Sara works with her clients to identify and protect all types of intellectual property rights.

She regularly defends numerous small and large companies from claims of patent, trademark, and copyright infringement, as well as unfair competition and counterfeiting. She works with her clients to proactively identify potential infringement and prevent the misuse of their trademarks, patents, copyrights and trade secrets. She has experience working with various social media companies to quickly and cost-effectively remove improper uses of her clients’ trademarks and copyrighted material.

Sara also assesses and advises her clients regarding the risks of litigation and potential damages presented by cease-and-desist letters. She works with her clients to find the most efficient and cost-conscious method of resolving intellectual property disputes. Many times this includes re-designed products and packaging to avoid potential infringement and minimize any potential damages.

As a patent attorney, Sara assists her clients to identify their inventions and develop cost efficient strategies to best protect those inventions via either patent applications or maintaining the invention as a trade secret. She also provides freedom-to-operate, patent landscape survey, and patentability opinions.

Sara has handled matters before the International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Eastern District of Missouri; Western District of Missouri; Eastern District of Texas; Southern District of Illinois; Middle District of Florida; Southern District of Florida; and Western District of North Carolina.