Zachary M. Mass

Zachary M. Mass is an intellectual property litigation associate at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. in Kansas City. His practice focuses on all areas of intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on patent, trade secret, and copyright matters informed by his background in software engineering. He is a junior attorney who joined the firm as part of its 2024 fall associate class.

Based on an undergraduate degree in software engineering and his firm's practice description, Mr. Mass's work likely involves software and technology-related patent disputes. The authoritative case list shows one appearance on behalf of a plaintiff, Intercom, Inc., in a patent case. This representation aligns with his firm's broad intellectual property litigation practice. As a recent law school graduate, he does not yet have a public record of trial outcomes, Federal Circuit appeals, or appearances before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Mr. Mass joined Shook, Hardy & Bacon after law school and has no prior firm history relevant to patent litigation. He is admitted to practice in Missouri and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Mass earned his J.D. with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2024, where he served as an articles editor for the Iowa Law Review, and received a B.S. in software engineering, magna cum laude, from Iowa State University in 2021.