Stephen Farris Quoted in Indiana Lawyer: "Innovation Needed to Bridge Patent Diversity Gap, Attorneys Say"

Ice Miller LLP patent agent Stephen Farris was quoted in the Indiana Lawyer article, "Innovation Needed to Bridge Patent Diversity Gap, Attorneys Say."

The article included:

What others might dismiss as junk, Stephen Farris can repair, restore and rejuvenate with just duct tape and a screwdriver.

The electrical engineer-turned-patent agent at Ice Miller holds three patents in fuel cell technology from his days working at a General Motors facility in Honeoye Falls, New York. He has more ideas and once crafted a plan to launch a startup, but he was unable to attract investors because his innovation was not patented.

The barrier that prevented him from getting that patent is one Farris believes is linked to a common situation in his life: He is often the only Black guy in the room. In his 17-year career with GM and his seven years in the legal profession, Farris has neither worked alongside a colleague nor represented a client who is Black.

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