…of law the meaning of words in patent claims. Known as “claim construction” or “Markman” hearings, these pre-trial sessions are key in patent cases, because the definitions of a patent’s…
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Meet the 2015 Class of New Partners and Shareholders
…the firm’s IP practice in Austin. He focuses primarily on patent infringement litigation. He is listed as a co-inventor on four issued U.S. Patents related to his work on ultra-broadband…
Judge Sparks: Patent Expiration Doesn’t Mean Trademarks Do, Too
…on patented products,” Wilkerson said. “If holders were to lose their trademarks as soon as their patent expires, the value of the trademarks would decrease.” Judge Sparks conducted a two-day…
Barnes & Thornburg Expands Newly Opened Dallas Office
…Haskins have joined its first Texas outpost as partners. Hyland, who joins from Munsch Hardt, focuses his practice on patent infringement matters and will be in the intellectual property department,…
Barnes & Thornburg Expands Newly Opened Dallas Office
…Haskins have joined its first Texas outpost as partners. Hyland, who joins from Munsch Hardt, focuses his practice on patent infringement matters and will be in the intellectual property department,…
Texas’ Eastern District Moves May Curb Recent Trend of Early Challenges by Patent Suit Defendants
…the patent litigation landscape by clarifying—or, arguably, altering—the validity standard under 35 U. S. C. §101. In Alice, the Supreme Court held patent claims invalid when they did little more…
Skadden Scores $69M Judgment Morning of Trial for JP Morgan
…litigation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated the two check-imaging patents at issue, ruling in April that the patents are too abstract. The…
Supreme Court Sends ‘Bodacious Bar-B-Q’ Patent Case back to East Texas for Round Three
…ways around indirect infringement.” Werbner, a partner at Sayles Werbner in Dallas, said the ruling “restores the common sense notion that patents approved” by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office…
Reed Smith Adds Second IP Partner to Houston Office This Year
…partner added to the Houston office this year. The Emory University School of Law graduate has served as lead counsel for global technology companies in high-stakes patent cases for more…
IP Boutique Patterson & Sheridan Boosts Houston Office
…firm’s Houston office. Partridge, a University of Texas School of Law graduate, focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation in cases involving allegations of patent infringement, copyright infringement, insurance coverage…