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USPTO Guidance on AI-assisted Inventing: A Natural Person Is An Inventor If They Provided A Significant Contribution
February 22, 2024
By: Philip T. Mazoki
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published guidance on whether a natural person may be an inventor of an AI-assisted invention. This guidance from...
9th Circ. Should Overturn The Miles Davis Tattoo Ruling
February 15, 2024
The jury in the recent Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg case decided that a tattoo of jazz trumpeter Miles Davis inked by celebrity artist Kat Von D was not substantially similar to a copyrighted...
United States Patent and Trademark Office Releases New Guidelines for Assessing Enablement in View of Amgen v. Sanofi
February 12, 2024
By: Deirdre E. Sanders and Kelly Brewer, , Ph.D.
Best practices continue to include providing enabling disclosure reasonable for claim scope, including disclosure of structural characteristics common to all claimed embodiments of...
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is Recognized in the World Trademark Review 1000
February 7, 2024
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 fourteenth...
RECORDING: Mary Lou Wakimura Interviewed in MDG Boston’s Video Cast Series “MedTech Masterminds.”
February 1, 2024
Mary Lou Wakimura, Principal and Chair of the Board of Directors of Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, was recently interviewed as the first guest in MDG Boston’s new video...
Meet Our New Team of Ph.D.'s. Our Team of Experts is Growing. See our recently hired team of Ph.D.'s.
Rob earned his Ph.D. in Bioorganic Chemistry from the University of Rochester where he focused on leveraging P450 enzymes to modify various natural products and drug molecules...
Giovanna Fessenden-Fairbank Elected to Serve as Co-Chair of Boston Bar Association’s Internet and Technology Subcommittee (IP Steering Committee)
November 30, 2023
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is excited to announce that Giovanna Fessenden-Fairbank, Counsel and Digital IP Specialist at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, is now serving as Co-Chair...
In re Cellect: Is Your Patent Portfolio Vulnerable to Double Patenting Challenges?
November 13, 2023
By: Alice O. Carroll
For the first time, the Federal Circuit in the case of In re: Cellect, LLC (Case No. 22-1293, decided August 28, 2023) addressed how Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) interacts with obviousness...
Sam Sussman Elected to Serve on the Board of Directors of the Federal Bar Association – Massachusetts Chapter
November 8, 2023
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is excited to announce that Sam Sussman, an Associate at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, was newly elected to serve on the Federal Bar Association (FBA...
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Earned Top Rankings in 2023 PTAB and ANDA Litigation Intelligence Reports
November 6, 2023
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds was recognized for its Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB) work in the PTAB Intelligence Report in four categories: Most Active Law Firm (Patent Owner...
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 2024
November 2, 2023
Boston, Massachusetts – Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, both...
The Passing of Dave Brook, Co-founder of Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved colleague, Dave Brook, co-founder of Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds. Dave Brook of Acton, MA, passed away on September...