Chad E. Kleinheksel
- Partner
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- Develops global intellectual property protection and enforcement strategy for multi-national corporations, including practical, cost-effective filing strategies, invention disclosure and incentive programs, global prosecution and enforcement.
- Extensive experience in assisting global clients with freedom to operate opinions, including frequent early involvement with engineers and developers to strategically avoid patent infringement.
- Involvement in many corporate transactions involving intellectual property, including buyer or seller due diligence, licensing agreements, joint venture and development agreements and supply agreements.
- Services clients’ needs in all aspects of patent law, including opinions on patentability and p
- Develops global intellectual property protection and enforcement strategy for multi-national corporations, including practical, cost-effective filing strategies, invention disclosure and incentive programs, global prosecution and enforcement.
- Extensive experience in assisting global clients with freedom to operate opinions, including frequent early involvement with engineers and developers to strategically avoid patent infringement.
- Involvement in many corporate transactions involving intellectual property, including buyer or seller due diligence, licensing agreements, joint venture and development agreements and supply agreements.
- Services clients’ needs in all aspects of patent law, including opinions on patentability and preparing and prosecuting patent applications.
- Assists clients during the development of products by providing developers and engineers with early guidance on infringement risks.
- Enforces the patent rights of clients of all sizes, from individuals and small businesses to large multinational corporations.
- Drafts and negotiates agreements for the transfer of technology and intellectual property.
- Assists academic clients in the development of policies for intellectual property ownership and transfer.
- Services clients’ needs on various trademark matters, including trademark clearance searches and obtaining trademark registrations.
- Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute’s ‘Patent 101’, June 3, 2024
- “Legal Aspects for starting a business,” Leading the Startup Process Class, Hope College, 2016
- “How to Protect Your Intellectual Property,” WNJ Human Resources Seminar, May 2, 2012, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute’s ‘Patent 101’, June 3, 2024
- “Legal Aspects for starting a business,” Leading the Startup Process Class, Hope College, 2016
- “How to Protect Your Intellectual Property,” WNJ Human Resources Seminar, May 2, 2012, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Warner Represented ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. in its Merger with Fentura Financial, Inc. and Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock
- Warner Represents Macatawa Bank Corporation in Its Pending Merger with Wintrust Financial Corporation
- 66 Warner Attorneys Named Top Lawyers by Grand Rapids Magazine
- Warner Partner Chad E. Kleinheksel Among Michigan Go To Intellectual Property Lawyers
- Warner Represents Ranir in its Acquisition of the Steripod® Toothbrush Accessory Brand and Related Assets
- USPTO Issues Third Extension for Certain Filing Deadlines
- USPTO Again Extends Certain Filing Deadlines
- West Michigan Science and Technology Initiative; “Business and Institutions: Why Not Work Together?”
- West Michigan Science and Technology Initiative; “Business and Institutions: Why Not Work Together?”
