USPTO ANNOUNCES EXPEDITED PATENT APPEAL PILOT PROGRAM By Paul M. Rivard Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announced the “Expedited Patent Appeal Pilot” to provide a temporary basis
On Saturday, May 30, Mr. Mottley discussed 3-D printing and developments in patent, design patent and copyright law on “Law Talk with Ethel Mitchell.” “Law Talk with Ethel Mitchell” is a weekly program that
Mary Boney Denison, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Commissioner for Trademarks, visited Chicago on June 1 to discuss current developments and topics in trademark law and policy, as well
AKAMAI V. LIMELIGHT: FEDERAL CIRCUIT LIMITS DIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF METHOD CLAIMS By Jeffrey Chang On remand from the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit held that Limelight did not directly infringe
Mr. Stockton discusses how the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs compares to the Patent Cooperation Treaty, why the United States will benefit from joining the treaty and what
Mr. Stockton discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs in the Inside Counsel article, “Hague Weighed: Should I Change My Design
APPLE V. SAMSUNG: THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT CLARIFIES DESIGN PATENT PRINCIPLES LAW By Robert S. Katz and Darrell G. Mottley In a much anticipated opinion issued by the U.S. Court of
Robert S. Katz discusses how the Hague Agreement is one tool in an overall strategy for procuring a worldwide design portfolio in the Law360 article, “Worldwide Design Patent System Can
Mr. Cooperman and Mr. Stockton served as alumni instructors in the new University of Illinois College of Law course, “Fundamentals of Legal Practice,” last spring. The course was administered by
THE U.S. AND JAPAN JOIN THE HAGUE SYSTEM By Richard S. Stockton On May 13, 2015, the United States and Japan will become contracting parties to the Hague System for
