Steve Penner was a patent attorney who was a partner at Lathrop & Gage in Boulder. He earned his legal degree at the University of Colorado, following an earlier career ...
As her time at the PTO winds down, the Hon. Michelle K. Lee has announced yet another “Roundtable” to deal with subject matter patent-eligibility, 81 Fed. Reg. 29463 (Nov. 14, ...
The previously distributed paper, “Cabining the 800 Pound Faux Stare Decisis Gorilla in the The Room of Patent-Eligibility”, has been revised to include a new section, §VI, Biotechnology Compositions, a Different Case, pp.40-42. (1) ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark THE SALAD STATION, in standard character and design forms, finding the term merely descriptive of restaurant services. Applicant appealed, asserting that the mark ...
(1) 2018 Conference, Save the Dates: We are pleased to announce that we are planning to have the 2018 Conference again at the Naples Beach Hotel February, 17-20, 2018. (2) ...
The International Trademark Association (INTA) has filed an Amicus Brief (here) in support of the petition for writ of certiorari seeking Supreme Court review of the Fourth Circuit's FLANAX decision, ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(d) refusal to register the mark LEFTY’S for “restaurant and bar services,” finding it likely to cause confusion with the identical mark registered for “bar ...
The Hon. Yoshinori Komiya (Commissioner, Japan Patent Office), the Hon. David J. Kappos (fmr. Under Sec. of Commerce), Federal Circuit judges and other leaders of the global patent community headline ...
Boston Scientific opposed an application to register the mark HOLAIRA for "medical devices for treating obstructive lung diseases; medical apparatus and instruments for treating obstructive lung diseases," claiming a likelihood ...
Congratulations to Olivia Luk Bedi who has joined Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP as a partner! She formerly had practiced law with the late Ray Niro. Regards, Hal