Our Attorneys
Name: Kathleen M. Petrillo
Title: Partner
E-mail: kpetrillo@senniger.com
Direct Phone: (314) 231-5400 ext. 326
Fax: (314) 231-4342
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Areas of Focus
Chemical and Life Sciences
Education
University of Delaware, Provost Scholar; President's Achievement Scholarship University of Pittsburgh (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1987), cum laude
George Mason University; The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1993), Order of John Marshall, cum laude
Bar Information
Missouri, Admitted 1994
Illinois, Admitted 1993
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Admitted 1991
Professional Summary
Ms. Petrillo has prepared and prosecuted chemical and pharmaceutical patent applications since leaving the Patent Office in 1990. She has planned and implemented worldwide patent strategies for large corporations and universities, as well as smaller, closely held companies. Ms. Petrillo has rendered numerous validity, infringement and freedom-to-operate opinions in a variety of technologies, including herbicides, biocides, vaccines, chemotherapeutics and biopharmaceuticals, among others.
Ms. Petrillo is a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Patent, Trademark and Copyright Steering Committee; Past Chair of the Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Subcommittee) and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.