I’m looking forward to a re-energized environment. At WHIPgroup, we plan to embrace technology to raise quality while keeping costs down and improving customer service.
Our new firm will embrace private cloud computing, wireless technology, and fully electronic files. Instead of managing a data center and real estate, we will focus our time and energy on practicing IP law and representing our clients. Seven lawyers and a patent agent will join me from my prior firm along with a dozen experienced staff, including the office manager and IT professional.
By: Jasmine B. Gratton, Meghan E. McDermott The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) efforts to modernize its practices and increase the efficiency of examination have started to take shape. As of [Read More…]
By Stephen F.W. Ball, Matthew U. Silfin The United States District Court for the District of Oregon has ruled that a patent on a classroom science experiment is not invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. [Read More…]
By Stephen Ball, Kevin Musco A claim of patent infringement must be brought “in the judicial district where the defendant resides, or where the defendant has committed acts of infringement and has a regular and [Read More…]