We are proud to announce that 10 of our attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2023! The Best Lawyers in America® recognizes only the top 5.3% of elite lawyers in the nation in their specific location and practice area. We are humbled by these...
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Hovey Williams 2023 recognition in “The Best Lawyers in America”®
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Meet our Law Clerk, Jake Langerot
In honor of #National Intern Day, we'd like to celebrate and recognize our own law clerk, Jacob (Jake) Langerot. Jake joined Hovey Williams in February of 2022 as a Law Clerk. We're thrilled to announce that he will continue clerking with team Hovey through the...
Save the date! Intellectual Property Bootcamp for Diverse Students – September 30th
Mark your calendar! Intellectual Property Bootcamp | Friday, September 30th, 2022 | 9am – 3:15pm | Overland Park, Kansas
New Trademark Registrations Linked to Future Profitability and Stock Valuation, but Consistently Undervalued by Analysts and Investors
A study recently published in Management Science entitled, “Valuation of New Trademarks,” finds that a public company’s new trademark registrations substantially contribute to the firm’s long-term valuation but are notoriously undervalued by analysts and investors.[1]...
Copyright Claims Board Begins Accepting Claims
On June 2, 2022, the U.S. Copyright Office announced that the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) will begin accepting claims on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The CCB was established by the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2020. The CCB consists of...
USPTO Announced Launch of a Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program
On June 3, 2022, the USPTO announced the launch of a Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program. Under this Pilot Program, qualifying nonprovisional utility patent applications involving technologies that mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions will...
Team Hovey sponsored and participated in UMKC School of Law’s 26th Annual Professor Robert Downs Scholarship Golf Tournament
Team Hovey was proud to sponsor and participate in the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law 26th Annual Professor Robert Downs Scholarship Golf Tournament on May 20th at Ironhorse Golf Club. We had two teams participating in the tournament, pictured below...
Jaclyn Alcantara attends the first annual MothersEsquire conference in Louisville, KY
Happy hours and golf outings during school pick up time, conferences absent any childcare or breastfeeding accommodations, unpaid speaking engagements… these were the networking opportunities available to past generations of lawyer moms building their legal career....
Crissa Cook to Present at KU Law’s Spring CLE Program
On May 19-20 2022, the University of Kansas School of Law resumes its popular Recent Developments in the Law CLE Program. Our Partner, Crissa Cook will give a presentation during the Friday, May 20th session entitled "Patent and Trademark Updates for the General...
Stephen Huggins presents an IP Primer
Partner, Stephen Huggins, presented an IP Primer to a Vanguard Investment Group at Mission Hills Country Club on Thursday, May 12, 2022 in Kansas City. Stephen, a registered patent attorney, is experienced in all phases of the patent and trademark application process...
