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Partner: Daniel Cohn
Partner: Daisy Manning
Quick facts
Established

1916

Partners

416

Total number of lawyers

1,113

Key practice areas
Intellectual property
ITC litigation
Patent disputes
Trade mark disputes
Trade mark
Patent
Patent prosecution
Trade mark prosecution
Dispute resolution
Firm overview

Husch Blackwell helps clients develop and preserve their intellectual property 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.

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Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

Key practice areas

Copyright, Copyright & related rights, Designs, Intellectual property, Intellectual property (contentious), Intellectual property (prosecution), IP transactions, ITC litigation, Life sciences IP, Patent, Patent (contentious), Patent (prosecution), PTAB litigation, Trade mark, Trade mark (contentious), Trade mark (prosecution), Other

Key Sector Expertise

Advertising, Biotechnology, Computer technology & services, Consumer goods and services,E-commerce, Electronics, Fashion & luxury goods, Financial services, Food and beverage, Healthcare, Hospitality & leisure, Industrials, Life sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Media, Medical device, Music, Pharmaceutical, Professional services, Retail, Shipping, Sports, Technology hardware, Telecommunication, Transport, Universities & research

Address:
4801 Main Street, Suite 1000
Kansas City, MO 64112
Tel:+1 816 983 8000 Web Address:https://huschblackwell.com
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Overview

Husch Blackwell helps clients develop and preserve their intellectual property (IP) to maximize profits and secure a competitive edge. Their attorneys have tremendous experience in IP acquisition, maintenance, protection, enforcement and litigation. The firm also has notable expertise in handling appeals before the Federal Circuit.

Notable patent practitioners: Michael Annis, Don Mizerk, Daniel Cohn, Nicole Bashor

Notable trademark practitioners: Daisy Manning, Tim Capria

Mizerk has extensive experience at the trial and appellate levels, often litigating Hatch-Waxman patent infringement matters. Bashor provides clients with strategic legal counsel at all stages of technological development.

Testimonials

2025

"Knowledgeable lawyers, responsive, practical."

Beau Jackson

"Excellent at ITC matters. Responsive. Practical."

 

2023

"We appreciated both the in-depth analysis and creative thinking of the partner handling the matters."

"We value the good communication."

"The team are extremely practical and efficient. They have a very strong business sense that gives me great confidence as they interact with various business owners."

"The team are very good at getting patents issued."

"Husch Blackwell has a strong team that competes with big-market firms from a midwest base."

"We are grateful for Husch Blackwell's collegial and cooperative ethos, while maintaining a high degree of professionalism."

Linked Reviews
Patent

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Trademark case studies show the firm has recently prosecuted matters in the entertainment, higher education, and consumer brands industries.

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