Ryan Carter is a shareholder practicing primarily in intellectual property law. Ryan helps clients secure intellectual property rights by drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a wide range of technologies as well as assisting in trademark, copyright, licensing, and trade secret matters. He also prepares opinions and advises clients on matters involving intellectual property infringement and litigation. Ryan represents business clients ranging from individuals and start-up companies to multinational corporations. Ryan is actively involved with legal organizations at the state and local level. He served as the president of the Linn County Law Club and the vice president of the Linn Country Bar Association from 2004-2006. He is presently serving as a member of the Executive Council of the Young Lawyers Division of the Iowa State Bar Association as well as the Membership Committee Chairman for that organization. Ryan graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in chemistry and then obtained his juris doctorate from Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbondale. Ryan is a patent attorney registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Publications & Speeches Intellectual Property Audits, Nyemaster Goode's Intellectual Property Practice Group Fall Seminar 2009, Ames, Iowa (October 22, 2009) (Speaker). Intellectual Property: An Overview for the Non-IP Attorney, Iowa State Bar Association's 2009 Nuts and Bolts CLE Seminar, Coralville, Iowa (October 19, 2009) (Speaker). Intellectual Property: An Overview for the Non-IP Attorney, 2009 Trade Regulation & Corporate Counsel Seminar, Des Moines, Iowa (September 18, 2009) (Speaker). How to Really Start Your Own Business, Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE) Business Seminar Series (2008-2009) (Speaker). Renew Rural Iowa Business Success Seminar, Farm Bureau Rural Iowa Seminar Series (March 22, 2007, November 30, 2007, January 25, 2008) (Speaker). Ryan Carter, New Laws & Rules Aimed at Solving Patent Problems, Entrepreneurial Development Center Central Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 3 (September 5, 2007). Ryan Carter, Apple's 'iPhone' Dispute Offers Lesson in Trademark Law, Edge Business Magazine, p. 25 (March 2007). Ryan Carter, Can Keyword Searches on the Internet Constitute Trademark Infringement?, The Edge, A Journal for Business in Iowa's Technology Corridor, (December 2005). Ryan Carter, Patent Basics, Iowa Business Law Manual 2005, Volume 2, p. 1149-1155 (2005). Every Day Intellectual Property Issues, Iowa State Bar Association Annual Meeting (June 2004) (Speaker). Michele Blythe and Ryan Carter, Intellectual Property Audits Can Find Property Worth Protecting, The Iowa Lawyer, at 18 (February 2003). Dr. J.B. Simeonsson, Ryan Carter, et al., Trace Detection of NO and NO2 by Photoionization and Laser Induced Fluorescence Techniques, ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA, 397 (1-3) (1999). Martindale-Hubbell Rating BV® Distinguished Academic Achievements Casenote/Comment Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 2001-2002 Associations & Affiliations American Bar Association
Member, Intellectual Property Law Section Iowa State Bar Association
Chair, Membership Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2006-present
Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, 2005-present
Member, State Fair Mock Trial Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2003-present
Speaker, Annual Meeting, 2004 Linn County Bar Association
Vice President, Board of Governors, 2004-2006
President, Linn Law Club, 2004-2006 American Intellectual Property Law Association Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association
Board of Directors, 2009-present Professional Experience Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2002-2008 Community Involvement Board of Directors, Linn Community Care Health Center, 2005-2006 |