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John DuPré Recognized as a Global Leader by World Trademark Review for 2020
October 14, 2020, Concord, Massachusetts - John DuPré, Principal at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, has been recognized for a second year as a “Global Leader in Private...
Nine Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Attorneys Acknowledged Again to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
October 13, 2020
Nine Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list and the 2020 Massachusetts Rising Stars list. The lists are...
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds and Susman Godfrey Successfully Support Koninklijke KPN N.V. (“KPN”) in its Patent Disputes with Mobile Telephone Manufacturers
Law Firms Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds and Susman Godfrey Successfully Support the Dutch Telecommunications Company Koninklijke KPN N.V. (“KPN”) in its Patent Disputes...
LMG Life Sciences Recognizes Principal Eric M. Balicky, Ph.D. as a Life Sciences Star
October 5, 2020
Concord, MA - Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is pleased to announce that Principal Eric M. Balicky, Ph.D., has been recognized by LMG Life Sciences as a Life Sciences Star for Patent...
Ten Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® 2021
August 20, 2020
Concord and Boston, MA - Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is pleased to announce that ten attorneys have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®...
USPTO COVID-19 Response Update
June 5, 2020
The USPTO announced that it has launched the COVID-19 Response Resource Center to provide improved access to USPTO initiatives, programs, and other helpful intellectual property-related...
Susan Glovsky, Principal at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, is quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Article
May 12, 2020
An article by Barry Bridges appearing in the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on May 7, 2020, reporting on a Supreme Court decision related to inter partes review, quotes Susan Glovsky...
Federal Circuit Decision Shows How Software Improvements to Computer Technologies are Patentable
May 6, 2020
The Court held that “software can make patent-eligible improvements to computer technology, and related claims are eligible as long as they are directed to non-abstract improvements...
United States Patent Office Finds Artificial Intelligence System Cannot Be An Inventor
April 29, 2020
The United States Patent Office limits inventorship to “natural persons.” Under current U.S. patent law, identifying an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system as an inventor...
Justices Say Willfulness Not Needed For Trademark Profits
April 24, 2020
By: John L. DuPré and Timothy J. Meagher
Supreme Court clarifies that there is no willfulness requirement for awarding profits in trademark cases Defendant’s mental state is important in determining whether...
USPTO Extends Certain Patent and Trademark Deadlines Under the CARES Act
April 2, 2020
By: John L. DuPré and Deirdre E. Sanders
In accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is providing for extensions of the time...
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds COVID-19 Update
April 1, 2020
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds wants to assure you that our practice and operations will continue to run seamlessly during this period. We have a sophisticated technology system to...