John D. Goodhue

Legal Experience:

• Drafted and prosecuted many patent applications relating to electronics, software, business methods, mechanical arts and related areas.
• Client counseling and opinion work including right-to-use opinions, infringement opinions, patentability opinions, portfolio analysis.

Reported court decisions:

• Kemin Foods, L.C., v. Pigmentos Vegetales del Centro, A.A. de C.V., 240 F.Supp.2d 963 (S.D. Iowa 2003) (preliminary injunction in patent infringement action).
• Flex-Rest, LLC v. Steelcase, Inc., 455 F. 3d 1351, 80 USPQ 2d 1620 (Fed. Cir. 2006).

Selected Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions:

• Ex Parte Wu et al., Appeal No. 2025-002046 (October 31, 2025)
• Ex Parte Church, Appeal No. 2023-003050 (December 27, 2024).
• Ex Parte Marovets, Appeal No. 2018-008719 (November 1, 2019).
• Walgreen Co. v. MyMedicalRecords, Inc., Case IPR2014-00433 (Patent 8,301,466) (Dispute settled prior to trial institution).
• Ex Parte Williams, Appeal No. 2011-011465 (September 27, 2013).
• Ex Parte Birrell et al., Appeal No. 2011-002442 (April 25, 2013).
• Ex Parte Murphy, Appeal No. 2009001828 (May 20, 2010).
• Ex Parte Brownell, Appeal No. 2007-002931 (April 17, 2008).

Selected ICANN proceedings under UDRP including:

• DeLong Sportswear, Inc. v. LaPorte Holdings, WIPO/ICANN Case No. D2006-0126, April 13, 2006.
• eMedicine.com, Inc. v. Noble Scientific, WIPO/ICANN Case No. D2001-0146, March 21, 2001
• Pig Improvement Company, Inc. v. Platinum Net, Inc., WIPO/ICANN Case No. D2000-1594, December 7, 2000.

Education:

• Drake Law School, J.D. 2000 with honors
• Iowa State University, graduate classes in electrical and computer engineering
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, B.S. 1996; Major: Computer Engineering
• Undergraduate classes at Simpson College, Iowa State University (Presidential Scholar; National Merit Scholar), Harvard (summer)

Admitted to Practice:

• Iowa State Bar - 2000
• United States Patent and Trademark Office - 2001

Other Skills and Experience:

• Giga-J, 1993-1996, one of two partners providing computer consulting, software product development, and related services including: developing Iowa Jury Instruction Wizard which was sold to the Iowa Court Information Systems and installed on laptops of state court judges; developing a Windows version of Info2Go software a system to track availability of buildings and land on a contract basis for the Iowa Department of Economic Development.
• Acumen Instruments, Inc., 1996-1997, one of three principals developing and bringing to market a data storage solution using a PIC microcontroller to store RS-232 serial data directly to SCSI hard drive.
• Poverty Hollow Farms, Inc. (lifetime), current shareholder and officer of small family farming enterprise in rural Carlisle, Iowa.

Selected Publications:

"Enhancing wellness in a small firm environment", The Iowa Lawyer 82 (8) (2022).

Life Without Borders: Student's Guide to Life Enrichment, coauthored with Swallow Xiaozhe Yan, Hilda Wolle, Amazon KDP (2022)

Protecting Innovation: The Corporate Innovator's Guide to Patents, Sixth Edition, book coauthored with Kyle S. Coleman, Amazon KDP (2021).

Mark-It Up, Third Edition, book co-authored with Brian D. Owens, Amazon KDP (2024).

Technology Enabled Zipper, U.S. Patent No. 10,888,141.

Dare To Invent: The Inventor's How-to Guide to Inventing, Protecting, and Monetizing Inventions, Third Edition, co-authored with Brian D. Owens, Createspace (2016).

AUTM TTP Manual, 3rd Edition, Volume One, Chapter 16, Maskworks and Semiconductors (2006).

The Lawyer's Guide to Creating Persuasive Computer Presentations, book co-authored with Ann E. Brenden, ABA Law Practice Management Division (2005).

Understanding the Risks Created By Business Method Patents, Midwest In-House Counsel, Lawyers Weekly, April 2004.

Iowa Legal Research Guide, John D. Edwards, Editor, William S. Hein & Co. (2003), contributor to sections on intellectual property.

Preparing for Smooth Computer Presentations, with Ann E. Brenden, ABA GP Solo Magazine, March 2002.

Persuasive Presentations: The Essential Guide for Lawyers, book co-authored with Ann E. Brenden, ABA Law Practice Management Division (2001).

Computer Presentations to Convince Your Viewers! Iowa Authors Share Insider Secrets, article co-authored with Ann E. Brenden, Iowa Lawyer Magazine, October 2001.

Preparing for Smooth Computer Presentations: From the Courtroom to the Meeting Room, What You Need to Know to Make Persuasive Computer Presentations, article co-authored with Ann E. Brenden, ABA Law Practice Management Magazine, September 2001.

New Generic Top-Level Domain Names Create Opportunities, Problems for Trademark Owners, Iowa Lawyer Magazine, August 2001.

"Iowa", State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, The United States Trademark Association, Clark Boardman, contributor to p. IA-1 to IA-21 (2000).

Selected Presentations/Courses/Seminars:

Patent Due Diligence, www.protectivityinfo.com (2022).

Completing an Invention Disclosure, www.protectivityinfo.com (2022).

Selecting a Product Name, www.protectivityinfo.com (2022).

USPTO Update: Recent Rulings and Procedures, NBI, Des Moines, Iowa, November 2020.

Tools for Entrepreneurs: Intellectual Property, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, October 2019 (with Kyle Coleman).

Intellectual Property for the Software Entrepreneur, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, February 2017.

Intellectual Property Essentials, Half-Moon, Iowa Engineering Law Seminar, Johnston, Iowa, March 2017.

Intellectual Property for Innovators, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota February 2017.

Patent Law Update, Iowa Bar Association eCommerce & Intellectual Property Law Seminar, December 2016.

Patents, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota April 2016 (with Kyle Coleman).

Intellectual Property Issues for the Software Engineer, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota April 2016.

Attorney Duties, Statutes and Case Law Regarding Email, National Business Institute, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 2015.

Data Security and Cloud Storage, National Business Institute, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 2015.

Mobile Applications Legal Issues, Iowa Bar Association eCommerce & Intellectual Property Law Seminar, December 2015.

Find it Fast and Free on the Net, NBI Internet Law seminar, Des Moines, Iowa, December 2015.

Intellectual Property Basics, Iowa Engineering Law Seminar, West Des Moines, Iowa, May 2014.

Advising the Online Author, Iowa Bar Association Electronic Commerce Section, Des Moines, Iowa, December 2009.

No-Cost, Low-Cost Online Businesses and Infinite Legal Issues, Iowa Bar Association Electronic Commerce Section, Des Moines, Iowa, December 2008.

Open Source 101, Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association, Des Moines, Iowa, October 2008 (with Jeffrey D. Harty).

The Scope of Patent Eligible Subject Matter, Ocean Tomo, San Francisco, California, April 2008.

Intellectual Property for Engineers, Half-Moon Seminars, West Des Moines, Iowa, February 2008.

Patents, IEEE Meeting (Central Iowa), Ankeny, Iowa May 2007.

Patents, IEEE Meeting (Iowa-Illinois Section), Davenport, Iowa, January 2006.

Intellectual Property, Iowa Professional Engineers Annual Meeting, West Des Moines, Iowa, December 2005.

Technology, National Business Institute, Des Moines, Iowa, December 2005.

Feed Your Portfolio: Patent Issues/Trends in the Food Service Industry, Food Service Technology, Dallas, Texas, October 2005.

Copyright Issues for Newspapers, Iowa Newspaper Association, Des Moines, Iowa, February 2005.

Domain Name Disputes, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Des Moines, Iowa, September 2004.

Persuasive Computer Presentations, Iowa Bar Association Annual Meeting, Des Moines, Iowa, June 2003.

Persuasive Intellectual Property Law Presentations, Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association, Annual Meeting, Amana, Iowa, October 2002.

Domain Name Disputes, Iowa Bar Association Annual Meeting, Des Moines, Iowa, June 2002.

Internet Basics, NBI Internet Law seminar, Des Moines, Iowa, May 2002.

Defamation and Privacy on the Internet, NBI Internet Law seminar, Des Moines, Iowa, February 2002.

Electronic commerce, NBI Internet Law seminar, Des Moines, Iowa, February 2002.

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