March, 23rd, 2020

Categories: Blog, News Tags: whipgroup

Downtime sharpens focus and gives us time to disrupt. WHIPgroup has done exactly that and now offers a new paradigm for IP Counsel. The hourly rate is dead for patent and trademark prosecution. Fixed fees [Read More…]

March, 18th, 2020

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WHIPgroup seamlessly transitioned to a work from home virtual office for all employees without interruption last Friday. WHIPgroup was founded with the philosophy of embracing technology to raise quality while keeping costs down and improving [Read More…]

March, 17th, 2020

Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, patent, whipgroup

WHIPgroup, on behalf of client KARL STORZ, obtained a favorable claim construction ruling following a Markman Hearing last month in the Northern District of Alabama.  The Court agreed with WHIPgroup’s attorneys by finding that the [Read More…]

February, 20th, 2020

Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, trademark, whipgroup

February 2020 saw the culmination of a 7-year long Federal Court litigation between WHIPgroup client Bruce Kirby, designer of the famed Laser Sailboat, and builders of the Laser, Quarter Moon, Incorporated (“QMI”) and LaserPerformance (Europe) [Read More…]

February, 18th, 2020

Categories: Blog, Events Tags: patent, software, whipgroup

WHIPgroup attorney Patrick Duplessis will speak on patent eligibility of artificial intelligence (AI) at the 36th Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar in New York City on April 15, 2020.  The one-day seminar brings together hundreds [Read More…]

February, 14th, 2020

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At the next WHIPgroup Tech Entrepreneur Meetup we will be exploring today’s TV landscape and what it means to consumers. When veteran television executive Virginia Juliano saw the rise of OTT Devices (Apple TV, Roku [Read More…]

February, 10th, 2020

Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, trademark, whipgroup

WHIPgroup obtained a Judgment for its client New Leaf Data Services against Humboldt Marijuana Exchange for trademark infringement as well as cyber-squatting and commercial disparagement. The Court found that Humboldt Marijuana Exchange willfully infringed New [Read More…]

January, 27th, 2020

Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, whipgroup

In a U.S. Application related to a cooling system for a ball mill, a Final Office Action was issued rejecting the pending claims for obviousness.  WHIPgroup filed an AFCP arguing an improper use of the [Read More…]

January, 21st, 2020

Categories: Blog, Events Tags: litigation, trademark, whipgroup

The 2019-2020 Arterton Inn of Court is holding its second substantive event on Monday, January 27th at 6PM. The event will take place at the New Haven Federal Courthouse, and will feature a mock mediation [Read More…]