RYAN WHITE is a partner in the Indianapolis office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP and a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Group. Mr. White counsels individual and corporate clients in all areas of intellectual property law, including the preparation, procurement, licensing and enforcement of patents, as well as the drafting and review of licensing and supplier agreements, IP protection clauses and confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements. His practice experience also includes preparing and rendering oral and written patentability, freedom to practice, non-infringement and validity opinions, as well as conducting intellectual property due diligence investigations and audits of usage and ownership. In addition to preparing and facilitating the ongoing prosecution of U.S. patent applications, Mr. White also has experience coordinating the filing and prosecution of PCT and national stage foreign patent applications. Mr. White has experience working with a diverse range of clients, from small start-up businesses, to Fortune 100 companies. His practice experience expands over many technical disciplines, including working with businesses in the biotech, biochemistry, biomedical, chemical, Internet and mechanical engineering industries. In addition to his practice experience within the intellectual property field, Mr. White also has worked with clients on various FDA issues, including advising clients on governmental regulatory and compliance related matters.  Mr. White is admitted to practice law in both Indiana and Ohio and is registered before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is also admitted to practice law before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.