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Firm Continues Stance in World Trademark Review Silver Category
January 20, 2016
For the sixth consecutive year, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds has been recognized by World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 - The World's Leading Trademark Professionals. This...
Firm Elects Eric M. Balicky, Ph.D. and Lawrence P. Cogswell III, Ph.D. as Principals
January 5, 2016
Eric, who has been with the firm for more than eleven years, practices in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, chemistry and medical device areas, with an emphasis on preparation and...
Disparagement Provision in Lanham Act Found Unconstitutional
December 23, 2015
Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act bars the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from registering scandalous, immoral, or disparaging marks. 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a). According...
John Hamann Selected as Administrative Patent Judge at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
August 18, 2015
BOSTON, MA, August 18, 2015 - Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is pleased to announce that John Hamann, a Principal with the firm, has been appointed an Administrative Patent Judge...
Three Firm Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2016
August 17, 2015
CONCORD, MA, August 17, 2015 - Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is pleased to announce that three of our Principals have been added to the list of Best Lawyers, and they will receive...
Supreme Court Eliminates "Good Faith Belief" of Patent Invalidity as Defense to Induced Patent Infringement
May 26, 2015
Today, in a 5-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court, Commil USA LLC v Cisco Systems, Inc., issued an important opinion that eliminates good faith belief of patent invalidity...
Congratulations to our client The New England Center for Children
May 7, 2015
The New England Center for Children (NECC), a school for autism located 20 miles west of Boston in Southborough, MA, recently received a Smaller Business Association of New England...
International Design Patent Applications Will Be Available to U.S. Applicants
February 19, 2015
By: Darrell L. Wong
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced significant changes to rules applicable to international design patents and extended the patent term for some design patents....
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Moves Upward in Ranking with World Trademark Review and Noted for Litigation Work
February 18, 2015
For the fifth consecutive year, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds has been recognized by World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 - The World's Leading Trademark Professionals. This year...
Lessons Learned from the First IPR Decision by the Federal Circuit - Patent Office Successfully Takes Over Garmin's Attack on Cuozzo's Patent
February 11, 2015
Garmin successfully used an Inter Partes Review ("IPR") counterattack when it was sued for patent infringement and, once Garmin settled with the patent owner, the Patent...
Supreme Court Determines Trademark Tacking is Jury Issue - Reconfirms Markman Claim Construction is for the Judge
January 29, 2015
By: Susan G. L. Glovsky and John L. DuPré
The trademark doctrine of "tacking" allows a trademark owner to gain superior rights based on earlier use of another mark that "create[s] the same, continuing commercial...
Supreme Court Orders Deference to Factual Findings for Claim Construction
January 28, 2015
On Tuesday, January 20, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated decision in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Sandoz Inc. The Court’s 7-2 decision overturned...