Kapil U. Banakar (’15) has been with Faegre Baker Daniels since graduation. He began in the firm’s Fort Wayne office, but is now based out of Indianapolis. Banakar is a member of the firm’s intellectual property group where he focuses his practice on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications primarily in the chemical and…
Kimberly Ray (’15) spent her first year after graduation as a clerk with the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Indiana, Judge Hussmann & Judge Brookman) in Evansville. Ray recently relocated to Alexandria, Virginia to begin work as a Trademark Examining Attorney at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Kim is originally from North…
Caleb J. Bean (’14) is an associate in the Orange County office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. Previously, Bean was with the firm of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, one of America’s largest IP law firms. Caleb is a member of the Patent Prosecution and Litigation practice group. He assists clients in patent and…
Kassandra M. Officer (’14) is an associate with the firm of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP in Washington, D.C. Her practice focuses on complex patent litigation before U.S. district courts in the chemical and pharmaceutical fields. Kassi’s litigation experience covers numerous aspects of trial preparation, including conducting offensive and defensive discovery and handling…
Andrew T. Langford (’13) is an associate with the firm of Sidley Austin in Dallas, Texas. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and intellectual property transactions. Langford earned his J.D. from Maurer, magna cum laude, and received his B.S., cum laude, in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University. He earned the second-highest score on…
Tearra J. Vaughn (’13) is an associate with the firm of Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago. Her practice concentrates on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications (domestic and foreign), patent portfolio analysis, and counseling and review of intellectual property agreements in the computer, electronic, and electromechanical arts. Prior to working at Foley, Vaughn…
Chelsea K. Anderson (’13) clerked for Judge Ronald M. Gould of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2013-2014. Said Anderson prior to the start of her clerkship: “I’ve been told by former clerks that clerking is the best job I’ll ever have, so I’m very excited to be in an…
Darrian Campbell (’13) is an associate at the firm of Locke Lord LLP in Dallas, Texas. His practice concentrates on intellectual property litigation. Campbell earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Baylor University and his J.D. from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. During law school he was a managing editor of the Indiana…
Jessica Smith (’11) works for The National Copyright Unit (NCU) in Australia. “The NCU is a part of the Department of Education. Each state, territory and sector has a representative that sits on what’s called the Copyright Advisory Group. The NCU gets direction from the Copyright Advisory Group and acts accordingly for all the government…
On Thursday, Nov. 15th the Business and Law Society kicked off the 2nd Annual MaurerPoint Competition. MaurerPoint is a fierce PowerPoint roulette style competition where professors are pitted against each other. This year our contests were Prof. Madeira, Assistant Dean Anne McFadden, Dean Austen Parrish, Prof. Geyh, Prof. Janis, and reigning co-champion Prof. Orenstein. All…
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On Tuesday, November 6, John Armstrong, COO of Pigasus Pictures, spoke to our students about his experience starting up a film production company…without having a prior background in film production! He emphasized the importance of engaging your community and never being afraid of contacting members of your alumni network. During the production of the company’s…
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Spring 2019 IP course descriptions now available. Email cipr@indiana.edu or individual faculty with any questions. Core IP Courses B517 – Advanced Patent Law– Janis (fulfills advanced writing requirement) B751 – IP Survey B758 – Trademark & Unfair Competition– Mattioli L730 – Seminar in Intellectual Property: Data Law & Policy – Mattioli (fulfills research requirement) Elective…
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On Tuesday, October 19, Dr. Alexander Duisburg, partner at Bird & Bird in Germany, joined us for a lunch talk while vising IU Bloomington for the Ostrom Workshop. Dr. Duisburg’s lunch time talk, “AI, Ethics and the Law – a European Perspective,” focused on the rapid development of AI and reflected upon the current state…
[Read More...]The application period for the Spring 2019 IP Externship opportunities is now open for applications. You may apply for all positions through CareerNet until Monday, October 22. Email Casey at cipr@indiana.edu with any questions. All hiring decisions will be made by externship hosts. Spring 2019 Opportunities: NSWC Crane Patent Law Externship IP Externship in Trademarks…
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