An important consideration following the implementation of the America Invents Act is how will the law will affect capital raises for critical start-ups and emerging companies. In this video, Robert Greene Sterne, a founding…more
With the new First-Inventor-to-File system, the America Invents Act of 2012 has ushered in a particular set of challenges for universities and technology centers. Historically, these institutions wait to file patent applications…more
On April 1, 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published an interim final rule revising several patent term adjustment (PTA) provisions in view of the AIA Technical Corrections Act. 78 Fed. Reg. 19416. In…more
Oral arguments before the USPTO's new Patent Trial & Appeal Board are a vital part of the new contested proceedings that present new challenges for patent practitioners. Robert Greene Sterne, a founding director of intellectual…more
Donald R. Banowit, director at the intellectual property law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., explains two recent clarifications to the deadlines for filing a petition for inter partes review at the USPTO…more
In this video, Robert Greene Sterne, a founding director of intellectual property law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., describes the perfect patent office litigator to handle the new contested proceedings under…more
In this video, Eldora L. Ellison, Ph.D., director with the intellectual property law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., discusses lessons learned from pending inter partes review and covered business method patent…more
Robert Greene Sterne, a founding director of intellectual property law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., explains the process of recruiting and selecting judges to staff the new Patent Trial & Appeal Board and the…more
In this video, Donald R. Banowit, director with the intellectual property law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., discusses the interface between district court patent litigation and contested patentability…more
Under the America Invents Act, a patent owner has many tools available when considering contested proceedings. Some of those options include inter partes review, covered business method review proceedings, supplemental…more
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has established a central repository of authenticated trademark information associated with the new generic Top Level Domains (gTLD) called the Trademark…more
Decisions from the first inter partes review proceedings are beginning to flow from the Patent Trial & Appeal Board. Jon E. Wright, director at intellectual property law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. has…more
The First-Inventor-to-File provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) will take effect on March 16, 2013. In this video, John Covert, a director with Washington, DC-based intellectual property law firm Sterne, Kessler,…more
In the United States, trademark rights are “common law” in nature, meaning that some trademark rights are acquired simply by selling goods and services designated by a particular mark in the U.S. However, there are significant…more
ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) plans to launch the first of the registries associated with the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) in mid-2013.
In association with the launch, ICANN is…more
