Kilpatrick partners Megan Bussey, Nicki Kennedy, and Michael Bertelson recently presented at the 20th annual KTIPS (Kilpatrick Townsend Intellectual Property Seminar) on the topic of “A New Era Dawns for Design Patent...more
Unlike utility patents, which are frequently invalidated on obviousness grounds, design patents historically faced a rigid test making obvious findings rare. The Federal Circuit has just issued an en banc decision that upends...more
Kilpatrick was honored to be a Platinum sponsor of the New York City Bar Association’s 2024 Intellectual Property Institute. Jonathan W. Thomas, Megan E. Bussey, Sindy Ding-Voorhees, and Anna Antonova represented Kilpatrick...more
Kilpatrick Townsend partners Megan Bussey and Karam J. Saab recently presented “35 U.S.C. § 101 in 2023 - Prosecution and Litigation Perspectives” at the firm’s annual three-day “Ski-LE” in Colorado.
Five key takeaways on...more
Once a month, we cover an interesting topic in 60 seconds. This month, Partner Richard Goldstucker and Counsel Megan Bussey discuss design patents....more
Once a month, we cover an interesting topic. This month, senior associates Richard Goldstucker and Megan Bussey discuss the commercialization of an invention and provide an overview of the "on-sale bar" provision....more
Even though the USPTO has been using the broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) for over 100 years, guidance by the Federal Circuit is still needed. Recently, Federal Circuit found the application of the BRI by the Patent...more