Memphis Office
Tel: (901) 680-7328
Email: cara.baer@butlersnow.com

Intellectual Property and Technology-Driven Transactions
Licensing and Acquisition of Intellectual Property Rights
Patent, Trademark, Copyright, and Trade Secret Law
Collaborations and Joint Ventures in Product Development, Manufacturing, Sales, and Marketing
Corporate Transactions

American Bar Association
Association of Women Attorneys
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association
- Board of Directors, 2007-09 Treasurer, 2010

Negotiation and drafting of multi-billion dollar worldwide collaboration between two major pharmaceutical companies for co-development and co-promotion of multiple pharmaceutical products.
Negotiation and drafting of agreements among pharmaceutical and medical device companies for development, manufacturing and supply of products.
Registration of trademarks and prosecution of utility patents and design patents in the United States as well as in over 40 foreign countries through extensive network of foreign associates.
Representation to help clients, including multinational companies, work through patent, trademark, and copyright infringement matters including in litigation.
Representation of clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in opposition and cancellation proceedings in the United States.
Representation of both acquirers and sellers in international corporate acquisitions where the assets to be acquired or the valuation of the companies to be acquired involve the selling company's intellectual property.
Assisting clients in their licensing of intellectual property.

Co-Author, "Unfair Trade Practice Claims under State Law," Intellectual PropertyLitigation, Vol 22, Number 2, Winter 2011.
"Pursuing Phantom Counterfeiters: Serving Process via Email," Law360/Pointe Innovation, September 14, 2010.
"Corporate and Patent Considerations for the Technology Start-Up Company," Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association Bi-Annual Meeting, July 2010.
"Shutting Down Phantom Counterfeiters," IP Law360, April 2009.
Co-Author, "Protecting Trade Secrets in Patent Litigation," Intellectual Property Litigation, American Bar Association, Spring 2009.
"How to Enforce IP Rights in China," Intellectual Property Litigation, Volume 19, Number 4, American Bar Association, Summer 2008.
"Recent Developments in Trademark and Copyright Law," Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association Semi-Annual Conference, May 2008.
"Starting an Innovation-Driven Technology Company," Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, April 2008.
"Indian Patent Law . . . Business as Usual, Mostly," Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association, November 2006.
Co-Author, "Patents and the Obvious: Can Your Idea Pass the Test?" Point Innovation Magazine.