Meet Derek Lavender | Partner Feature
Partner / Indianapolis / Intellectual Property
I have …
… worked at Harley Davidson Motor Company.
… lived in Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, and Arizona.
… presented CLEs directed towards the patent law legal landscape.
… assisted clients ranging in size from independent inventors to in-house counsel of Fortune 100 companies.
… a 120lb Bernese Mountain Dog: Barkus Adroolius.
… worked at Taft for almost 9 years!
I will …
… continue working with the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law to promote and build their IP Clinic as a clinic faculty supervisor.
… beat my nephews in H-O-R-S-E … while I still can.
… manage patent portfolios filed in countries around the world.
… eat fresh produce from our client’s GroPod.
… battle friends and neighbors in Euchre, Goat Lords, Ticket to Ride, and any other board game or card game.
… support innovators any way I can.
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