Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Intellectual Property

Partner

Henry Ward focuses his practice on preparing and negotiating technology and commercial agreements and counseling clients in connection with patent, trademark, copyright, advertising regulations and litigation matters. He is a frequent author and speaker on intellectual property law developments and a trained mechanical engineer.

Henry counsels clients on obtaining, protecting, licensing and enforcing IP in a variety of industries, including metallurgy, welding, telecommunications, computer software and hardware, semiconductor fabrication, financial services, insurance, professional sports, entertainment, sporting equipment, apparel, medical services and devices, cosmetics, retail and wholesale distribution of food products and general merchandise, and textiles.

Henry has extensive experience with information technology agreements and represents a number of publicly traded companies in transactional and other IP matters in a range of industries, including healthcare and telecommunications.

In addition, Henry regularly represents nonprofit organizations and individuals in pro bono matters.

American Intellectual Property Law Association

American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section

North Carolina Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section

Georgia Bar Association

Computer Law Section

Intellectual Property Law Section

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

International Trademark Association

Internet Committee, 2023-2024

Emerging Issues Committee, 2020-2021

Licensing Executives Society

Licensing Executives Society International

Georgia Institute of Technology, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Advisory Board, Chair, 2007-2010

Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Engineering, Advisory Board, 2008-2011

Mecklenburg County Bar

Board Member, 2006-2009

Young Lawyers Section, President, 2003-2004

Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1996

Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1993, with honors