Charles R. Reeves

Chuck joined the firm in 1976 and has represented a broad range of clients from individuals and start-up businesses to national and international corporations. His experience includes litigation, domestic and international prosecution, strategic planning and managing IP portfolios, and evaluating validity, coverage and right-to-use issues in connection with opinion, transactional and other business-related work.

Before joining the Firm, Chuck served two years as judicial law clerk to the Hon. Paul H. Buchannan, Jr. on the Indiana Court of Appeals. He gained valuable technical experience in several materials and metallurgy fields at Purdue University. His combined legal and engineering backgrounds have enabled Chuck to analyze complex factual and legal situations and in their resolution, have served his clients well over the years.

While Chuck is comfortable working in many areas of technology, he has benefited from his materials and metallurgy experience as those relate to many product and technology fields. Chuck’s in-depth experience has allowed him to represent a broad range of clients in all areas of design, development, manufacturing and sales. Chuck understands the complexity of the technology used and helps his clients realize the true value of their innovation. Representative client and product areas have included chemical, automotive, medical device and other manufacturers, universities, lottery commissions, and wholesale and retail businesses of all kinds. His experience also includes a variety of technology areas such as materials and product manufacture and processing involving metals such as copper, aluminum, stainless and other steels, titanium, tungsten and others, polymers, composites, coatings, and other materials.

Outside the Firm, Chuck has lived in Indiana his entire life and has written and lectured to formal classes and various groups on intellectual property law over the years. He has strong family values, with his wife and three grown children, and has well-rounded and diverse interests in community activities and in sports and other recreational pursuits.

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Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Association
• ASM International
  • Chair, Indianapolis Chapter
• Indiana Corporation for Science and Technology
  • Advanced Materials Committee
• Indiana State Bar Association
• Indianapolis Bar Association
• Intellectual Property Owners Association
• International Trademark Association

Speaking Engagements

• Adjunct Professor, International Intellectual Property Law, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2009 – 2021
• Adjunct Professor, Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
• Lecturer, Intellectual Property Law, for numerous clients, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), and for business, educational and other groups over the years.
• Expert and fact witness in several patent litigations regarding opinions given and other matters on behalf of clients.

Publications

“Indiana Law in the Treatise,” State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, International Trademark Association, Author and Editor, 1989 – present.

Civic & Community Involvement

• Indianapolis Athletic Club, until its closure
• Meridian Hills Country Club, for 28 years
• Meridian Street United Methodist Church, since 1983
• Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, since 1969
  • President of the Alumni Board
  • President of the Parents Club, and other involvements over the years