Background
Hoffman, John F. was born in 1947.
Hoffman, John F. was born in 1947.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Science in Elec. Engineer, 1969); George Washington University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1972).
Worked at Baker & Daniels (Indianapolis, Indiana) specializing in General Practice. Administrative, Antitrust, Appellate, Bankruptcy, Business Planning, Commercial, Computer, Construction, Corporate Finance, Creditors Rights and Reorganization, Employee Benefits, Employment, Energy, Environmental, Estate Planning and Administration, Family, Federal and State Tax, Financial Institutions, Food and Drug, Government Affairs, Health Care, Insurance, International, Legislative, Litigation, Municipal, Nonprofit, Patent, Trademark and Copyright, Product Liability, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Securities, Sports, Transportation, Zoning and Land Use Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Virginia.
1977, Indiana; 1978, United States. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
1988, United States. Supreme Court. Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.
Member: Allen County and Indiana State (Chairman, Patent Section, 1981-1982) Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association. (Resident, Fort Wayne, Indiana Office).
Founded in 1863, Baker & Daniels is a law firm of over 250 professionals with offices in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Bend and Elkhart, Indiana, and Washington, D.C. The Firm counsels and represents a diverse group of entities from international and national corporations to regional businesses and individuals. Baker & Daniels also provides legal services to state officials and agencies, units of local government, and school corporations across the state. In addition to its Indiana-based clients, the Firm represents a wide range of clients located throughout the United States and the world.
Baker & Daniels holds the distinction of being the Indiana member of Lex Mundi, a global association of independent law firms. Baker & Daniels' consulting subsidiary in Washington, D.C., Sagamore Associates, enhances the Firm's ability to provide comprehensive and results-oriented representation in the government affairs area.
Member: Allen County and Indiana State (Chairman, Patent Section, 1981-1982) Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association. (Resident, Fort Wayne, Indiana Office).