Indiana Super Lawyers Honors Four Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry LLP Partners
February 21, 2018
Four partners from Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry LLP have been named to the 2018 Indiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The following attorneys were included on the Super Lawyers list: • Thomas Q. Henry – Intellectual Property…
Read MoreWoodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry LLP Promotes Two to Partnership
January 3, 2018
Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry LLP is proud to announce that Jeremy Gustrowsky and Michael Morris have been named to the firm’s partnership, which was effective January 1, 2018. Jeremy Gustrowsky focuses on all areas of intellectual property. He…
Read MoreMatthew Gardlik Admitted To ISBA Leadership Development Academy
December 13, 2017
The Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) today announced the Class of 2018 of its Leadership Development Academy, now entering its seventh year. The lawyers are accomplished legal practitioners who have been admitted to practice for less than 15 years. The…
Read MoreFiberglass and Friendship—A Winning Team
November 30, 2017
A team from two Indianapolis law firms recently won a two-week jury trial in a trade secret lawsuit tried in U.S. District Court of Colorado, securing a defense verdict for a mutual client facing a claim of over $200 million…
Read MoreUSPTO Increasing Patent Fees for 2018
November 16, 2017
The USPTO has issued a final rule, “Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees during Fiscal Year 2017” to set or adjust certain patent fees. Notably, the rule increases a large number of fees including filing fees, search fees, examination fees, and…
Read MoreAIPLA Provides Legislative Proposal on Patent Eligible Subject Matter
May 17, 2017
The AIPLA has provided a new Legislative Proposal and Report on Patent Eligible Subject Matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. This report urges congressional action to overhaul, and indeed expressly overrule the current judicially created framework under section 101 in…
Read MoreMagistrate Judge in Eastern District of Texas Adds to the Developing Jurisprudence of Estoppel in the Context of IPRs and 35 U.S.C. § 315.
May 16, 2017
A magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Texas has recommended to the Court on May 11, 2017 that Microsoft be estopped from raising certain defenses at trial stemming from a total of six (6) IPRs filed by Microsoft against…
Read MoreInventor Info Chat "How to File a Patent Application" Webinar
April 17, 2017
On April 20, 2017, the USPTO Office of Innovation Development will be presenting an Inventor Info Chat on “How to File a Patent Application.” The chat will be held online from 11 a.m. – noon. Topics included in this chat…
Read MoreDept. of Commerce Blog: Celebrating Women of Innovation
March 22, 2017
Women inventors and scientists have made lasting contributions to our nation’s history, but why is it that many people are unable to name one female inventor, but can easily recall male inventors such as Thomas Edison or Albert Einstein? Take…
Read MoreInventor Info Chat "How to Search and Why You Want To" Webinar
March 15, 2017
Join the USPTO Office of Innovation Development (OID) on Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 11 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET for our Inventor Info Chat webinar, “How to Search and Why You Want To.” Performing a search can help prevent…
Read MoreNominations Sought for National Medal of Technology and Innovation
March 10, 2017
The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking nominations for the 2017 National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The medal is presented each year by the President of the United States and is this country’s…
Read MoreLearn about Patents and Trademarks March 23 in Indianapolis
March 7, 2017
On March 23, 2017, there will be a free program at the Indianapolis Public Library (Central Library) on the Gender Gap in Patents followed by an educational training session to learn the basics about patents and the trademarks and what…
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