Press Releases

Businesses and supply chains are global. To stay relevant and offer comprehensive legal solutions, attorneys in law firms, corporate counsel, and government attorneys must master key developments in their own countries and keep abreast of trends elsewhere. On Friday, October 8, 2021, UIC School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property (“IP”), Information & Privacy Law has partnered with the World…

Tampa, August 17, 2021.  Helios IP, the innovative SaaS solution for intellectual property management, today announced the general availability of its Microsoft Teams app available through the Teams catalog (search: “Helios IP”).  With another industry first, the HeliosComplete platform now offers IP teams the option to collaborate across the full range of IP management activities within their Microsoft Team environment. …

Pune, Aug 9, 2021: Gridlogics, a leading IP solutions provider announces its biggest update to the PatSeer patent research platform in recent times. Combining intuitiveness and versatility, the new version includes a redesigned user interface, customizable views, enhanced Alerts, simplified project management capabilities, and many other usability enhancements to make your day-to-day IP search and competitive intelligence workflows simpler. PatSeer…

New York, NY, July 7th, 2021—KPMG Law and LexisNexis® Legal & Professional announce the release of a report discussing the everyday challenges and best practices of IP departments around the world. KPMG Law conducted this study with a broad sample of corporate IP departments across industries worldwide. In its past editions, this report only included statistics about the operational aspects…

Washington – LexisNexis® Legal & Professional announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded LexisNexis Reed Tech a 10-year patent data and document management contract. Reed Tech has been a partner to the USPTO for over 5 decades, providing services both in the patent application and patent evaluation and assessment processes. The partnership between LexisNexis Reed…

Pensacola, Fla.  |   Corporate Counsel, the premier magazine for America’s in-house counsel community, has released its coveted “Best Of” 2021 firm and industry rankings and announced award winners across dozens of categories. The magazine recognizes IMS Consulting & Expert Services as a ranked winner in four Top Three award categories, including Best Litigation Dispute Advisory Services and Best Expert Witness…

Fairfax, Va. — June 21, 2021 — Harrity 4 Charity (H4C), the giving-back initiative of Harrity & Harrity, LLP, one of the country’s preeminent patent law firms, is thrilled to announce the launch of the Onyx IP Group (OIPG), the first minority-owned firm to come out of the Harrity Minority Firm Incubator (MFI), a program initiated in 2019 to address…

By Rob Davey, VP of Strategy for the IP Group at Clarivate Of all the factors driving innovation, many companies across a spectrum of industries have three C’s in common— curiosity, commitment and creativity. At the Clarivate IP Forum 2021, panelists and moderators stressed these factors and the power they have on innovation and a company’s success, particularly in the…

European Patent Office (EPO) distinguishes Indian-American chemist for her application of nanotechnology in dentistry Sumita Mitra discovered that incorporating nanoparticles into dental materials can produce fillings that are stronger, more durable and more aesthetic  Her innovation has since been successfully commercialized and used in more than 1 billion tooth restorations, helping to restore smiles around the globe  MUNICH, June 17, 2021 – The European…

June 7, 2021 – LONDON – Bell and Clements Inc. (B&C, Inc.), part of Munich Re Specialty Insurance (MRSI), is launching an Intellectual Property Legal Professional Liability (IPLPL) product specifically designed for law firms of all sizes with 65% or more of their revenue derived from the practice of Intellectual Property (IP) law. The product is underwritten by the B&C…

Submissions can be made by email to [email protected] or on Scholastica (go to https://jptos.scholasticahq.com and set up a Scholastica account at http://scholasticahq.com). After taking a publishing hiatus due to the pandemic, we are back on track for publishing Volume 102 and onwards! Thus, we are calling all practitioners, judges, law professors, law students, economists, legal professionals, writers, and anyone with interest in…

The full-day virtual event will feature an opening keynote by Ms. Coke Stewart, performing the functions and duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Afterwards, distinguished scholars, practitioners, and global patent office representatives will deliver presentations and participate in wide-ranging panel discussions on AI and patenting.…

The State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section and the USPTO hope you will be able to attend a special 75th Anniversary Celebration of Lanham Act being held virtually June 17-18, 2021. Use the links below to register and view the program brochure. The Lanham Trademark Act: Honoring Texas Congressman Fritz G. Lanham (1880 – 1965) June 17-18, 2021…

Pensacola, Fla.  |   IMS Consulting & Expert Services will host a half-day in-person job fair at its Pensacola, Florida campus on Monday, June 7, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Central. The award-winning national employer with offices in New York, Oakland, Dallas, and Pensacola is seeking to fill more than twenty open positions, most of which can be worked remotely.…

Ofinno, LLC, a leading technology research company in the areas of wireless communications and video compression, announced today that they have completed a large patent transaction with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. As part of the transaction, Honda acquired over 100 high-value patents from Ofinno. The assets cover a broad range of technologies relating to cellular signaling and radio resource management.…