Kara Fussner – St. Louis Business Lawyer

Kara Fussner

Husch Blackwell LLP

(314) 345-6229

https://www.huschblackwell.com/

8001 Forsyth Blvd
Suite 1500
St. Louis , MO 63105

Kara Fussner

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