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Amending A Patent Application After Allowance

By: Mark R. Malek As has often been the case with some of my articles in the past, I like…

11 years ago

Pleading Inequitable Conduct

By: Tyler Hampy   Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure specifies that: “In alleging fraud or mistake,…

11 years ago

Reviving An Abandoned Patent Application

By: Mark R. Malek If you haven’t noticed, many of my posts lately have revolved around the questions that I…

11 years ago

Patent Maintenance Fees

By: Mark R. Malek So you have just received your Notice of Allowance for your patent application.  In the Notice…

11 years ago

Irreparable Injury: Lost Market Share

  By: Tyler Hampy Pursuant to the well-established principles of equity, a patentee seeking an injunction against an infringer must…

11 years ago

AMERICA INVENTS ACT – Limiting Joinder

By: Tyler Hampy   Prior to the implementation of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…

11 years ago

Ethical Considerations for Electronic Communication with Lawyers

  By: Tyler Hampy Lawyers often use social networking sites to stay connected to family, friends, and colleagues, and there…

11 years ago

So Many Rocks … So Little Time

Your company has decided to conduct an audit to take inventory of its intellectual assets (IA), and has an idea…

11 years ago

Judge, can you “friend” me?

By: Tyler Hampy Although you may think that Facebook “friends” aren’t really the same thing as real-life friends, the ethical…

11 years ago

Trademark Law: Geographic Terms

  In my last post, I discussed the ability to trademark generic terms. This post focuses on trademarking geographic terms.…

11 years ago