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Open Source Software Solutions (Part 2): Understanding Open Source Software License Trigger Points and Resulting Obligations
October 28, 2016
By: Mary Lou Wakimura and Giovanna H. Fessenden-Fairbank
In part one of this series, we introduced the licensing and intellectual property (IP) risks surrounding open source software (OSS) code and the need for software development companies...
Open Source Software Solutions (Part 1): Getting to Know the Open Source Software in Your Products
October 4, 2016
By: Mary Lou Wakimura and Giovanna H. Fessenden-Fairbank
As software companies turn towards open source software (OSS) solutions to develop robust and cutting-edge products, the enticement of highly-effective technology can obscure licensing...
Federal Circuit Cautions Not to Assume Claimed Inventions are Abstract
September 21, 2016
By: Patrick A. Quinlan
The Federal Circuit recently provided additional guidance in McRO v. Bandai Namco, et al. regarding patentable subject matter analyses under 35 U.S.C. 101, finding that software-related...
John DuPré and Susan Glovsky Named Best Lawyers in America® 2017 for Trademark Law
August 15, 2016 (Boston, MA) - Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is pleased to announce that two Principals have received the distinction of Best Lawyers in America® 2017. John...
Firm's Client WPI Licenses Technology To Apprendis, a MassChallenge Participant
July 29, 2016
Janice Gobert, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Apprendis LLC, spoke with NECN about being a competitor in MassChallenge, one of the largest start-up accelerator programs...
Supreme Court Affirms Authority of Patent Office in Inter Partes Reviews
June 29, 2016
By: Lawrence P. Cogswell III,, Ph.D. and Timothy J. Meagher
In a two-part decision affirming the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee that the PTAB’s determination...
Impact of the Brexit Vote on Your IP
June 27, 2016
By: Susan G. L. Glovsky and Alexander Adam, , Ph.D.
Based on current information, when changes do occur, the greatest change is likely to be for trademarks and designs, with the U.K. and the rest of Europe proceeding on separate paths...
Federal Circuit Reaffirms Reasonable Approach To Continuation Applications
June 22, 2016
By: Patrick A. Quinlan
In Immersion Corp. v. HTC Corp., the Federal Circuit announced a lenient approach in allowing a continuing application to be filed on the same day that the parent application issues...
IP Pirates and Other Willful Infringers: Beware, the Supreme Court Eases Standards for Awarding Enhanced Patent Damages
June 14, 2016
By: Brian T. Moriarty and John L. DuPré
In a unanimous decision in Halo Elec., Inc. v Pulse Elec., Inc., the Supreme Court overturned the cumbersome standards for awarding treble, or enhanced, damages for “willful&...
IAM Patent 1000 Calls Firm's Work Quality Its Calling Card
May 26, 2016
For the seventh straight year, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds was recognized as a top patent firm in New England for our quality of patents in the computer software, robotics, pharmaceuticals...
Defend Trade Secrets Act Expands Intellectual Property Protection
May 18, 2016
By: Timothy J. Meagher and Brian T. Moriarty
The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) was signed into law on May 11, 2016, expanding trade secret protections in the United States. The DTSA establishes a federal civil cause of...
Adiponectin regulates contextual fear extinction and intrinsic excitability of dentate gyrus granule neurons through AdipoR2 receptors
May 3, 2016
By: Bin Wang,, Ph.D.
Zhang D, Wang X, Wang B, Garza JC, Fang X, Wang J, Scherer PE, Brenner R, Zhang W, Lu XY. (2017). Adiponectin regulates contextual fear extinction and intrinsic excitability of dentate...