Mrs. Heinig’s practice focuses on intellectual property issues in the mechanical and related arts. She works closely with clients to develop, manage, and carry out patent and non-patent strategies to protect and leverage the value of their intellectual property. Mrs. Heinig has prepared and prosecuted numerous U.S. and foreign patent applications in technologies including heavy equipment and work machines, sporting goods, biomechanical devices, surgical techniques and tools, household products, automotive components, manufacturing processes and equipment, and communication devices. She also has experience working with patentability searching and analysis, patent appeals, infringement and validity opinions, and intellectual property due diligence projects. Mrs. Heinig enjoys working with inventors to develop and achieve the best possible protection for their ideas. Mrs. Heinig considers client communication and inventor education to be significantly interesting and rewarding aspects of her practice.
Education:
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 1999
• J.D., The George Washington University School of Law, 2005
Bar Admissions:
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2000
• State of Ohio, 2005
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2006
Professional Affiliations:
• Registered Professional Engineer in the District of Columbia
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity - John Marshall (Honors) Inn
• Toastmasters International, Cleveland Club #351 (President 2010-2011)
