John Brown is an associate in the Indianapolis office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP and is a member of the Intellectual Property Department. Mr. Brown focuses his practice on all aspects of patent matters for domestic and international clients in areas including computer networking, hardware and software, consumer electronics, ink jet and laser printers, medical devices, actuated materials and business methods.
Mr. Brown's experience includes work as a patent attorney at the Washington, D.C. firm Baker Botts, LLP, and at a local Indianapolis firm. He has represented clients in complex, multi-patent cases in well-known patent jurisdictions, such as the Eastern District of Texas. Most recently, Mr. Brown helped a client secure a jury verdict of willful infringement against a very large international consumer electronics company. Prior to that time, Mr. Brown represented a client in litigation involving three e-commerce patents asserted against eighteen defendants. While a significant portion of Mr. Brown's practice has involved patent litigation, he has also prepared and prosecuted patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Mr. Brown's knowledge of technology areas is enhanced by the time he spent in the field. He worked 10 years as a senior systems analyst and IT manager for the State of Indiana, at the Indiana Worker's Compensation Board and Indiana Department of Labor, respectively. In addition, he also conducted research into actuated composites for use in rotorcraft during his undergraduate work in aerospace engineering, including research for the U.S. Army to develop actuated rotor blades for use in military helicopters.
Mr. Brown earned his B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland, his M.B.A. in Finance from the IU Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis, and his J.D. cum laude from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
Mr. Brown is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In addition, he is admitted to practice in Indiana and the District of Columbia, as well as before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.