Tracy L. Bornman
Partner
Specialties:
Patent, Trademark
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Tracy L. Bornman
Tracy joined Hovey Williams after earning her Juris Doctor degree in 1997. She currently serves as a partner of the firm and practices in all areas of patent law. Specifically, Tracy specializes in foreign and domestic chemical and biological patent preparation and prosecution; preparation of patentability and non-infringement opinions; negotiation and preparation of licensing and joint development agreements; and trademark preparation and prosecution.
Though it was not originally Tracy’s intention to pursue a career in patent law, she was introduced to the intellectual property field during law school. After taking a course and earning the highest grade in the class, she was encouraged to get more involved in patent law by her professor, a partner of an IP law firm in Des Moines, Iowa. Following his advice, Tracy took more patent law classes and, upon graduation, sat for the patent bar.
Education
- Drake University Law School—Juris Doctor, with high honors, 1997
- University of Missouri-Rolla—Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, with an emphasis in Biochemistry, 1993
Memberships
- Missouri Bar Association (MoBar)
- Kansas Bar Association (KBA)
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA)
- Board of Directors, 2008
- Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City (AWL)
- Board of Directors, 2002-2008
- President, 2007
- Association for Women Lawyers Foundation
- Founding Director
- Board of Directors, Treasurer, 2008-2009
- Sheffield Place (Transitional living and training facility for single women with children)
- Board of Directors, 2005-2007
- Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance (LEAP)
- Board of Directors, 2007-2008
- Federal Court Advocates
- Founding Committee, 2008
Bar Admissions
- United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1998
- Missouri, 1997
- Kansas, 2008
Honors and Achievements
- Best of the Bar, Intellectual Property Law, 2005, 2007-2009 (as voted by Kansas City-area attorneys)
- Women Who Mean Business Award, Kansas City Business Journal, 2007
- President’s Award, Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City, 2005
- Leadership Missouri Class of 2009, Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry