Intellectual Property, Entertainment, and Technology Protection News

Congratulations to Vorys’ client and friend, Yubi Beauty LLC, for its product’s recognition on Time magazine’s list of best inventions in 2018. Time recognized the Yubi “Buff and Blend Set” for its innovative approach to applying makeup. Yubi founder, Adiya Dixon Wiggins, created the ergonomic fingertip brush and sponge to make application easier, especially on the go. Vorys assisted Wiggins with the patent application that supports the fingertip brush.

Vorys was named a 2019 Best Law Firm nationally in 17 practice areas and a best metropolitan firm in 100 categories, among four Ohio metropolitan areas, Washington, D.C., Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Vorys is pleased to announce that Carey Jordan, Steve Rech and Dick Schwartz have been named to the 2018 Texas Super Lawyers List.

One hundred and thirteen lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2019.

Nine lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently named 2019 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers.

Mark Watkins, a partner in the IP group in the Akron office, and Carey Jordan, a partner in the IP group in the Houston office, were both featured in IAM’s patent leader publications.  Watkins was included in the IAM Strategy 300 and Jordan was included in the IAM Patent Strategy 1000.

Tony Venturino, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and co-chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s (AIPLA) Harmonization Committee, recently represented the AIPLA at meetings of the industry trilateral, industry IP5 and IP5 patent office heads in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is pleased to announce that 32 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA.

Vorys announced that 10 intellectual property lawyers with diverse technical backgrounds will join a growing IP team at Vorys. The arrival of these new lawyers continues the firm’s strategic growth in the Pittsburgh market and in the IP arena.

Vorys is pleased to announce that 56 attorneys from the firm have been named 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

Rex Miller, an associate in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the intellectual property group, was quoted in a Super Lawyers story about the pros and cons of filing a provisional application for a patent.

Twenty Vorys attorneys have been named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers. Each year, only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

One hundred and eight lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2018.

Vorys announced that 30 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA.

Michael Garvin, a partner in the Vorys Cleveland office, was quoted in a Technology Transfer Tactics story about a patent infringement lawsuit filed against Gilead Sciences by the University of Minnesota.

Vorys announced that a team of four AmLaw 50 patent lawyers and their staff have joined the firm’s Houston office. Carey Jordan, Iona Kaiser and Jeremy Harrison will join as partners and Donna Haynes will join as of counsel.

Tanya Curcio, an attorney in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office, was quoted in an Entertainment Law360 story about music in the public domain.

Vorys is pleased to announce that 58 attorneys from the firm have been named 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

Ari Zytcer, an intellectual property attorney in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in a Columbus CEO story about why it is important for companies to include intellectual property in their risk management strategies.