News & InsightsNews & InsightsInternational Design Patent Applications Will Be Available to U.S. ApplicantsFebruary 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 WorkFebruary 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 PatentFebruary 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 JudgeJanuary 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 ConstructionJanuary 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... Firm Opens New Office in Boston's Seaport DistrictSeptember 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 WatchApril 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 InfringementMarch 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 FeesMarch 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 MarksFebruary 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... |
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