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Firm Profiles
Fish & Richardson Nets Seasoned Litigator
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Before coming to Fish & Richardson PC earlier this month, 67-year-old IP lawyer Jonathan A. Marshall briefly considered retirement. His firm, Weil Gotshal & Manges, required its attorneys to step down once they hit 68, an age at which not many people are thinking of starting over in a new position. |
Law Firm Profile: Jenner & Block LLP
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Lots of lawyers talk a big game when it comes to giving back to the community. But attorneys in Jenner & Block’s Intellectual Property group take their firm’s creed—“When It’s A Matter Of Importance”—to a higher level, shaping an IP practice that aims for both legal and personal excellence. |
Law Firm Profile: McAndrews Held & Malloy
Friday, May 12, 2006
Intellectual property boutique firm McAndrews Held & Malloy has come a long way from its humble beginnings. From a handful of partners and an office full of rented furniture, the firm has grown to an IP powerhouse that has taken on all the major firms in the country, and won. |
Law Firm Profile: Wilson Sonsini
Friday, May 05, 2006
With headquarters in the heart of Silicon Valley and offices in seven technology hubs across the country, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s intellectual property practice boasts an impressive geographic network. But the firm’s attorneys pride themselves on a lot more than just their footprint: they’re out to help their clients change the world. |
Former Judge Joins Lerner David
Thursday, May 04, 2006
As the demand for IP counseling continues to grow, boutique IP law firm Lerner David Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik LLP has beefed up its roster by adding former Federal Judge Alfred “Jim” Lechner, Jr. |
Rich Heritage Carries Caesar Rivise Into 80th Year
Friday, April 28, 2006
At Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen and Pokotilow, attorneys run on the belief that history has proven that ideas are powerful and must be protected, a lesson that has carried the firm through eighty years of a thriving intellectual property practice. |
King & Spalding Keeps IP Focus On Long Run
Friday, April 21, 2006
As King & Spalding LLP’s intellectual property practice continues to expand, the firm has learned the importance of growing with its clients and establishing long-term relationships based on a holistic approach. |
Goodwin Procter Takes IP Role To Heart
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Switching from litigators to counsels to advocates to business experts, the intellectual property attorneys at the law firm Goodwin Procter LLP have a number of skills to offer their IP clients depending on their needs, according to the firm. |
Entertainment Industry Looks To Katten For IP Help
Friday, March 31, 2006
While many firms have built their intellectual property groups on patent litigation, Katten Muchin Rosenman has relied on the strength of its trademark and copyright practices and its portfolio of entertainment industry clients to drive the firm’s expanding IP presence. |
Reed Smith's IP Group: A True Blend
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
After a string of mergers, integration has become the name of the game at international law firm Reed Smith LLP, with the firm’s intellectual property practice striving to fully embody that concept. |
Trademark Specialist Fross Zelnick Flies Solo
Friday, March 24, 2006
Like most experienced intellectual property practitioners, attorneys at Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C. have tried their fair share of cases in the pharmaceutical and financial services industries. Just don’t try to tell them you collect Mophead dolls. |
Fenwick & West Flaunts Interdisciplinary Approach To IP
Monday, March 20, 2006
As the third-largest law firm in Silicon Valley, where new technologies emerge and IP matters converge, Fenwick & West understands first-hand the value of addressing the crossover among patent, trademark, copyright and licensing laws. |
Conferences Highlight Foley & Lardner's IP Expertise
Friday, March 03, 2006
Foley & Larder LLP doesn’t rely on its IP laurels to attract customers and maintain its edge. The firm’s IP practice is highly active in shaping policy and applies significant resources to keep its clients—and industry in general—informed about the latest trends and their potential impact on commerce. |
Lerner David Gears Up For High-Stakes Patent Case
Friday, February 24, 2006
Although Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik has focused solely on intellectual property litigation since opening its doors over 30 years ago, the firm may be gearing up for its biggest case yet. Lerner David will represent Sony in a patent dispute against Kodak that involves 43 different patents and has wide-ranging implications for the industry. |
Fast-Growing Kilpatrick Ranks Among Top IP Practices
Friday, February 17, 2006
With a century-old patent litigation practice ranked as the fastest-growing in the U.S. in our February 2006 IP Law360 survey, Kilpatrick Stockton depends on “home-grown” cooperative teams of IP professionals as its historical practice continues to expand. |
IP Boutique Sughrue Mion Sets Its Sights On Asia
Monday, February 13, 2006
Emboldened by a recent string of victories in patent litigation for Japanese companies, intellectual property boutique Sughrue Mion is set to take on a wider Asian market, eyeing China and South Korea as its next frontiers. |
IP Boutique Fitzpatrick Cella Embraces Meritocracy
Friday, February 03, 2006
Born out of the desire to create a meritocracy, intellectual property boutique law firm Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto remains as committed to that principle today as it was 30 years ago, citing it as a key ingredient in the firm’s growing IP success. |
Pillsbury Set To Tackle IP From All Angles
Friday, January 27, 2006
An insatiable appetite for expansion has worked wonders for the intellectual property practice of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, according to the firm’s top intellectual property litigator. He says the growth has been especially beneficial to the firm’s litigation and emerging growth practices. |
Oblon Spivak Again Beats Sughrue As Top Patent Filer
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
The trophy title for top patent filer has once again gone to intellectual property boutique Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt PC, which has dominated the list for years while stoking its rivalry with runner-up Sugrue Mion PLLC. |
F&R Raids Jones Day To Open Atlanta Office
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson PC is breaking into the South, opening a new office in Atlanta and raiding rival Jones Day for top local litigators. |
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French Tax Raises Money For Drugs—And IP Concerns
As international governments and drug companies struggle to find a balance between protection of intellectual property and the rights of poor nations to access crucial medications, a controversial new French initiative stands to fuel the growing debate by pressuring the pharmaceutical industry to lower its prices. |
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Latest Articles
London Fog Lets Go Of Trademark
Monday, August 21, 2006
Still selling off its assets, bankrupt rainwear maker London Fog Group Inc. has unloaded its famed trademark, with Iconix Brand Group Inc. snapping up the recognizable brand for $30.5 million in cash and $7 million in stock.
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No End In Sight In Plavix Battle
Monday, August 21, 2006
Attorneys spent a second day in court Monday arguing over whether Apotex’ generic version of the blockbuster blood thinner Plavix should be allowed on the market.
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Lengthy Patent Battle Wages On For Microsoft
Monday, August 21, 2006
Timeline Inc. announced Monday that it has terminated a limited license with Microsoft Corp. for use of its patents with the software giant’s SQL Servers, and has asked a federal court to add Microsoft to a patent infringement lawsuit.
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eBay Opinion Doesn’t Affect Preliminary Injunctions, Judge Rules
Monday, August 21, 2006
A federal judge has ruled that a landmark Supreme Court decision involving eBay only relates to permanent injunctions and not preliminary ones.
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Federal Circuit Overturns Jury Verdict Against ACell
Monday, August 21, 2006
The Federal Circuit has overturned a jury verdict that found biotechnology company ACell Inc. liable for patent infringement of a tissue-engineering method for healing wounds and scars, ruling against Cook Biotech Inc. and Purdue Research Foundation.
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Silicon Graphics To Retain Paul Hastings
Monday, August 21, 2006
Silicon Graphics Inc. has requested permission to hire Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP to act as its special intellectual property counsel.
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Courts Write History on Permanent Injunctions In Patent Actions
Monday, August 21, 2006
Although a few more pages have been filled on the subject, there are still more pages that need to be written before the full impact and proper manner of applying the logic set forth in eBay will be understood, say Anthony F. Lo Cicero and Charles R. Macedo of Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP.
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DexCom Scores Stay, Partial Dismissal In Abbott Suit
Friday, August 18, 2006
DexCom Inc. revealed Friday that it received a favorable ruling in a patent infringement dispute with rival Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. over technology related to glucose monitors used by diabetics.
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EchoStar Wins Block Of Damaging DVR Injunction
Friday, August 18, 2006
The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Friday blocked a temporary injunction that would have prevented Echostar Communication Corp. from selling some of its digitial video recorders and stopped the service of about 4 million DVRs within 30 days.
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Gloves Come Off In Plavix Battle
Friday, August 18, 2006
Canadian generic drug maker Apotex has accused Bristol-Myers of engaging in illegal secret side deals that led to a Department of Justice investigation into a Plavix settlement agreement.
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