Terry L. Wright

Practice Areas

Biotechnology/Life Sciences

Clinical Research, Clinical Trials & Risk Management

Entrepreneurial Services

Health Care - Life Sciences Technology & Commercialization

Intellectual Property & Technology

Intellectual Property Litigation

Manufacturing

Patent Prosecution & Protection

Trademarks

Career

Terry Wright is a Member of Stites & Harbison and serves as Chair of the Intellectual Property & Technology Group at the firm. He is a Registered Patent Attorney whose practice focuses on designing and implementing intellectual property protection strategies. Terry has extensive experience advising clients ranging from small, privately held companies to multi-national, publicly traded companies. He regularly prepares protection plans for intellectual property associated with consumer goods, medical and other mechanical devices, and life sciences-associated technologies. As part of his practice, Terry routinely focuses on multiple areas of intellectual property protection, including trademark and copyright issues, licensing agreements, and patent-related aspects of intellectual property, such as patent drafting, patent prosecution and counseling clients on infringement, validity and patentability.

Contributing to his practice is a background in life sciences and chemistry, with academic research experience in the areas of cardiovascular biology, molecular and cellular biology, pharmacology, and biotechnology. He also maintains a vast understanding of the mechanical arts and material sciences, including the underlying processes, reactions, and chemical interactions associated with the material sciences field.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Kentucky Bar Association

Louisville Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)

Publications

"New Guidance from the USPTO Aims to Clarify Patent-Eligible Subject Matter Determination," Stites & Harbison Client Alert, January 15, 2019

"Patents, Trade Secrets, Copyrights, and Trademarks – Selecting the Right Protection for Your Intellectual Property Assets," The Lane Report, Research Kentucky 2018, March 2018, with David W. Nagle Jr.

Personal

University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007

University of Louisville, M.S., Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2003

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2002

University of Louisville, B.S., Biology, 2000

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Kentucky

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

United States Patent and Trademark Office