MVS clerk on winning team Kurt Van Thomme, currently a clerk and soon-to-be associate with McKee, Voorhees & Sease, was on the winning team for the Drake University Law School National Moot Court regional competition. Van Thomme, along with team members Joel Hengstler and Geneva Williams won Best Petitioner’s Brief Award and they took second place over all.The National Moot […] Continue Reading →
MVS to participate in biotech CLE presentation Biotech conference reviews at legal landscapeA new learning opportunity for attorneys has been added to this year’s Growing Biotechnology in Iowa conference. Set for Sept. 23 at the West Des Moines Marriott, Growing Biotechnology in Iowa features national industry speakers specializing in the biotechnology industry, from biobased products, advanced foods, pharmaceuticals, animal science to biosecurity. […] Continue Reading →
GREATER DES MOINES TOPS THE NATION AGAIN!* EXPANSION MANAGEMENT ‘S 2004 ‘MAYOR’S CHALLENGE’BEST PLACE FOR BUSINESS EXPANSIONGREATER DES MOINES – Expansion Management magazine’s annual ‘Mayor’s Challenge’ award identifying leading communities for business expansion has once again ranked the Des Moines metro as first in the nation. Des Moines topped the charts over Kansas City, Seattle and Austin in the ranking of 331 […] Continue Reading →
Iowa tops in biotech From the Business Record Daily 6-8-04 Governor Tom Vilsack says Iowa has become a player in the biotechnology field, despite fierce competition. Iowa is listed in a new industry report as one of just eight states to specialize in the area of biotech that focuses on agricultural feedstock and chemicals. Continue Reading →
USPTO To Hold On-Line Discussion for Independent Inventors Senior officials of the United States Patent and Trademark Office will be available live on line next Thursday, June 10 from 2 to 3 pm (EDT). They will be answering questions and offering tips for independent inventors. Instructions for taking part in the on-line will be posted on the home page of the USPTO website […] Continue Reading →
MVS gets involved in Law Day McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C. attorney Christine Lebron-Dykeman has joined with several other members of the Polk County bar to honor the 50th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. On April 30, Christine will act as the moderator in a reenactment of a portion of the Supreme […] Continue Reading →
Biotech attorney chosen for board Lila A.T. Akrad has been selected to serve on the W.L. Brown Center Advisory Board the group that oversees the William L.Brown Center for Plant Genetic Resources – a research group of the Missouri Botanical Center. The center’s research focuses primarily on study and conservation of useful plants for medicinal uses, nutrition and management of […] Continue Reading →
MVS clerk to be published Drake law student and MVS clerk Kurt Van Thomme will become a published author in 2005. His note, ‘Prosecution History Estoppel After Festo: Can an Equivalent ever Break through the File Wrapper?’ was one of ten articles selected for publication in the Drake Law Review. After more than six months of researching and writing on […] Continue Reading →