Kara Fussner
Husch Blackwell LLP
kara.fussner@huschblackwell.com
(314) 345-6229
https://www.huschblackwell.com/
8001 Forsyth Blvd
Suite 1500
St. Louis , MO
63105
Kara Fussner Business Law
Husch Blackwell LLP
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Firm Summary
Kara dedicates her practice to resolving complex intellectual property disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, rights of publicity, trade secrets and unfair competition.
She works directly with in-house counsel, engineers and business professionals to defend accused companies and enforce their intellectual property assets. This includes forging aggressive litigation strategies and, when necessary, developing cost-efficient strategies for avoiding and reducing the risk of future litigation.
Kara’s representative experience includes:
- Serving on the team that represented Octane Fitness, LLC before the U.S. Supreme Court in its patent infringement case, a case that altered the balance of power in patent litigation.
- Representing clients in turning back Major League Baseball’s attempts to control the fantasy sports industry.
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America®
- Litigation – Intellectual Property 2018-2025
- Litigation – Patent, 2019-2025
- The Legal 500 United States
- Intellectual property – Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission), Recommended lawyer, 2025
- Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property Litigation, 2019-2023; Rising Stars, 2011, 2013
- Missouri Bar Pro Bono Wall of Fame, 2021
Education
- J.D., Boston University School of Law
- magna cum laude
- B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Admissions
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Delaware
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Clerkship
The Hon. Carolyn Berger, Delaware Supreme Court