Education
Georgia Institute of Technology Bachelor of Computer Engineering
University of Pennsylvania Law School J.D.
Senior Editor, Journal of Constitutional Law

Professional experience
Tara D. Elliott is an Associate in the Delaware office of Fish & Richardson. Her practice emphasizes intellectual property litigation in the areas of electrical and computer engineering, and client counseling in the areas of e-commerce and information security. She was previously a Summer Associate with the firm. Ms. Elliott served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Raymond C. Clevenger of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Gregory M. Sleet, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Ms. Elliott also has technical experience as an Analyst and Computer Engineer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Litigation examples
Arendi, U.S.A., Inc. and Arendi Holding Ltd v. Microsoft Corp. and Dell Inc. (D. Del.) – Representing defendants Microsoft Corp. and Dell Inc. in suit alleging infringement of a patent related to address handling within electronic documents in computer programs.

Anvik Corp. v. Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. (S.D.N.Y.) - Representing defendant Chi Mei Optoelectronics in suit alleging infringement of patents related to a scanning microlithograpy system used in the production of liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Pending.

ING v. Discover - Represents plaintiff ING in trademark dispute over orange ball marks.

Netcraft v. AT&T et al - Represents plaintiff Netcraft in patent litigation involving Internet billing methods.

LMLPatent Corp. v. TeleCheck Services, Inc. (D. Del.) - Represented defendant TeleCheck in suit alleging patents related to electronic processing of checks at the point of sale through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network. Plaintiff dropped two of three patents asserted after TeleCheck filed motion for summary judgment of invalidity. Case settled shortly before scheduled trial.

TeleCheck International, Inc. v. LML Payment Systems, Inc. (E.D. Tex.) - Represented plaintiff TeleCheck in suit alleging infringement of patents directed to methods and systems for interactive check authorizations using an electronic transaction terminal to gather transaction information at the point of sale. Case settled as part of global settlement and cross-license between parties.

Bar admissions
Admitted to the bar in Delaware, the District of Columbia, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Additional information
Sydney B. Williams - AIPLEF Award Recipient.
Member: Richard S. Rodney American Inn of Court, Giles S. Rich Inn of Court, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School Moot Court Board and National Trial Team.