Crissa A. Cook
Associate
Specialties:
Patent, Trademark, Copyright
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Crissa A. Cook
Crissa joined Hovey Williams in 2007 after serving the firm as a law clerk for two years during law school. Now an associate, her specialties include the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications. Crissa primarily focuses her practice on serving clients in the fields of chemistry, biotechnology and life sciences, food sciences, and the mechanical arts. She also has experience counseling clients regarding patentability, invalidity, and infringement analyses.
Presentations and Publications
- Speaker, Patenting and Prototyping Workshop, Metropolitan Community College School of Business and Technology, Fall 2009.
- Panelist, “The Cutting Edge of Biotechnology Patent Law,” Biolaw 3.0: Law at the Frontiers of Biology, The University of Kansas Annual Biolaw Symposium, November 6, 2009.
- Speaker, Intellectual Property, The University of Kansas School of Law, September 8, 2009.
- Constructive Criticism: Phillips v. AWH Corp. and the Continuing Ambiguity of Patent Claim Construction Principles, 55 U. Kan. L. Rev. 255 (2006).
Education
- University of Kansas School of Law—Juris Doctor, 2007
- University of Kansas—Bachelor of Arts, Biology and French, with Highest Distinction, Honors, 2003
Memberships
- Order of the Coif
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Judge Hugh Means American Inn of Court
- Missouri Bar Association (MoBar)
- Kansas Bar Association (KBA)
- Johnson County Bar Association
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA)
- Kansas Law Review
- Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni Association
- Notre Dame de Sion Alumnae Association
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2009
- Kansas, 2008
- Missouri, 2007
Honors and Achievements
- Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement (University of Kansas School of Law)