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Firm Opens New Office in Boston's Seaport District
September 17, 2013
September 17, 2013 (Boston) - Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. (HBSR), a law firm recognized nationally and internationally for excellence in intellectual property...
We are Expanding to Boston's Seaport District!
August 13, 2013
In early September 2013, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds will officially open an additional office in Boston's Seaport District. The new office, which is located...
Federal Circuit to Reconsider 15-Year Claim Construction Position: Patent Holders and Their Counsel on Watch
April 8, 2013
Claim construction (i.e., the determination of the meaning and scope of claims) is a major part of patent infringement litigation proceedings and can make or break a party’s...
Interactions with Your Customer Can Be the Basis for Liability for Patent Infringement
March 21, 2013
The relationship between a company and its customer is usually not enough to establish liability for direct patent infringement, but it can create liability for induced patent infringement...
New Micro Entity Patent Applicants will Benefit from a Seventy-Five Percent Discount on Fees
March 13, 2013
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) grants fee-setting authority to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and effective March 19, 2013, the USPTO will adjust...
Combined single and macroscopic recording techniques to analyze gating mechanisms of the large conductance Ca2+ and voltage activated (BK) potassium channel.
February 22, 2013
By: Bin Wang,, Ph.D.
Nguyen NV, Gruslova A, Kosiba WA and Wang B. Combined single and macroscopic recording techniques to analyze gating mechanisms of the large conductance Ca2+ and voltage activated...
Colombia and Mexico Enter the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks
February 13, 2013
By: John L. DuPré and Christopher K. Albert
Colombia and Mexico have recently signed on to an international trademark treaty that makes filing for trademark protection in those countries easier and less expensive. Since April...
World Trademark Review Recognizes Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds as a Well-Regarded Boutique
January 2013
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds has been once again recognized by World Trademark Review 1000 2013 - The World's Leading Trademark Professionals. "The nimble...
Controlling Costs in Patent Litigation
January 2013
By: John L. DuPré
The following is an excerpt from this article in IAM Magazine's 2013 IP Value - Building and enforcing intellectual property value. Whether you are a patent owner...
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Announces Expansion to the Boston Seaport District
November 5, 2012
Leading intellectual property law firm Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. is pleased to announce that it is expanding from its base in Concord, Massachusetts, to a second...
2011 Innovation Poll Results
Please see below for the results to our 2011 Innovation Poll: Which of the following is the greatest innovation in medicine within the last 200 years? The invention...
An extracellular domain of the accessory 1 subunit is required for modulating BK channel voltage sensor and gate
December 12, 2011
By: Bin Wang,, Ph.D.
Gruslova A, Semenov I and Wang B (corresponding author). (2012). An extracellular domain of the accessory beta1 subunit modulates the voltage sensor and gate of BK channels. J Gen...