In March 2009, we reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit had issued a decision in the case of Tafas v. Doll (formerly, Tafas v. Dudas). Subsequent to that decision, the Federal Circuit granted a rehearing en banc, and...

In its decision in In re Bilski, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals held that a claim to a process only sets out patent-eligible subject matter if the claim requires use of a particular machine or involved a transformation of something to a...

John Richards has updated his on-line article on utility model protection. It is well worth...

John Richards, of our New York Office, is speaking, via a webcast, on the topic “When Does Discovery Become a Patentable Invention?” on Thursday, July 23, 2009. He is going to give the webcast at 10am Pacific, 11am Mountain, Noon...

On June 9, 2009, the International Trademark Association (INTA) announced the 2008 – 2009 Ladas Memorial Award Competition Winners. The Ladas Memorial Award Competition is an annual writing competition hosted by INTA and supported by Ladas...

We sadly report the untimely death of Robert Popa, a partner in our Los Angeles Office. Robert passed away last week at home. He is survived by his wife Mimi, their son Marius and his step-daughter...