July, 19th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup was again successful in using the Pre-Appeal program to overcome a final rejection. The examiner issued a Final Office Action with patentable subject matter and prior art rejections. The invention concerns a system for [Read More…]
July, 17th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, trademark, whipgroup
On July 12 Bruce Kirby Inc. and LaserPerformance and Quarter Moon filed supplemental summary judgment briefs on Bruce Kirby’s trademark infringement claims regarding Defendants’ unauthorized use of the BRUCE KIRBY trademark on Kirby Sailboats. That [Read More…]
July, 14th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup
After receiving a final rejection in U.S. Patent App. No. 14/282,391, WHIPgroup attorneys filed a Response including a request for participation in the After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP) Program. In a subsequent interview, WHIPgroup attorneys [Read More…]
July, 11th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: whipgroup
Jakob comes from Sweden and has a technical background. He is pursuing a MS in Mechanical Engineering at Lund University in Sweden. To expand his interest in patent law, Jakob will continue with law studies [Read More…]
July, 7th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, trademark, whipgroup
WHIPgroup successfully obtained an entry of default on a Chinese corporation, Pühler (Guangzhou) Machinery and Equipment Co., Ltd., after serving the defendant at its German address under the Hague Convention. WHIPgroup client Netzsch Premier Technologies, [Read More…]
July, 5th, 2017
Categories: Articles, Blog, News Tags: patent, PTAB, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup was again successful in reversing an examiner’s rejection before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The claimed invention is directed to a drying agent arrangement installed inside an instrument housing of an optical [Read More…]
June, 23rd, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, trademark, whipgroup
WHIPgroup has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on behalf of its client Vineyard Vines in the District of Connecticut, Case No. 3:17-cv-1033 (D.Conn.) (filed June 22, 2017). Vineyard Vines is a well-known American clothing and [Read More…]
June, 16th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: whipgroup
WHIPgroup hosted the inaugural IP Eats event on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Homestead Inn-Thomas Henkelmann in Greenwich, CT. There was a great turnout with executives and IP managers from a variety of industries, including [Read More…]
June, 12th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: whipgroup
With sadness and respect, we pass along the news that our great friend Ronald J. St. Onge died last Tuesday in Florida. Ron was a sought out US IP attorney and ran a successful practice [Read More…]
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