Elizabeth A. Shuster

Liz has substantial experience in the preparation, filing and prosecution of provisional, utility, and design patents in the U.S. and abroad. She has coordinated the filing and prosecution of PCT and national stage foreign patent applications. Liz consults with clients to avoid patent infringement, freedom to operate searches and opinions, novelty searches and opinions, patent validity/invalidity searches and opinions, reverse engineering around patents, intellectual property due diligence investigations, licensing and strategic counseling. She enjoys helping clients implement strategies to protect their intellectual property. Liz works with independent inventors and businesses of all sizes including multi-national corporations and looks forward to assisting them grow their intellectual property portfolio. She has experience representing clients in post-grant proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), appeals to PTAB from adverse patent examination and patent infringement litigation in district court.

In addition, Liz has experience spanning many technical disciplines, including medical device arts, mechanical, software, computer, automotive, and agriculture equipment. Example devices include medical devices, biosensors, orthopedic implants, drug delivery devices, bioabsorbable stents, catheters, inflatable catheters for drug delivery, catheter hubs, child safety seats, seat belt restraints, fasteners, fastening devices, towing equipment, gaskets, agricultural equipment, internal combustion engines, cosmetic applicators, cabinets and food packaging.

• Panelist, "Career Insights for Aspiring Female IP Attorneys," Indianapolis Bar Association, Sept. 30, 2021.
• Moderator, "Do Something Hard 2021," ChIPs Network seminar, Feb. 24, 2021.