by W. John Eagan | Sep 26, 2023 | Blog, Partner, Patent
The United States Patent and Trademark Office celebrated a milestone this week as it issued the millionth design patent. The patent was issued to Agustina Huckaby of Fort Worth, Texas and is for a Dispensing Comb. Design patents are one of the three types of patents...
by Tyler Litwak | Jun 9, 2023 | Associate, Blog, Patent
On May 9, 2023, in a significant reversal of a previous Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled in favor of pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (“Sanofi”), upholding the validity of its...
by Tyler Litwak | May 17, 2023 | Associate, Blog, Patent
On May 16, 2023, in a move aimed at enhancing efficiency and expertise in design patent proceedings, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish a separate design patent practitioner bar. The...
by Kelly Malloy | May 8, 2023 | Blog, Patent, Trademark
Intellectual property practitioners across the globe celebrated World Intellectual Property Day or “World IP Day” on April 26th. Established in 2000 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the aim of World IP Day is to celebrate innovators and raise...
by Kelly Malloy | Jan 3, 2023 | Associate, Blog, Patent
On December 29, 2022, the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Biden. The Act provides an additional discount on patent fees for small and micro entities at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”). A...
