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5 Firm Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2022: Ones to Watch

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch are divided by geographic region and practice…

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Thank you, Indianapolis Bar Association, for hosting the Diversity Job Fair

Woodard Emhardt was pleased to be a participating employer in The Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair and provide a travel scholarship to Sasha Arroyo, Elon University School of Law student and President of the Hispanic and Latinx Law Students…

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USPTO Updates Q&As Regarding Arthrex

The Supreme Court published its decision in United States v. Arthrex on June 21, 2021, granting the Director of the USPTO final review in decisions made by Administrative Patent Judges in proceedings in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal…

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Happy 45th Anniversary, Chuck Reeves!

Today we celebrate and congratulate Chuck on his 45th anniversary with the firm. Please join us in thanking Chuck for his his many years of leadership and for his contributions to the firm.  

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USPTO Seeking Comment on Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence

The USPTO is seeking comment on the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence since the Alice and Mayo decisions by the Supreme Court in 2016, and the effect that these decision and subsequent decision by the Federal Circuit have had…

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The Firm welcomes two summer interns from Purdue Polytechnical High School

We are excited to expose these students to the many connections between STEM and Intellectual Property Law and hope this hands-on experience will provide them with a glimpse of a career in IP law. Purdue Polytechnical High School    …

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Happy World Intellectual Property Day

Monday, April 26 is World Intellectual Property Day, a day to celebrate and learn about the role that intellectual property rights play to encourage and facilitate innovation and creativity.  Originally created by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000,…

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Supreme Court Finds Google’s Copying of API to be Fair Use

The Supreme Court has decided in favor of Google in a copyright case that pitted the software company against Oracle, the owner of the popular Java programming language.  When creating its Android platform for smartphones, Google copied about 11,500 of declaring…

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New procedures on the way from recent (and future?) IP legislation

The April 14th issue of The Indiana Lawyer includes the article authored by Woodard partner Blake Hartz,  “New procedures on the way from recent (and future?) IP legislation.” The article discusses the variety of changes the Consolidated Appropriations Act made…

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Firm Clients Featured on Good Morning America's Deals & Steals for Gardening

Congratulations to firm clients, Mr. Canary and Rotoshovel. Both were featured on Good Morning America’s Deals and Steals for gardening. To view the segment, please visit: Good Morning America

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IP Gotchas: Protecting Software IP

Software is enormously valuable. Of the top 10 largest companies today, only Saudi Aramco and Berkshire Hathaway are not in the software business, but even they could not survive without it. The others – Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Tencent, Facebook,…

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Indiana Super Lawyers, Rising Stars 2021 Includes Seven Woodard Attorneys

Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner, LLP congratulates our attorneys who have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 Indiana Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists. The Super Lawyers list recognizes outstanding attorneys who are selected using a patented, multiphase…

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