THE IOWA L AW Y ER October 2018 V 78 N 9 The Iowa Supreme Court’s 2017-2018 term: By the numbers PAGE 12 Lawyers’ service on nonprofit boards: ALSO THIS ISSUE IN Managing the risks PAGE 14 Pro Bono Honor Roll PAGE 18 Meet the newest Iowa Supreme Court justice Susan Christensen talks about how her penchant for always seeking more responsibility helped her travel the road from legal secretary to the state’s highest court. PAGE 8 Never Underestimate the Power of Design Protecting a product’s new, original, and ornamental design is vital to prevent competitors from copying the look of the invention. Design patents do just that - protect the visual, non-functional features of an invention. With a professional, in-house illustrator, we’re able to help clients by creating drawings that clearly communicate what is being protected by the design patent. The intellectual property attorneys at McKee, Voorhees & Sease want to help clients secure their design patents efficiently and protect them against imitations of their work, including knock-offs, and replacement components and parts. If your client has a potential design patent, we’d be happy to work with you and answer any of their questions. Call today at (515) 288-3667 and ask to speak with Luke Mohrhauser! Your Worldwide IP Partner Since 1924™ PATENTS • TRADEMARKS • COPYRIGHTS & ENTERTAINMENT • REGULATORY • LITIGATION • LICENSING • TRADE SECRETS The official publication of The Iowa State Bar Association. EDITORIAL TEAM Volume 78 Editor-in-Chief Contributing Editor Number 9 Melissa Higgins Virginia Sipes, J.D. October 2018 515-697-7896 515-697-7897
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