Press Releases

Limestone/Report, leveraging the foundation of Limestone’s AI-powered engines, sets a new standard across the industry by delivering objective-driven Prior Art, Patentability, Landscape and Classification reports right to your Inbox. There’s nothing to learn, and Basic Reports are always free and shareable.  AUSTIN, TEXAS JUNE 25, 2020 – Techson, drafting off the recent release of its Limestone version 2.0 AI-powered platform,…

Maximizing credibility and value of in-house IP teams at corporations, IP law firms and defensive patent management organizations.  Chantilly, VA (June 24, 2020) – AVID Public Relations (AVID PR) is announcing a transition, becoming the premier, intellectual property (IP) public relations firm. Leveraging more than two decades of IP communications experience, AVID PR is uniquely capable of gaining awareness of,…

Durham, NC (June 23, 2020) – Open Invention Network (OIN), the largest patent non-aggression community in history, announced today that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) has joined as a community member. SMFG is one of the largest financial institutions headquartered in Japan, with an established presence across all consumer and corporate banking businesses. Focused on digital innovation through fintech…

Firm Awarded 10-Year Contracts for Biotechnology and Mechanical Engineering Innovations BOSTON – Mintz is pleased to share that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the firm contracts to provide patent-legal services for two of its technology areas, Biotechnology and Mechanical Engineering. Mintz is among a short list of firms to be awarded 10-year contracts with the NIH after…

(June 4, 2020) Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli and leading technology and legal services company UnitedLex today announced a unique partnership to help businesses gain competitive advantage through state-of-the-art investment and management of intellectual property assets. With the current economic climate, many companies are seeking new revenue opportunities. Monetization and management of intangible intellectual assets create new value for companies—often…

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today launched the COVID-19 Response Resource Center to provide stakeholders and other interested parties with improved access to USPTO initiatives, programs, and other helpful intellectual property (IP)-related information regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. “As it always does, our nation’s innovation community will play a crucial role in devising creative solutions to the ongoing pandemic,” said Andrei…

In accordance with the temporary authority provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today further extended the time to file certain patent-related documents and to pay certain required fees. The USPTO has already extended various deadlines twice, with the latest extension expiring at the end of this month.…

ATLANTA – May 21, 2020 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is excited to announce that highly experienced intellectual property attorneys Daniel C. Miller and Rodney Miller have joined the firm as Partners. Dan and Rodney join a growing intellectual property team that is led by Partner Karl Braun in our Nashville office and Partner Justin Kerenyi in our Atlanta office.…

LOUISVILLE, KY (May 20, 2020) – For most seniors in high school around the globe, this academic year hasn’t turned out quite as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic but for a senior at Kentucky’s North Oldham High School, there has been some good news. Riya Shah, founder and president of Fetal Life, LLC, a specialized technology company dedicated to…

The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) – one of the world’s leading IP membership organisations – has today announced the release of three business briefings that offer practical advice to businesses looking to monetise their intellectual property. Even as intangible assets grow ever-more important to businesses, research has revealed that almost 50% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) do not…

While many law firms are furloughing staff and slashing salaries, suburban Atlanta intellectual property firm Gardner Groff & Greenwald, PC is holding steady on headcount and pay, but reducing fees for new patent and trademark applications by 20%. “By a combination of good planning and good luck, we find ourselves well positioned to help our clients weather the coronavirus storm,”…

WASHINGTON – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published a report authored by its Chief Economist titled, Adjusting to Alice: USPTO patent examination outcomes after Alice Corp v. CLS Bank International. The report highlights how recent actions undertaken by the USPTO have brought greater predictability and certainty to the determination of patent eligibility in the technology areas…

Washington, DC – April 17, 2020 — AUTM has released a framework of COVID-19 Technology Licensing Guidelines that it developed to help academic and federal research institutions quickly and fairly share products and services created to prevent, diagnose, treat and contain the virus as well as protect healthcare workers during the pandemic. The guidelines were published on April 15 and already have been…

Washington, D.C. – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the recipients of the 2019 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate in recognition of individuals and law firms who help make the Patent Pro Bono Program available to financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses. In 2019, more than 74 volunteer patent practitioners reported 50 or more hours of patent pro…

DALLAS, Texas April 6, 2020 – Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Phillip Philbin, Jamie McDole and Michael Karson have joined the Firm’s Dallas office as Partners in the Intellectual Property Group. These trial attorneys have a combined 60 years of expertise, including cases involving some of the highest profile companies in the country, and proven ability…