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...

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...

The firm is pleased to announce that its litigation team in New York has expanded by the addition of Michael Cornman, Jay Bondell, and Meyer Gross, all former partners of the firm of Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP, who have joined the...

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