Kassandra M. Officer

Kassandra represents pharmaceutical patent holders in litigations arising under the Hatch-Waxman Act as well as parties in trade secret misappropriation actions. Her experience covers numerous aspects of trial preparation, including conducting offensive and defensive discovery, taking and defending fact and expert depositions, managing day-to-day litigation activities, preparing for and going to trial, and drafting post-trial briefing. Kassandra has also counseled clients regarding quarantine and clean-room redesign procedures.

Kassandra represents clients in inter partes review (IPR) and other contested proceedings before the PTAB. Her experience includes developing validity positions, drafting written submissions, and preparing technical expert witnesses. Kassandra has an active patent prosecution and counseling practice, preparing and prosecuting U.S. patent applications on behalf of international clients, with a focus on chemical subject matter, including pharmaceutical and veterinary drug products.

While in law school, Kassandra worked as a legal extern for a medical device company, where she conducted patent portfolio analysis and mapped competitors' technologies in order to formulate patent strategies. In addition, Kassandra aided in developing the Maurer School of Law Intellectual Property Clinic, where she provided patent due diligence and patent drafting services for several clients.

Kassandra's pro bono experience includes assisting veterans with claims before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.