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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...
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...