• NGO Asks Argentine Patent Institute to Deny Gilead Patent for HIV Drug

    It has historically been produced by an Argentine laboratory but granting the Gilead patent would substantially increase the drug’s cost. The Positive Effect Group Foundation said the drug falls short of the inventiveness, novelty and industrial application required under Argentine patent law. Specifically …

     
  • Federal Circuit Affirms Denial of Attorneys’ Fees

    As we have explained above, the District Court properly determined that this case is not exceptional, grounding its reasoning in the correct legal standards and a proper assessment of the facts. Therefore, we decline Brainlab’s invitation to find legal error “based upon [this] isolated statement stripped …

     
  • Damages In ‘Blurred Lines’ — Court Says ‘You Got To Give It Up’

    … it don’t come easy. The decision is a great lesson on the often complicated and always expensive world of intellectual property litigation, sung to the tune of “an ounce of prevention. … For the court to even decide infringement, the judges had to reach a conclusion about what law... Continue reading

     
  • Michael Best Adds 4 Ex-Lathrop Gage IP Attys In Denver

    … “accomplished group” to the Denver office. “Their expertise strengthens our full-service IP offerings to our clients, and plays… To view the full article, register now. Try Law360 FREE for seven days. Already a subscriber? Click here to login. Add to Briefcase; Printable Version · Rights/Reprints · Editorial …

     
  • Fish & Richardson Attorneys Ricardo Bonilla and Crystal Culhane Selected for LCLD 2018 …

    Culhane is an associate in Fish’s Southern California office, where she focuses on patent prosecution work for life sciences and pharmaceutical clients. She received her J.D., cum laude, from California Western School of Law in 2014 and her Ph.D. in chemistry from Johns Hopkins University in 2008.

     
  • Federal Jury Rules in Favor of Solutran in Patent Infringement Case Involving Check-Processing …

    MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Last Friday afternoon, a federal jury in St. Paul delivered its verdict in Solutran v. U.S. Bancorp and Elavon, Inc., a patent-infringement case involving check-processing technology. The jury found all four claims at issue in U.S. Patent No. 8,311,945 to be valid, and …

     
  • US House bill aims to improve patent protection

    With the introduction of the STRONGER Patents Act, Congress has begun the process of achieving that critical balance. I commend Representatives Stivers and Foster for their leadership in introducing legislation that will reform the inter partes review and post-grant review processes, bringing fairness …

     
  • Patent Attorney at Aspen Aerogels, Inc.

    Aspen Aerogels Inc. is seeking a patent attorney with at least 5 years of experience in patent preparation and prosecution.The patent attorneywill be responsible for helping the company articulate and implement optimum Intellectual Property strategies and will be a critical member of the legal …

     
  • Can These Two Guys Get Their Hands On “Big Dick Nick”?

    He operates Esquire Trademarks, an intellectual property service law firm. When contacted by Deadspin, Riddle actually sent over not one but two long documents relating to the possibility of trademarking “Big Dick Nick.” Normally you have to pay for this kind of service! Until recently, section Section …

     
  • Brinks Gilson & Lione names Oberholtzer and Cleland co-chairs of automotive industry group

    Brinks Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., announces that Steven L. Oberholtzer and James K. Cleland have been named co-chairs of the firm’s Automotive Industry Group. Oberholtzer is managing partner of the firm’s Ann Arbor office and Cleland is a shareholder, …