John Bradshaw has been practicing patent, trademark, and intellectual property law in the Indianapolis area since 1999, after graduating at the top of his class at IU McKinney School of Law. He is a longtime Hoosier, graduating from Cathedral High School and the University of Notre Dame (lettering in both boxing and tennis), and a short-time Gator, with an MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida.
Throughout his legal career, he has drawn on his unique background in STEM fields to serve clients across the nation, including individuals and small firms, Fortune 500 companies, national laboratories, and universities. His patent prosecution experience ranges from medicine (implants, catheters) to physics (gas and diesel engines, fuel cells, optical and acoustic sensors) to electronics (VNAs, TV broadcasting), and his trademark practice includes an exciting stint representing the exclusive provider of on-field apparel for Major League Baseball through its acquisition by VF Corporation.
Since forming Bradshaw Law LLC in 2016, John has proudly served as the IP counsel on the legal team that won the largest contested jury award in Indiana history and then successfully defended that award through all appeals, including two petitions for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.
When he is not practicing law, you might find him playing tennis or board games, camping, or butchering the saxophone or piano to the amusement of his wife and four children.
He is now taking on new clients and welcomes co-counsel and referral opportunities.
Primary Practice Areas
Throughout his legal career, he has drawn on his unique background in STEM fields to serve clients across the nation, including individuals and small firms, Fortune 500 companies, national laboratories, and universities. His patent prosecution experience ranges from medicine (implants, catheters) to physics (gas and diesel engines, fuel cells, optical and acoustic sensors) to electronics (VNAs, TV broadcasting), and his trademark practice includes an exciting stint representing the exclusive provider of on-field apparel for Major League Baseball through its acquisition by VF Corporation.
Since forming Bradshaw Law LLC in 2016, John has proudly served as the IP counsel on the legal team that won the largest contested jury award in Indiana history and then successfully defended that award through all appeals, including two petitions for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.
When he is not practicing law, you might find him playing tennis or board games, camping, or butchering the saxophone or piano to the amusement of his wife and four children.
He is now taking on new clients and welcomes co-counsel and referral opportunities.
Primary Practice Areas
- Strategic intellectual property counseling and litigation
- Obtaining and defending patents, trademarks, and copyrights
- Representing doctors in their dealings with medical device companies
- Representation of small businesses and individuals
- JD, Indiana University McKinney School of Law, 1999
- MS, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, 1996 (Thesis: "Equilibrium Structures of Bi-Disperse Suspensions")
- BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1994
- US Patent and Trademark Office, 2000
- Indiana, 1999
- Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, 1999
- Federal Circuit, 2000
- "IP Law: Protecting Competitive Edge," 2020 Indiana Law Survey, September 2020
- "Patents and Trade Secrets," ICLEF Seminar on Intellectual Property Valuation, February 2012
- "IP Basics for Solos and Small Firm Practitioners," Indianapolis Bar Association, November 2011
- "Pitfalls and Strategies to Avoid Charges of Inequitable Conduct," ABA Webinar, November 2010
- "Trademarks: An ounce of Prevention," AGL Magazine, July 2006
- "Patent Basics: Rewarding Innovation," AGL Magazine, August/September 2006
- "Copyright Protection: Exclusivity of Expression," AGL magazine, November 2006
- Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., et al. v. Sasso, 162 N.E.3d 1 (Ind. Ct. App. 2020), rehearing denied (01/26/21); transfer denied (05/13/2021); cert. denied (01/10/2022).
- Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., et al. v. Sasso, 2019 WL 428574 (N.D. Ind. 2019), affirmed 977 F.3d 1224 (Fed. Cir. 2020); cert. denied (06/21/2021)