Pete Salsich has over 13 years of experience as a complex commercial and intellectual property litigator and counselor with a specialized focus on emerging technologies and information, and all aspects of the ownership, protection, use and transfer of rights associated with such technologies and information. This includes litigating and negotiating intellectual property licensing agreements and confidentiality and non-compete agreements, and helping clients develop strategies for identifying, marketing and protecting intellectual property, trade secrets and confidential information.
Pete’s first-chair jury trial, appellate, motion practice and TTAB experience has included copyright, trademark and patent litigation, licensing and royalty disputes, trade secrets, trade dress and design patent litigation, unfair competition, defamation, and rights of publicity and privacy. He has represented both software developers and purchasers of software development services, clients in the financial services industry, and a range of businesses in connection with trade secrets, non-competition and confidentiality agreements.
He clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and is licensed in Missouri and Colorado.
Prior to attending law school, Pete was a successful freelance illustrator (he created the Billiken mascot for the St. Louis University Athletic Department), designed and sold playground equipment in the early childhood education market, and managed bars and restaurants in St. Louis and Lake Ozark, Missouri.
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Intellectual Property
Entertainment and Media
Appeals
Education
J.D., Saint Louis University, magna cum laude, 1996
Editor-in-Chief, ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL, Vol. 40, 1995-96
B.A., Saint Louis University, 1986
Admissions
Missouri, 1996
Colorado, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1997
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1998
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1999
Publications and Presentations
Contributor, “LaRussa Wants Judge to Umpire Twitter Trouble,” St. Louis Beacon, June 5, 2009
Presenter, “Cyberspace Law: Intellectual Property and the Internet,” Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, MO, Oct. 23, 2008
Presenter, “The Six-Million Dollar Secret: Protecting Your Trade Secrets and Avoiding Unnecessary IP Risks in the Employment Arena,” Husch Blackwell Sanders Labor & Employment Seminar, St. Louis, MO, Sept. 18, 2008
Co-presenter, “New Wine in Old Bottles: Fair Use in an Era of New Use,” Missouri Bar Current Issues in Intellectual Property Seminar, St. Louis, MO, Nov. 2, 2007
Co-presenter, “Concurrent Use Issues in Trademark Registration and Litigation,” Blackwell Sanders Intellectual Property Seminar, St. Louis, MO, May 23, 2006
Author, “A Delicate Balance: Making Criminal Forfeiture a Viable Law Enforcement Tool and Satisfying Due Process after United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property,” 39 ST. LOUIS U. L.J. 585, 1995, reprinted in Connecticut Real Estate Law Journal, 1996
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
The Missouri Bar
Civic and Charitable Organizations
The Billiken Club, St. Louis University, Executive Board Member
Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry, Advisory Board Member
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Volunteer Lawyer
Background
Husch Blackwell Sanders, St. Louis, MO, Partner, 2005-2009 (St. Louis Hiring Partner, 2005-2009), Associate, 2002-2005
Stinson, Mag & Fizzel, Associate, St. Louis, MO, 1999-2002
Freeborn & Peters, Associate, Denver, CO, 1997-1999
Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Paul J. Kelly, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, Santa Fe, NM and Denver, CO, 1996-97
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