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Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is Recognized in the World Trademark Review 1000
February 28, 2022
World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000, the world’s leading review of trademark professionals, has recognized Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds in the silver category for the twelfth...
Mark Solomon Elected as President of Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds and Mary Lou Wakimura Elected as Chair of the Board of Directors
February 1, 2022
Boston, Massachusetts - Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is pleased to announce that Principal Mark Solomon has been elected President of the firm, and Principal Mary Lou Wakimura has...
Subject Matter Eligibility Responses May be Deferred in USPTO Pilot Program
January 31, 2022
On February 1, 2022, the USPTO will launch a Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program for qualifying non-provisional patent applications in which the first...
Expedited Examination for COVID-19 Related Patent Applications
January 26, 2022
Applicants seeking to patent COVID-19 related inventions may want to consider filing their applications under the USPTO’s COVID-19 prioritized examination pilot program. The...
Implementation of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020
January 6, 2022
By: John L. DuPré and Timothy J. Meagher
The Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) was enacted in December 2020. In November 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued regulations to implement the TMA....
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Announces Retirement of Dave Brook, Co-Founder
January 5, 2022
For more than 50 years, Dave represented university and corporate clients in intellectual property matters in many fields, including biotechnology, chemical engineering, chemistry,...
Lawrence Cogswell III, Ph.D. Elected to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
December 1, 2021
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is pleased to announce that Lawrence Cogswell III, Ph.D., Principal, has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Membership...
Giovanna Fessenden, Counsel at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, Joins the Board of Directors of the Berkshire Innovation Center
November 10, 2021
Boston, MA – Giovanna Fessenden, an attorney at the intellectual property law firm Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, has been newly elected to the Board of Directors of the Berkshire...
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is Recognized as a U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firm” for Patent Law and Trademark Law for 2022
November 4, 2021 (Boston, MA) - Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is ranked in the 2022 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” lists, both nationally and regionally...
Nine Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Attorneys Acknowledged in the 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyers List
October 12, 2021
Nine Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list. The list is published in New England Super Lawyers and will...
LMG Life Sciences Recommends Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. for Patent Prosecution and Patent Strategy & Management
October 12, 2021
Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. has been ranked as a Recommended Firm for Patent Prosecution and Patent Strategy & Management in the 2021/2022 edition of LMG Life Sciences...
Susan Glovsky Quoted in a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Article
October 5, 2021
An article by Eric T. Berkman titled, “Patent infringement claim against Fitbit to proceed,” appeared in the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on September 30, and...