May 9, 2018

The brewing trade war between the United States and China has shone a renewed spotlight on a longstanding source of contention between the two economies: intellectual property theft. President Donald Trump announced on March 22 the U.S. would impose tariffs…

May 9, 2018

Are you a bird lover? This one is for you! On Tuesday, Carmel-based Mr. Canary Co. released a revolutionary product on the Home Shopping Network (HSN). Mr. Canary has been selling their bird feeders through major retailers since 1995. Mr.…

April 3, 2018

Michael Duff is a world class craftsman behind some of the world’s greatest violinists and stringed musicians. Duff was recently awarded a U.S. Patent for innovating a new bow, including a novel frog part of the bow. Stringed musical instruments…

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…

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…

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…

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…

February 22, 2017

We are pleased to announce that Woodard, Emhardt partners Thomas Henry, Spiro Bereveskos and Daniel Lueders have been named Super Lawyers for 2017. Additionally, Woodard, Emhardt partner Bill McKenna has been named as a Rising Star for 2017. Congratulations to…

January 19, 2017

The January patent prosecution practice luncheon included a discussion of highlights from 2016 Federal Circuit opinions that addressed the patentability of software inventions. Although the Federal Circuit continued its trend of invalidating most of the software patents it reviewed, several…

January 18, 2017

Woodard, Emhardt partner Chuck Schmal was sworn in today, January 18th, as a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association Board of Directors. He will be serving throughout 2017 as a Vice President working together with other dedicated members of the…

May 19, 2016

Judge Stivers of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky recently ordered that a trademark infringement lawsuit filed against operators of historical horse racing games by numerous prominent race tracks should be dismissed. The suit alleged that…

May 12, 2016

Judge Stivers of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky recently ordered that a patent infringement lawsuit filed against operators of historical horse racing games should be dismissed as the three patents asserted failed to claim patent…