Maurer School of Law

Education

• Purdue University B.S. 1995
• Indiana University Maurer School of Law J.D. 1998

Courses

• Intellectual Property Clinic (B572)
• Independent Clinical Project (B710)
• Advocacy: International Patent Drafting Competition (B734)
• Current Topics in Informatics: Intellectual Property Lab (I399)
• B710 Independent Clinical Project

Background

• Partner in the Indianapolis office of Faegre Baker Daniels (2007-2015); associate in the firm from 2004-2007
• Previously an associate at Bose McKinney & Evans and at Barnes & Thornburg, Indianapolis
• Earned a B.S. in mechancial engineering with highest distinction at Purdue; cum laude graduate of Indiana Law

Biography

Norman J. Hedges joined the law school in January 2015 as a clinical associate professor of law. He came to Bloomington with over 16 years of experience in patent practice in Indianapolis, including 10 years in the Indianapolis office of Faegre Baker Daniels, where he was named partner in 2007. He had been a member of the Law School’s adjunct faculty since 2014.

At Faegre Baker Daniels, Hedges focused his intellectual property practice on the mechanical and electro-mechanical arts, including health and life sciences. In addition, he has substantial experience in the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications, post-issuance challenges and defense, consultation with clients to avoid patent infringement, preparation of patent invalidity and non-infringement opinions, and intellectual property due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.

Before joining Faegre Baker Daniels, he was an associate at Bose McKinney & Evans and at Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis. In addition to earning a J.D. cum laude from the Maurer School of Law, he holds a B.S. with highest distinction in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.

In The Media

• Quoted in "IU law students helping university's athletes with NIL deals," Indiana Business Journal ( 09-28-2022 )

Selected Works

• Training Post-Millennial IP Lawyers: A Field Guide (with Mark D. Janis), 11 no. 3 LANDSLIDE (2019).
• We're Your Patent Lawyers -- So Fire Us, Please(with Mark D. Janis), INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL (Aug. 24, 2018).

Areas of Expertise

• Intellectual property law