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…
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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On Monday, October 1, the Center for Intellectual Property Research hosted Connie Lindman, partner at SmithAmundsen and 1989 Maurer alumna, as our second IP Practitioner-in-Residence of the semester. Our student group, ChIPs Maurer, hosted Ms. Lindman for breakfast and a discussion about practicing intellectual property law. Ms. Lindman offered advice to our students about how…
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On Wednesday, September 26th Judge Richard Linn (Circuit Judge, US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit) and Judge S. Jay Plager (Senior Circuit Judge, US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit) visited the Maurer School of Law. Students studying intellectual property joined Judges Linn and Plager for lunch and a Q&A session where they were able to get…
[Read More...]In late 2017 the United States Patent and Trademark Office designated CIPR’s pro bono patent matching service, PatentConnect, as the patent hub for Kentucky along with Indiana. Since PatentConnect’s launch in 2015 as the designated hub for Indiana, the CIPR has engaged over one third of Indiana’s 92 counties with pro bono IP through outreach efforts…
[Read More...]On Monday, September 10, the Center for Intellectual Property Research hosted our first IP Practitioner-in-Residence of the semester, Jason Blair, trademark examiner at the US Patent & Trademark Office. At noon, Mr. Blair was joined by trademark attorneys Caitlin Byczko (Barnes & Thornburg) and Lindsey Szymczak (Meitus Gelbert Rose) for a lunchtime panel discussion. In…
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