John Richards served as a panelist during a Fordham IP Institute discussion entitled, “A Nation of Inventors: The Politics of American Patent Models,” on October 26th, 2017 at the Fordham University School of Law  in New York City....

The “U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Patents, 2016-2017” webinar by John Richards, held on August 16th and 17th, was recorded and is now available for viewing. Click here to...

The country of Oman adopted the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Trademark Law on July 31, 2017, as published in the Official Gazette on July 30, 2017. Official fees are expected to greatly increase once the Implementing Regulations issue, so it may...

On June 12, 2017, in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Thomas in Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., the United States Supreme Court considered the complex statutory scheme that attempts to expedite resolution of patent disputes that might affect the...

Ladas & Parry was pleased to host on behalf of the American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (AIPLA) a roundtable discussion & breakfast among high volume users of USPTO trademark services on September 11, 2017 and featured as the...

On August 7, 2017, Thailand acceded to the Madrid Protocol and this change took effect on November 7, 2017, allowing: • holders of existing International Registrations based on applications or registrations for trademarks outside of Thailand to...