Kenneth L. Tolar focuses primarily on general intellectual property matters including patent, trademark and copyright prosecution, intellectual property litigation and licensing on behalf of both corporations and independent inventors nationwide, patentability and trademark availability opinions, inter partes practice before both the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; during his career, he has secured over 350 patents on behalf of independent and corporate inventors.
Mr. Tolar also engages in general commercial litigation, insurance defense, labor disputes arising under The Fair Labor Standards Act, personal injury and first-party insurance claims.
- Loyola University New Orleans
- J.D. (1993)
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- Auburn University
- B.S. (1985) | Chemical Engineering & French
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- Partner
- Tolar Harrigan & Morris LLC
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- Kenneth L Tolar, APLC
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- Attorney
- Didriksen & Carbo, PLC
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- Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Edward J. Gaidry
- Thirty-Second Judicial District Court, State of Louisiana
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- Technical Specialist
- Betz Laboratories, Inc.
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- District Representative
- Nalco Chemical, Inc.
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- Sales Representative
- Liquid Air, Inc.
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- Registered
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Member
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- Louisiana
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- U. S. Patent & Trademark Office
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- 5th Circuit
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- Federal Circuit
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- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
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- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Patents
- Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Legal Malpractice
- Intellectual Property
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- English: Spoken, Written
- French: Spoken, Written