Theodore (Todd) S. Owers III practices intellectual property law. Mr. Owers received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1986 and his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in 2000. While attending the Loyola University School of Law, Mr. Owers was a member of the Moot Court Staff. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Owers is a member of the Intellectual Property Law Sections of the LSBA and the ABA. He practices in both state and federal court. Mr. Owers’ primary practice areas are trademarks, domain names, computers and software, trade secrets, copyrights, and unfair competition. Prior to beginning his law practice, Mr. Owers was a power distribution engineer with Florida Power & Light, and then later a software developer and database designer with a software development firm in New Orleans.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Education

  • University of Notre Dame, B.S. 1986
  • Loyola University School of Law, J.D. 2000

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Louisiana state courts
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana;
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

HONORS/AWARDS

  • Moot Court Staff

professional associations, memberships & activities

  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association (Intellectual Property Law Section)
  • Member, St. Ann School Board, Metairie, Louisiana, 2001-2004
  • Member, Louisiana Technology Council
  • Member, Archbishop Chapelle High School Advisory Council (2007-2013) 

Publications

  • Co-author, Festo's Doctrine of Equivalents: Vitality Reaffirmed in View of New and Old Hurdles, 48 Loy. L. Rev. 551 (2002).