SPENCER FANE

BRITT & BROWNE LLP

Spencer Fane’s in-depth legal knowledge and technical expertise are the core of their Intellectual Property Practice Group and a point of pride among both their attorneys and the clients they serve. They regularly handle a variety of IP matters, including patent, trademark, and copyright acquisition, infringement litigation, and transactional work such as licenses, due diligence, valuation, and product development. Spencer Fane attorneys are also expertly versed in trade secrets, unfair competition, enforceability of non-compete provisions, and Internet law including privacy requirements and security breach liability. Overall, Spencer Fane clients prize the diverse technical experience and sound legal judgment the bring to their IP needs.

Contact:  Kyle Elliott, kelliott@spencerfane.com   816.292.8150.   Kyle, a licensed patent attorney and certified mediator, earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas (1990). Since graduating from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1992, Kyle has devoted his career exclusively to intellectual property law. He is an experienced litigator, has negotiated and closed multiple patent, trademark, and copyright licensing agreements; and worked on the acquisition of exclusive rights involving a wide range of technology including software, telecommunications, medical devices, filtration, semiconductors, agriculture, and food processing. He has also developed trade secret programs, and worked with many clients to resolve patent infringement and disputes. Kyle also conducts mediation of patent, trademark, and copyright disputes.