NPE Wars: Bloody Statistics, Battle Lines, Best Practices
A look at the statistical big picture of non-practicing entity patent suits, the recent tactical moves and countermoves between the two sides of the troll wars, the impact of recent changes in the law...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules That Isolated Genes Are Unpatentable Products of Nature
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. The Court unanimously held that isolated genomic DNA is a product of...
View ArticleUSPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board Completes the First Patent Invalidity...
In its first “final” decision under the America Invents Act (AIA), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has invalidated and cancelled all five...
View ArticleSupreme Court Issues Significant Patent Antitrust Decision Rejecting the...
In the most significant patent antitrust decision in decades, Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc., No. 12-416, 2013 WL 2922122 (June 17, 2013), the Supreme Court has held, by a 5-3 vote with...
View ArticlePerkins Coie Partners Named to The Daily Transcript's 2013 Top Attorneys List
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that two partners in the firm’s San Diego office have been named by their peers to The Daily Transcript's 2013 Top Attorneys list.
View ArticleBest Lawyers 2014 Recognizes 206 Perkins Coie Attorneys
Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 206 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®.
View ArticleChina’s National People’s Congress Amends the Chinese Trademark Law
China’s National People’s Congress enacted the third amendment to the trademark law on August 30, 2013, and it will come into force on May 1, 2014.
View ArticlePerkins Coie Named 2013–2014 “Best Law Firm” In Patent Law by U.S. News —...
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has been named the 2013–2014 U.S. News — Best Lawyers® “Law Firm of the Year” in Patent Law. This is the second year in a row for the firm to be so honored.
View ArticlePerkins Coie Announces 2014 Partner Class
Perkins Coie has announced that 21 associates and of counsel have been promoted to partner.
View ArticlePerkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2014 Chambers USA
Perkins Coie is proud to announce that once again it has been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the...
View ArticlePerkins Coie Welcomes Two Patent Litigation Partners to San Diego Office
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Joseph P. Reid and Thomas Millikan have joined the firm’s San Diego office as partners in the firm’s Patent Litigation practice.
View ArticlePerkins Coie’s Chicago IP Practice Continues to Grow
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Tiffany Cunningham has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the firm’s Patent Litigation practice.
View ArticlePerkins Coie Bolsters Trademark Practice in Seattle
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Patchen Haggerty has joined the Seattle office as a partner in the firm’s Trademark & Copyright practice. Haggerty was most recently a partner with Dorsey...
View ArticlePerkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2014 Chambers USA
Perkins Coie is proud to announce that once again it has been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the...
View ArticleRisks of Tribute Advertisements Are Focus of Seventh Circuit Decision
Think the First Amendment protects your business from liability for running an ad congratulating a celebrity or other public figure? Better think again.
View ArticleGraphic User Interfaces (GUIs) Now Eligible for Design Patent Protection in...
On March 17, 2014, China’s State Intellectual Property Office announced an amendment to its current Guidelines for Patent Examination for design patent protection for graphic user interfaces (GUIs)....
View ArticleWhat is Patent Term Adjustment and Why Does It Matter?
For patents granted on applications filed on or after June 8, 1995, the enforceable patent term begins on the day the patent issues and generally expires 20 years from the earliest effective filing...
View Article"Color" Is the New "Black and White" for EU Trademarks
Previously, a logo registered in black and white was considered sufficient to protect versions of the logo in any color, but this is not necessarily true for European Union (EU) Community Trade Marks...
View ArticleBest Lawyers® 2015 Recognizes 221 Perkins Coie Attorneys
Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 221 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review...
View ArticleBeware of the CIP—Parent Applications Can Be Prior Art
Companies file patent applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to protect promising innovations. Often, however, improvements, additional uses and refinements surface...
View ArticleImmunizing Patent Portfolios Against “Infectious” Estoppel
Parties challenging patents under the post-issuance review proceedings authorized by the America Invents Act have long worried about estoppel in later district court cases if they lose before the...
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