Elizabeth M. Manno
Elizabeth has a knack for breaking down highly complicated technical concepts in a way that judges and juries can easily understand. A prolific writer and speaker on patent and legal issues, Elizabeth has published articles in World IP Review, BNA-Bloomberg, Law360, and Inside Counsel, among other publications, and spoken at national conferences related to intellectual property, patent litigation, and artificial intelligence. She currently serves as a board member of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) and received the organization’s Virginia S. Mueller Outstanding Member award in 2019.
Before entering private practice, she spent two years clerking for a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida and a year clerking for the chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Related Practices
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented a medical device manufacturer as plaintiff in a patent infringement suit against a competitor device manufacturer relating to computer-assisted surgical techniques, drafted prevailing opposition to motion to dismiss pursuant to 35 U.S.C.§101 and resolved the matter successfully with a settlement
- Defended a client against patent infringement claims relating to gift card activation and obtained summary judgment of noninfringement for the client that was affirmed on appeal
- Represented a client in an indemnity dispute over a patent infringement case relating to data compression. Successfully resolved the matter with a settlement for attorneys’ fees incurred in the underlying patent litigation
- Counseled and represented a SaaS provider in connection with multiple disputes over SaaS contracts with customers. Successfully obtained payments owed to client without initiating litigation
- Counseled and defended a premium cable and satellite television network against accusations that its video streaming service infringed multiple non-practicing entities’ patents
Insights
Credentials
Education
- J.D. magna cum laude University of Florida Levin College of Law
- B.A. International Affairs cum laude The George Washington University
Bar Admissions
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- North Carolina
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Clerk Experience
- The Honorable Michael Bender, Chief Justice Colorado Supreme Court
- The Honorable Richard Smoak U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Professional Memberships and Activities
- National Association of Women Lawyers
- Board member, 2025 - present
- Chair, Research Committee, 2019 – 2025
- Chair, Denver Conference, 2019
- Member, Colorado Women’s Bar Association (CWBA)
- Member, Colorado IP American Inn of court
- Board member, Colorado IP American Inn of Court, 2019 – 2022
Recognition
- National Association of Women Lawyers, Virginia S. Mueller Outstanding Member Award, 2019
Community
Pro Bono
- Volunteer attorney, Colorado Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network – represented clients seeking asylum in the United States
Volunteerism
- Board member, Cupid’s Charity, 2019 – 2022
- Volunteer, Women’s Bean Project, 2018 – 2020
- Member, Historic Preservation Board, City of Lafayette, Colorado, 2017 – 2018