News

August, 31st, 2018

Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, whipgroup

WHIPgroup attorneys successfully appealed rejections of a patent application directed to 3D endoscopic photography. The invention addresses problems with prior art endoscopic systems with limited viewing capabilities. The invention has a unique combination of a [Read More…]

August, 28th, 2018

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

RegenLab USA is the owner of US Patent 8,529,957 (’957 patent), which is directed to the use of a medical separator system for the preparation of platelet rich plasma. RegenLab brought suit for patent infringement [Read More…]

August, 13th, 2018

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

WHIPgroup has filed a new patent infringement lawsuit on behalf of its client Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. in the Northern District of Ohio. The Complaint alleges that Steris Corporation’s Harmony iQ Integration Systems infringe US [Read More…]

August, 7th, 2018

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

Last year Kirby filed a second lawsuit against Farzad Rastegar and LaserPerformance alleging infringement of the BRUCE KIRBY® trademark due to Defendants’ online offer to sell a “Kirby Fishing Set.” Defendants made this offer despite [Read More…]

August, 6th, 2018

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

Since 2013, WHIPgroup clients Bruce Kirby and Bruce Kirby, Inc. (“Kirby”) have asserted trademark infringement and misappropriation claims against LaserPerformance due to unauthorized use of Bruce Kirby’s name and the BRUCE KIRBY® trademark on sailboats. [Read More…]

July, 27th, 2018

Categories: Blog, News Tags: startup, whipgroup

Stamford-based encaptiv™ is the first tech startup to be selected for Whitmyer IP Group’s InventLab™ program.  encaptiv™, led by Stamford resident Shannon Daniels, is an all-in-one presentation, sales and marketing platform that bridges the gap [Read More…]

July, 19th, 2018

Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, PTAB, USPTO, whipgroup

WHIPgroup attorneys successfully appealed an obviousness rejection for a patent application directed to a flexible medical instrument. WHIPgroup argued that one skilled in the art would not appreciate the prior art’s “pinion and rack gears” [Read More…]

June, 25th, 2018

Categories: Blog, News Tags: startup, whipgroup

WHIPgroup was recently featured in a Stamford Advocate business article about it’s newly launched InventLab to assist local startups. Read the article here.

June, 18th, 2018

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

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued training regarding the recent holding of the Federal Circuit in Berkheimer v. HP, Inc. The USPTO Training clarifies the inquiry into whether a claim limitation or combination of elements represents [Read More…]