MVS Sponsors Golf Tournament On August 4, Jeff Harty, Kyle Coleman and Luke Mohrhauser will play in the fundraising golf tournament benefitting the Boys and Girls Club and the First Tee program in Benton Harbor, Michigan. MVS is also a sponsor for this event. Continue Reading →
Kirk Hartung participates in panel discussion at LEGUS meeting Kirk M. Hartung, MVS member, will be speaking at the annual meeting of LEGUS, an international network of law firms, on June 20 in Rome, Italy, as part of a panel discussing Perspectives on Licensing Transactions Across Legal Markets. The other panel members are from New York City and the Czech Republic. Continue Reading →
MVS Attorney Quoted in Chemical & Engineering News MVS patent attorney Jonathan L. Kennedy was quoted in the April 21, 2014 edition of Chemical & Engineering News in an article entitled “Deal Sours for University, Firm”, p. 8. Continue Reading →
MVS presents award to Outstanding Startup Company of the Year On Wednesday April 9, attorneys from the firm attended the 2014 Technology Association of Iowa Prometheus Awards. This year the firm sponsored the Outstanding Company of the Year Award. Finalists for the award were eVizzit, Foundations in Learning, GoodBlogs, iTracking Research, and TelePharm. Attorney R. Scott Johnson presented the award to the winner, TelePharm, an […] Continue Reading →
MVS Member Kirk Hartung to Speak at ciWeek Member Kirk Hartung will speak on Intellectual Property matters during Celebrate Innovation Week at the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) West Campus on March 6. Continue Reading →
MVS Member Jill Link to present at SCORE workshop on March 25 The Alabama SCORE Chapter will sponsor a workshop on “Intellectual Property for Start-up Businesses and Small Businesses” on March 25 in Montgomery, Alabama where MVS Member Jill Link will present. Continue Reading →
MVS attorneys explore the benefits of design patents in the U.S. and Internationally. Member Jill Link and associate Luke Mohrhauser examine improvements in design patent protection and the options available. (http://testweb.ipmvs.com/sites/default/files/Design%20Patent%20Protection.pdf) Continue Reading →
MVS member Jill Link to speak on behalf of SCORE mentors at National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA) meeting in New Orleans, LA on January 19, 2014 Jill Link will lead an attorney workshop and roundtable during NARCA’s attorney conference for small law firms to provide education and mentorship regarding small business needs relating to intellectual property. Jill Link is an active volunteer with SCORE, a national nonprofit association established by the Small Business Association (SBA) and dedicated to assisting small businesses […] Continue Reading →
MVS HELPS SECURE WIN IN PATENT CASE AGAINST DEERE & CO. MVS and co-counsel from Jenner & Block secured a complete defense win for Duroc, LLC, the predecessor to Bush Hog, Inc., in a patent infringement suit brought by Deere & Co. The verdict was announced on December 19, 2013, after a 14-day jury trial before Judge Charles R. Wolle in the U.S. District Court for […] Continue Reading →
MVS sponsors Startup Weekend in Sioux Falls on Nov. 15-17 Member Kyle Coleman will participate as a judge at Startup Weekend in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Startup Weekend is program designed to encourage entrepreneurs to pitch and develop their ideas. Nearly 50 entrepreneurs are expected to participate and build a business in 54 hours. It’s anticipated that 8-10 businesses will result from it all. “Nothings […] Continue Reading →