Publications
Alerts
Assuring Clear Assignment of Employee Inventions
December 13, 2011
In a prior alert that referred to the Stanford v. Roche U.S. Supreme Court Decision, we noted the importance of drafting employee agreements that avoid mere promises to assign rights...More »
America Invents Act - Prioritized Examination at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Effective September 26, 2011
September 2011
By: Mary K. Murray, Ph.D.
The Smith-Leahy America Invents Act was enacted into law by President Obama on September 16, 2011. A provision in the Act permits Applicants to file a request for prioritized examination...More »
Articles/White Papers
Worldwide trademark protection: coverage versus costs
IAM magazine
By: John L. DuPré
When it comes to international trademark protection, business people are rightfully concerned about two things. The first is having protection in countries where it is critical to...More »
How the New Multi-Party Patent Infringement Rulings Will Affect Pharmaceutical Treatment Claims
By: Brian T. Moriarty, Deirdre E. Sanders, and Lawrence P. Cogswell III, Ph.D.
The very recent and continuing focus by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit sitting en banc on multi-party infringement issues – namely, induced infringement and divided...More »
