TTAB Registration Decisions May Have Issue Preclusion Effect On March 24, 2015, in B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., the Supreme Court raised the stakes and importance of decisions…

Partner Kimberly J. Miller, Ph.D. wrote an article for the Bloomberg BNA – Life Sciences Law & Industry Report discussing practical steps for building a strong life science patent portfolio….

Partner Michael Fuller wrote an article for the Bloomberg BNA – Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report discussing how the PTAB may be taking a more balanced approach in biotech and…

The Evolving World of Biosimilars Amgen, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc. Addressing two new issues in the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), the Northern District of California issued an…

Domaines Pinnacle, a Canadian corporation and producer of alcoholic ice apple wines, filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office seeking to register the mark DOMAINE PINNACLE for…

On February 5, the Federal Circuit issued its first decision on an appeal of a final written decision of an Inter Partes Review (“IPR”). The decision addressed two outstanding questions of…

Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank – What You Need to Know Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court held that whether two trademarks may be tacked for purposes of determining priority…

Article by Partner Bruce S. Itchkawitz, Ph.D.; originally published at OCTechInnovation.com on January 13, 2015. Orange County companies were awarded 3,520 U.S. patents in 2014, which is an increase of 12.1%…

In In re United Trademark Holdings Inc (Serial No 85706113, October 9 2014, not precedential), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has found that there was no likelihood of confusion…

Publication: Corporate LiveWire Issue: December 2014 Authors: Partners Paul Conover and Philip Nelson