Reissue applications represent a very small fraction of the total number of applications filed at the USPTO each year. Indeed, at the midpoint of 2025, over 1.2 million utility applications have been ...
A column authored by Jason Balich titled “Don’t Let Your IP Walk Out the Door” was published in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) Magazine. In this arti...
(as published by Law360) As we find ourselves halfway through 2025, now is a perfect time to thoroughly evaluate your company’s trade secret portfolio, and to reassess how your company protects confid...
(as published in IPWatchdog) While the Alice v. CLS Bank decision has been with us for over 10 years, subject matter eligibility case law still seems to defy predictability. The recent Contour IP Hold...
Patent claims reciting compounds where at least one group of a compound genus is defined by its function are common. For example, familiar claim terms such as “chelating moiety,” “linker,” and “bindin...
An article by Lin Li and Matthew Grady titled “Turning Foreign-Filed Patent Applications into Strong US Patents: Key Strategies and Considerations” was published in Intellectual Property & Technol...
In today’s competitive and innovation-driven economy, protecting intellectual property (IP) is no longer just about securing utility patents. A well-rounded IP strategy that incorporates multiple form...
An article authored by Michele Moresco titled “Build an Effective IP Strategy in Photonics” was published in Laser Focus World. Photonics is rapidly transforming from a primarily academic discipline i...
A column authored by Jason Balich titled “Broadening Your (Patent) Protection” was published in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) Magazine. In this arti...
Spring has arrived, and in addition to cleaning, it’s a good time to reassess how your company is handling its trade secrets. Far from being static, trade secret innovations, processes, and data evolv...
We are pleased to spotlight Associate Elizabeth Simonik Mulski this month! Liz works in the Biotechnology group in our Boston office.
John Welch co-authored the January-February 2025 edition of The Trademark Reporter, The Law Journal of The International Trademark Association (INTA). Titled “United States Annual Review: The Seventy-...