 to Partnership
News Releases | November 14, 2018
Thomson Reuters' Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2018 Names 58 Husch Blackwell Attorneys

Husch Blackwell has 58 attorneys in the 2018 edition of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

Media Mentions | October 26, 2018
Kansas City Business Journal: See Kansas City's Best of the Bar for 2018

Four Husch Blackwell attorneys were selected to the Kansas City Business Journal's 2018 "Best of the Bar."

Media Mentions | September 26, 2018
Legaltech News: The GDPR Created a 'Wild West' for Website Domain Registration

Caroline Chicoine is quoted regarding concerns with the recently implemented General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Media Mentions | September 20, 2018
Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs (9/20/18)

Rudy Telscher, Kara Fussner and Steve Holtshouser are recognized as "Legal Lions" by Law360 for the week ending September 21, 2018.

Media Mentions | September 04, 2018
Ladue News: Legal Services of Eastern Missouri's For The Common Good Awards Luncheon

Shannon Peters receives the John R. Essner Young Lawyer of the Year Award from Legal SErvices of Eastern Missouri as part of its "For the Common Good" award series.

Media Mentions | August 21, 2018
Patently O: USPTO China IP Roadshow at the University of Iowa College of Law

David Gerasimow will speak on the panel "Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights in the U.S." during the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's China Intellectual Property Roadshow on August 28, 2018.

News Releases | August 15, 2018
Husch Blackwell Places 143 Lawyers in 2019 BL Rankings' Best Lawyers in America®

The Best Lawyers in America® has listed 143 Husch Blackwell attorneys in its 2019 directory. The firm has eight "Lawyers of the Year" and five attorneys appearing on the list for the first time.

Media Mentions | June 08, 2018
Law360: Facebook Slams Emerson's Attempt To See BladeRoom Deal (log-in required)

Husch Blackwell’s representation of Emerson in high-profile IP litigation is highlighted.

News Releases | May 03, 2018
Chambers USA 2018 Ranks Husch Blackwell in 10 Areas of Law; 37 Attorneys Recognized

Husch Blackwell is well represented in the 2018 Chambers USA directory.

News Releases | April 19, 2018
Husch Blackwell Launches
Initial Coin Offering Team

The firm’s interdisciplinary, cross-office group of ICO lawyers will address the evolving legal challenges associated with this innovative instrument and capital-raising option.

"The advice and service that we get from Husch Blackwell are second to none. We work with several other firms for matters outside of intellectual property, and the experience just simply is not the same. Most importantly, the Husch Blackwell team offers the one thing that all clients are ultimately looking for in an attorney: SUCCESS."

Jamie Hawken, President, Utility Concrete Products LLC