April, 18th, 2018
Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, whipgroup
WHIPgroup has filed an unfair competition and false advertising lawsuit under the Federal Lanham Act and the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practice Act on behalf of its client Verilux, Inc. in the United States District Court [Read More…]
April, 12th, 2018
Categories: Articles, Blog, News Tags: 101, CAFC, chemical, computer, litigation, patent, software, startup, USPTO, whipgroup
By Wesley W. Whitmyer, Jr. Motions to Dismiss on grounds that patents fail to claim patent-eligible subject matter, so called 101 or Alice Motions, have proliferated like dandelions in spring. It’s the defense du jour for alleged infringers lacking prior [Read More…]
April, 6th, 2018
Categories: Articles, Blog, News Tags: 101, computer, patent, PTAB, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup continues its success in reversing rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 101 before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Claims for a method of identifying a fault condition in an electrical machine were rejected [Read More…]
March, 26th, 2018
Categories: Blog, Events Tags: computer, software, startup, whipgroup
On Tuesday, April 17, at 6PM, educator, analyst, and author Adrian Bowles will present on Artificial Intelligence at the WHIPgroup Tech Entrepreneur Meetup. AI plays an increasing role in our lives as companies learn to [Read More…]
March, 23rd, 2018
Categories: Blog, Events Tags: branding, startup, trademark, whipgroup
Thanks to all those able to join us for the March 20 Meetup, and a special thanks to Wes Whitmyer for presenting! Wes led a very informative discussion on branding in the internet age, and [Read More…]
March, 19th, 2018
Categories: Articles, Blog, News Tags: IPR, patent, PTAB, whipgroup
WHIPgroup attorney Robert Keeler was recently interviewed and quoted in a Law360 article regarding motions to exclude evidence in IPR proceedings. Confronted with the question of why litigants continue to file motions to exclude despite low chances [Read More…]
March, 9th, 2018
Categories: Blog, News Tags: whipgroup
WHIPgroup is excited to announce that Bill Birks has joined the firm as a law clerk. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, Bill worked as an engineer [Read More…]
March, 6th, 2018
Categories: Blog, Events Tags: branding, patent, startup, trademark, whipgroup
Starting a company? Creating a Product? Re-branding? Trademark and other IP protection should be top of mind. Come to the WHIPgroup Tech Entrepreneur MeetUp on Tuesday, March 20, for “Buttoned-up Branding and IP Advice,” a [Read More…]
February, 14th, 2018
Categories: Blog, News Tags: branding, trademark, whipgroup
After the close of the opposition period, WHIPgroup has successfully been granted protection in the European Union for its Whitmyer IP Group Design trademark. (more…)
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