The Administrative Council of the new European Unified Patent Court has stated that the target date for the EU Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court to come into effect will be on April 1, 2023. However, there is still a possibility that this may...

The Ladas Memorial Award Competition is now open and is accepting applications. This writing competition is held annually and is open to students and professionals. It was created in memory of attorney Stephen P. Ladas, who was a renowned...

In 1973 the European Patent Convention was signed in order to set up a common patent office to examine patent applications for any European country that wished to participate.  The convention went into effect in 1978 with the opening of the...

Ladas attorney John Richards has had his article titled: “European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court” published in the August 2022 issue of Financier Worldwide...

The Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) of 2020 went into effect on December 18, 2021 with certain remaining changes coming into force on December 1, 2022.  To provide guidance and help brand owners understand how these changes will affect their...

On Friday, April 22nd, Ladas & Parry attorney John Richards gave a presentation during the 29th Annual Fordham Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference on the topic of plausibility during the session entitled: “5C. International...