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Ten Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023
August 18, 2022
Concord and Boston, MA - Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds is pleased to announce that ten attorneys have been included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Alexander...
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Recognized by IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals
July 12, 2022
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds was recognized by IAM Patent 1000 as a top patent firm in New England for quality patent prosecution services. Principals Susan G. L. Glovsky, Deirdre...
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
“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...
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,...