Erin Knese is a litigator in the St. Louis office, representing clients in commercial and intellectual property matters, including patent, copyright, construction, healthcare, employment, tort, and other commercial litigation. She is experienced in early motion practice, including jurisdiction and venue, and has won pre-trial dismissals, preliminary relief, and removal for her clients. In one case, she had a major nationwide retailer dismissed under a novel theory of personal jurisdiction and online sales.
- Updates in the Federal Circuit following TC Heartland, JD Supra, May 18, 2018
- Co-Author, TC Heartland Update: Federal Circuit decides ZTE and Bigcommerce, IP Watchdog, June 1, 2018
- Co-Author, Federal Circuit “Blue Coat” Decision: Virus-Scanning Software Survives Alice Attach Applying Enfish, JD Supra, Jan 16, 2018
Admissions
- Missouri
- United States Patent & Trademark Office
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
- Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Community Involvement
- International T.S. Eliot Society
Education
- B.S., Astrophysics, Columbia University
- M.S., Physics, University of Alabama
- J.D., Washington University in St. Louis