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Managing IP Ranks Principal Susan Glovsky as an IP Patent STAR Nationally and in Massachusetts

June 22, 2022

Boston, MA - Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is pleased to announce that Principal Susan G. L. Glovsky has been individually recognized by Managing IP as an IP STAR. Susan was ranked...

Giovanna Fessenden Interviewed on the Lack of Regulation in the Metaverse

May 11, 2022

Regarding gamers creating digital assets in-game, the article states, “Giovanna Fessenden, counsel at Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds in Massachusetts, says it’s standard...

Web3 Blockchain Domain Names: A New Frontier for Trademark Protection

April 15, 2022

By: Giovanna H. Fessenden-Fairbank

Trademark owners once raced to protect their brands by registering .com domain names on the World Wide Web (Web2). It is with a sense of déjà vu that trademark owners...

The Copyright Clash Between Artists: A Quiz

April 14, 2022

By: Brian T. Moriarty

“Appropriation Artists,” such as Warhol and Koons, often take an image made by another visual artist, usually a professional photographer, without permission, and incorporate...

Giovanna Fessenden Interviewed on Eligibility Challenges to Metaverse Patents

April 7, 2022

Giovanna Fessenden was recently interviewed for an article for Managing IP on how Metaverse patents may face eligibility challenges. The article discussed the areas of innovation...

Giovanna Fessenden Interviewed for an Article for Managing IP Regarding Blockchain Sustainability

March 17, 2022

“Giovanna Fessenden, Counsel at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds in Massachusetts who has been advising on blockchain for a long time, says some of her clients have expressed interest...

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

By: Christine M. Wise

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

By: Christine M. Wise

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,...