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Thomas A. O’Rourke is a founding partner of the firm Bodner & O’Rourke, LLP.    Mr. O’Rourke’s practice involves all areas of patent, trademark and copyright law.  For over thirty years he has been registered to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office.  Mr. O’Rourke has counseled clients regarding the procurement and enforcement of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets in a variety of technologies including mechanical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and computer technology.  In addition, his practice involves domestic and international technology transfer, acquisition and licensing.  He is a member of the bar of the States of New York and California.  He has also been admitted to numerous Federal District Courts and Courts of Appeal across the country including the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Meredith is a partner and registered patent attorney with Smith Hurst.  She is a native of Northwest Arkansas with substantial experience in all aspects of intellectual property law.  Meredith’s practice principally involves various aspects of intellectual property, including patent litigation, trademark litigation, and computer technology.  Since 2005, she has assisted a variety of inventors from individual entrepreneurs to large companies in their efforts to obtain patent, trademark and copyright protection and has also worked with such clients to protect those assets and defend against allegations of infringement.  A meaningful amount of her practice is devoted to the transfer and licensing of rights of intellectual property, including technology transfer agreements and due diligence, as well as in trademark prosecution and patent prosecution.. Meredith is licensed to practice law at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, before the United States Federal Appeals Court of the Federal Circuit, in the State of Arkansas, and in the federal district courts for the Eastern and Western District Courts of Arkansas and the Eastern District of Michigan.