INDIANAPOLIS, IN  — Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announces that Anthony E. Dowell and Brian P. Lynch have joined the firm’s Indianapolis office.

Dowell is of counsel and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Litigation practice groups. He is an experienced trial lawyer who has litigated complex commercial cases throughout the United States. Dowell focuses on patent litigation and licensing and has also tried other types of intellectual property and complex commercial litigation cases. He has successfully litigated intellectual property disputes in diverse areas, including contact lenses, asphalt plants, sunglasses, papermaking machinery, furniture, home decorations, gaming devices, maps and steam heating systems. Dowell received his B.S. in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Purdue University and earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

Lynch, a registered patent agent, has worked with Dowell on patent litigation and prosecution matters since 2007. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Colorado College and his doctorate in chemistry from Purdue University.

Dowell and Lynch join an already robust intellectual property practice at Taft. The firm’s Intellectual Property group now includes 25 professionals, including eight registered patent attorneys and two patent agents, who cover a full range of engineering and scientific disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, chemical, computer software and biological/life sciences. Taft’s IP attorneys also provide advice on trademark prosecution and litigation, anti-counterfeiting programs and strategies, licensing, trade secret issues and global portfolio management.