May, 29th, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: branding, computer, patent, software, trademark, whipgroup
By Wesley W. Whitmyer, Jr. The “IP” craze in naming law firms and professional associations blurs the lines between different types of intellectual property. Patents and trademarks, in particular, are lumped together without regard to [Read More…]
May, 13th, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: computer, litigation, patent, software, startup, USPTO, whipgroup
By Patrick D. Duplessis These days it seems almost every article or news report about self-driving vehicles (SDVs) includes the prophecy that the automobile will soon resemble a “smartphone on wheels.” That oft-repeated phrase alludes [Read More…]
April, 18th, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: CAFC, CBM, chemical, computer, IPR, ITC, litigation, patent, precedential, PTAB, RCE, software, startup, testimony, USPTO, whipgroup
By Christopher J. Stankus Section 337 Investigations at the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) can be a vital weapon for patent owners to protect their U.S. intellectual property against infringing imports. Section 337 Investigations are resolved [Read More…]
April, 4th, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, branding, computer, litigation, patent, precedential, PTAB, software, startup, USPTO, whipgroup
By Andrew P Siuta Rapid innovation makes it difficult to create a computer technology system that is not obsolete 20 years from its conception. However, with proper drafting techniques a patent attorney can write a [Read More…]
March, 5th, 2019
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, software, startup, trademark, whipgroup
WHIPgroup’s InventLab™ resident encaptiv™ – a Connecticut-based startup co-founded by Shannon Malkin Daniels, Matt Daniels, and Josh Gaddy – has been hard at work and is extremely pleased with the reception of the December 2018 [Read More…]
January, 30th, 2019
Categories: Blog, Events Tags: computer, software, startup, whipgroup
Tom Richardson, formerly President of Digital at the NHL, head of Publishing at the NFL and GM of Sports & News at AOL, will speak on the business imperatives and challenges of cross-platform programming. In [Read More…]
January, 23rd, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, CAFC, computer, patent, software, startup, USPTO, whipgroup
By Stephen F.W. Ball, Jr. Many in the patent field are keenly aware that the USPTO just issued new patentable subject matter guidelines. The USPTO uses a multi-step process for determining patent eligibility and the [Read More…]
January, 18th, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: patent, software, whipgroup
By Wesley W. Whitmyer, Jr. Read Part 1 I have been asked this question hundreds of times. You can probably guess that the person doing the asking has just been accused of patent infringement. [Read More…]
January, 8th, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: chemical, computer, litigation, patent, software, startup, USPTO, whipgroup
By Victor P. Lin Just last year, the seven-year-long patent war between Apple and Samsung came to an end with both parties agreeing to settle the dispute over Samsung’s infringement of multiple U.S. utility and [Read More…]
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