June 8, 2023

The USPTO has delayed implementation of the DOCX surcharge until January 17, 2024. It has also extended, until further notice, the option to upload a backup PDF without an additional fee. For more details, please visit: USPTO

June 7, 2023

Woodard partner, Andrew Nevill, was quoted in the article “Trademark scams on the rise: How attorneys can help clients as scammers get more complex” which was published on June 7, 2023 issue of the Indiana Lawyer. The article explains, “Scams…

May 24, 2023

The Indiana Lawyer: Woodard Emhardt Henry Reeves & Wagner LLP has awarded a $5,000 STEM scholarship to high school senior from Purdue Polytechnic High School. Alex Rodriguez was announced Thursday as the recipient of the USPATENT.COM STEM Scholarship. Rodriguez been…

May 18, 2023

Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner, LLP congratulates Charles J. Meyer on his selection as a Distinguished Barrister by the Indiana Lawyer. As part of its 2023 Leadership in Law Awards, The Indiana Lawyer recognizes only 15 individuals across Indiana…

May 16, 2023

The complexity of the patent application process may be a barrier for novice inventors. The USPTO’s Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI²) revamped Patent Basics webpage to “demystify the patent process, enabling new innovators to make informed decisions and further broadening…

May 11, 2023

Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner LLP congratulates Alex Rodriguez on receiving the USPATENT.COM STEM Scholarship. 2023 marks the firm’s third year of having interns from Purdue Polytechnic High School and the third year we have presented the USPATENT.COM STEM…

May 1, 2023

The 2023 Asian American Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program offers opportunities for independent inventors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners to learn about resources available to the AANHPI innovation community. Get inspired by stories of excellence from AANHPI…

April 26, 2023

The Entrepreneurship Center at Ball State University recently held another successful E-Day, or Evaluation Day. 10 Ball State Entrepreneurship and Innovation students defended their business plans to external panels of business leaders on April 26, 2023. Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves…

April 25, 2023

Invention-Con is the USPTO’s annual conference for independent inventors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners whose success depends on guarding their creative work. Do you have a great idea you want to commercialize? Then join the United States Patent and Trademark…

March 29, 2023

What happens when noneconomic incentives are prioritized? Can the international IP system adapt? The COVID-19 pandemic brought this issue to light. The virus does not respect international borders; should the tools for combating the virus be free from restrictions in…

February 28, 2023

We are honored to have several attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2023 Indiana Super Lawyers® list Only 5% of Indiana attorneys are chosen as Super Lawyers each year, following a detailed, multiphase selection process which takes into consideration peer…

February 27, 2023

Beginning April 18, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is shifting towards issuing paper waste-reducing electronic patent grants (eGrants) to patent recipients—a new process that delivers the official copy of patent grants in an electronic format. We will…