Sara Kanos

Sara Kanos practices in the areas of intellectual property, computers & technology, and litigation. Her focus is on all phases of patent and trademark prosecution, and as well as on intellectual property litigation, particularly biotechnology litigation.

A native of Bergamo, Italy, and fluent in Italian, Ms. Kanos is educated and experienced in biochemistry.

While attending Furman University, Ms. Kanos became familiar with standard analytical chemistry instrumentation, synthesized anti-tumor drugs, and led teams in synthesizing DNA-interactive molecules.

While attending the University of South Carolina Law School, she was a member of Phi Delta Phi and the Student Bar Association.

• Chair of the Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Committee for the SC Bar (2004-2006)

• Client Alert: Act Now To Protect Trademarks On Facebook
  The popular social networking site Facebook recently announced that starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT on June 13, users could create personalized URLs for their pages. This poses a potential threat to trademark owners, who should act immediately to protect their rights.
• Nexsen Pruet to Sponsor 6th Annual Innoventure Conferences
  When entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, educators, and business leaders gather for the 6th annual InnoVenture Conference in Greenville, they’ll have the full support of Nexsen Pruet. The law firm is a founding sponsor of the event, which brings together global thought leaders from the corporate, technology, and higher education worlds in a day-long event scheduled for March 24 at the Carolina First Center.
• Nexsen Pruet Moves into New Office Space in Greenville
  Nexsen Pruet has moved into new office space in Greenville.
• Intellectual Property Group Recognized in Leading Trade Publication
  Nexsen Pruet announced today that it has been recognized in “Who Protects Innovation in America 2008” by IP Law & Business.
• "Please re-lease me: Upstate office glut looms"
  The October 27, 2008 edition of GSA Business features a story about Nexsen Pruet's upcoming move and the amount of vacant office space in the Greenville area.

• LightSwitch - Intellectual Property Law Bulletin
  This edition contains the following articles:

  - The Patent Reform Act of 2010

  - Notable IP Group Activities

  - The Transformative Obama "Hope" Poster Fair Use or an Infringing Derivative Work?

• LightSwitch - Intellectual Property Law Bulletin
  This edition contains the following articles:

  -Further Affiant Sayeth Not...

  -Wiping Out Patent Infringement Damages - The Reexamination Strategy

  -Mediation and Asymmetric Mis-information

• LightSwitch - Intellectual Property Law Bulletin
  This edition contains the following articles:

  - Court Applies "Reasonableness" Standard to Invention Assignment

  - I Lost Fifty Pounds Using This Product!!!

  - Why Should Cash-Strapped Start-Up Companies Spend Money on IP Attorneys?

• LightSwitch - Intellectual Property Law Bulletin
  This edition contains articles related to:
  
  1. Trademark Protection in NC Under State Statutes
  2. Using a Trademark in Commerce
  3. Damages in Patent Cases, Part 2 of 3
  
• LightSwitch - Intellectual Property Law Bulletin
  This edition contains articles related to:
  
  1) The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (a.k.a. PRO-IP Act)
  2) Damages in Patent Cases, Part 1 of 3
  3) Non-traditional Trademarks and Servicemarks
• IP Committee Chair: Technology Reshaping Upstate's Legal Market
  Read about Sara A. Centioni, the incoming chair of the State Bar's IP and Unfair Trade Practices Committee. Sara practices out of Nexsen Pruet's Greenville office.