Hovey Williams Announces New Partner
Overland Park, KS—The Kansas City area intellectual property (IP) law firm of Hovey Williams LLP is pleased to announce that Jennifer C. Bailey has accepted an offer to become
partner of the firm. Bailey’s promotion to partner is effective January 1, 2009.
“Over the years, we have watched Jennifer grow into an experienced attorney and true leader of our firm,” says Scott Brown of Hovey Williams. “Her vision and strong commitment to serving
our clients make her an ideal candidate for partner. I am confident in Jennifer’s abilities and look forward to our future growth and success as a result of her influence.”
Since joining Hovey Williams in 2002, Bailey has focused her practice in the areas of patent litigation and prosecution. Her experience in all pre-trial phases of patent litigation includes discovery, summary judgment motions, claim construction (Markman) motions, and related hearings. Bailey’s prosecution experience includes preparing and prosecuting numerous patent applications in the computer software, electrical, and mechanical arts, and counseling clients regarding infringement, invalidity, and licensing of their patents. She previously served as an associate at the firm.
Bailey is a graduate of the University of Missouri where she earned her Juris Doctor in 2001. She is also a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in 1998. Bailey’s professional memberships include the American Bar Association (ABA), Missouri Bar Association (MoBar), Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA), and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).
Founded in 1929, Hovey Williams LLP is an intellectual property law firm specializing in patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secret, and IP litigation. The firm’s practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office includes patent and trademark prosecution, appeals, oppositions, cancellations, and interferences. In addition, Hovey Williams has appeared before the United States Supreme Court, regional Courts of Appeal, the Federal Circuit for patent cases, and state courts. The firm’s team consists of more than 25 attorneys, including 11 partners, who collectively possess over 300 years of experience.