RapidSOS expanded its 9-1-1 data integration with Uber to better protect riders and drivers with new safety features, and gathered over 1000 public safety and technology leaders towards transforming emergency response at their annual event READY21.
Schneider Electric won ‘Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability and Efficiency’ at The DCS Awards 2021 and recently announced several related strategic partnerships.
AOBiome achieved a landmark recruitment goal in the largest clinical trial ever powered by a live topical biotherapeutic.
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Patent Assignments in Employment Agreements — a Sometimes Overlooked, but Always Important Component
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Businesses, of course, have a strong interest in owning intellectual property created by their employees. Intellectual property — patents, copyrights, and other confidential and proprietary information including trade secrets — is often the most valuable asset a business can own, so it is important to ensure that employee developments and inventions belong to the employer. |
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Kathi Vidal has been nominated by President Biden as the next Under Secretary for IP and Director of the USPTO. A related Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing was held on December 1, 2021.
The USPTO has delayed the effective date of the non-DOCX surcharge fee from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023.
The USPTO updated the General Requirements Bulletin for admission to the examination for registration to practice in patent cases.
The annual limit on accepted requests for Track-One Prioritized Examination has been expanded to 15,000 for FY2022, which runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022.
The Motion to Amend Pilot Program in trial proceedings before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board has been extended through September 16, 2022.
The After-Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 has been extended through September 30, 2022.
The ten-year anniversary of the enactment of the America Invents Act ( AIA) was celebrated on September 16, 2021.
The USPTO published a new rule to implement the provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020, with most revisions taking effect on December 18, 2021. International Trademark Classification Changes will be effective January 1, 2022.
The U.S. Copyright Office published proposed rules for initiating Copyright Claims Board proceedings. |
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On November 4, the firm invited brand strategist Larry Gulko of Brand: New Day to lead an all-day retreat for a group of clients, focused on marketing, brand-building, and communication.
On October 15, Partner Nicole Palmer cosigned remarks by the Boston Patent Law Association in response to the USPTO’s request for information on the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States.
L&A was recognized both regionally and nationally for the fourth year in a row by U.S. News & World Report in their 2022 Best Law Firms listings.
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The origins of the treadmill go back to the 1st century AD, when Romans used human-powered wheels to operate cranes. Treadmills were later designed for working animals and even used as a form of punishment in British prisons. The first U.S. patent on a treadmill resembling modern fitness equipment was issued in 1913 to Claude Lauraine Hagen, though it may never have actually been built! |
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