Practices

Elizabeth A. Tassi

Associate

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Kansas City, MO 64106

Elizabeth is a registered patent attorney and member of the firm's Intellectual Property & Technology Division. During law school, she externed for the Honorable Samuel Der-Yeghiayan of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. As an associate, Elizabeth has prosecuted patents and trademarks, analyzed patents for infringement and freedom to operate opinions, drafted license and assignment agreements, and worked extensively on patent, trademark and copyright litigation. Much of Elizabeth's experience relates to life science, animal health and chemical matters.

Representative Experience

Assisted in the defense of patent infringement claims and enforcement of copyright, trademark and trade dress rights, and participated as a primary litigation team member in cases where our clients were successful on summary judgment, including Farrago v. Rawlings Sporting Goods Co, Inc., E.D. Mo. (4:06-CV-958 CEJ) and CAFC (Appeal No. 2008-1554).
Green Book patent analysis for ANDA Paragraph IV purposes.
Assisted drug development companies in freedom to operate and non-infringement analyses and patent prosecution matters in the U.S. and Europe

Education

Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, 2007

Truman State University, B.S. and B.A., Biology, summa cum laude, 2003
Phi Beta Kappa

Of Note

Prior to attending law school, Elizabeth served as a Maize Genetic Research Assistant at Iowa State University where she analyzed maize genetic mapping data using TGCE. She also developed a computer program to more accurately manage and analyze TGCE genetic data.

Bar Admissions

Missouri, 2007
Kansas, 2008
United States Patent & Trademark Office, 2007
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
United States District Court for the District of Kansas

Professional Affiliations

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Association for Women Lawyers
- Board of Directors, 2011
- Golf Committee, Vice Chair
Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts