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March 10, 2023
Patterson + Sheridan Announces Partner Promotions
Intellectual property and technology law firm Patterson + Sheridan LLP has announced that Kyrie Cameron, Eric Moore and Charles Yeh have been promoted to partner. Kyrie Cameron joined the firm…
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January 24, 2023
Jack Daniels v. VIP Products: Iconic Whiskey Battles Dog Toy
Intellectual property cases can be very dry affairs entailing sleep-inducing levels of complexity for the uninitiated, but Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, headed to Supreme Court arguments…
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November 03, 2022
Patterson + Sheridan Receives Recognition from U.S. News “Best Law Firms”
Patterson + Sheridan, LLP is honored to announce that the firm has been recognized in the 13th edition of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”. Patterson +…
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November 03, 2022
New Trial Denied Following $13 Million Verdict
A client that had developed a revolutionary new, web-based point of sale system came to us for help when a much larger company, a cash register manufacturer, developed competing software…
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September 20, 2022
Patterson + Sheridan’s Summer Internship ‘Confirmed My Passion for IP’
Published in Texas Lawyer | Written by Maria Jimenez | September 19, 2022 As I was growing up, I quickly learned the importance of being versatile to accommodate my family’s…
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May 09, 2022
Patterson + Sheridan, LLP Receives 2022 Mansfield Rule Certification
Patterson & Sheridan, LLP is proud to announce that on Thursday, May 5, 2022, Diversity Lab named Patterson & Sheridan, along with 25 midsize law firms as recipients of the…
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November 05, 2021
Congratulations to Jerry Selinger, AIPLA President’s Outstanding Service Award Recipient
Congratulations to Jerry R. Selinger for being honored with the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) President’s Outstanding Service Award at the 2021 annual meeting. The award was in recognition…
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August 23, 2021
Patterson + Sheridan Signs 2021 HBA Gender Fairness Commitment Statement
The Houston Bar Association has garnered signatories from 67 local law firms including Patterson + Sheridan, LLP to revise the HBA’s 2021 Gender Fairness Commitment Statement. The statement was last…
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June 14, 2021
Albright Urged to Triple $13M Verdict in Payment IP Fight
Albright Urged To Triple $13M Verdict In Payment IP Fight By Tiffany Hu Law360 (June 10, 2021, 10:23 PM EDT) — U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright has been asked…
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June 03, 2021
PATTERSON + SHERIDAN, THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & TECHNOLOGY LAW FIRM, ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER JEFF SPIERS
Jeff Spiers has joined intellectual property and technology law firm Patterson + Sheridan LLP as chief executive officer. He will be located primarily in the Houston office of the firm.…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending March 3, 2023
Dominguez v. Barracuda Tackle LLC, No. 2022-1388 (February 27, 2023) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 10,165,764 Key point(s): Whether a party avoids or engages in sanctionable conduct under Rule 11(b) is not…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending February 24, 2023
Bondyopadhyay v. United States, No. 2022-2155 (February 22, 2023) (non-precedential); Patent Nos. 6,292,134 & 11,296,408 Key point(s): Potential future infringement of a patent is an alleged future injury that is…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending February 10, 2023
CyWee GROUP LTD. v. Google LLC., Nos. 2020-1656; 2020-1567 (February 8, 2023) (precedential) (3-0); Patent Nos. 8,552,978; 8,441,438 Key point(s): The Board has valid authority to issue decisions as long…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending February 3, 2023
In re WinGen, LLC, No. 2021-2322 (February 2, 2023) (nonprecedential); Patent Application No. 15/229,819 Key point(s): A public display of a plant invention, where the claimed genetics of the plant…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending December 9, 2022
Google LLC v. Hammond Dev. Int’l, Inc., No. 2021-2218 (December 8, 2022) (precedential) (3-0); Patent No. 10,270,816 Key point(s): Collateral estoppel can be applied to reverse IPR decisions regarding claims…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending November 25, 2022
In re Sound View Innovations, LLC, No. 2022-161 (Nov. 22, 2022) (nonprecedential); On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the USPTO in No. 90/015,011 (Patent No. 6,708,213) Key point(s): A…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending November 11, 2022
Eurica Califorrniaa v. Vidal, No. 2022-1640; (November 7, 2022) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 10,245,075 Key point(s): When determining patent term adjustment, applicant’s filing of an after-allowance amendment constitutes a failure to…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending November 4, 2022
Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Google LLC, No. 2021-1498; (November 4, 2022) (precedential) (3-0); Patent Nos. 6,628,712; 6,952,450; 7,012,960; 8,407,609; 8,949,954; 9,564,952; 6,349,154; 8,194,632; 6,473,114; 6,253,201; and 6,366,908 Key point(s): An…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending October 28, 2022
Trend Micro Inc. v. CUPP Computing AS, No. 2020-2237, 2020-2238, (October 25, 2022) (nonprecedential) Patent Nos. 8,365,272; 9,756,079 Key point(s): An obviousness analysis requires comparing the prior art to the…
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Federal Court Decisions
Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending March 3, 2023
Dominguez v. Barracuda Tackle LLC, No. 2022-1388 (February 27, 2023) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 10,165,764 Key point(s): Whether a party avoids or engages in sanctionable conduct under Rule 11(b) is not…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending February 24, 2023
Bondyopadhyay v. United States, No. 2022-2155 (February 22, 2023) (non-precedential); Patent Nos. 6,292,134 & 11,296,408 Key point(s): Potential future infringement of a patent is an alleged future injury that is…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending February 10, 2023
CyWee GROUP LTD. v. Google LLC., Nos. 2020-1656; 2020-1567 (February 8, 2023) (precedential) (3-0); Patent Nos. 8,552,978; 8,441,438 Key point(s): The Board has valid authority to issue decisions as long…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending February 3, 2023
In re WinGen, LLC, No. 2021-2322 (February 2, 2023) (nonprecedential); Patent Application No. 15/229,819 Key point(s): A public display of a plant invention, where the claimed genetics of the plant…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending December 9, 2022
Google LLC v. Hammond Dev. Int’l, Inc., No. 2021-2218 (December 8, 2022) (precedential) (3-0); Patent No. 10,270,816 Key point(s): Collateral estoppel can be applied to reverse IPR decisions regarding claims…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending November 25, 2022
In re Sound View Innovations, LLC, No. 2022-161 (Nov. 22, 2022) (nonprecedential); On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the USPTO in No. 90/015,011 (Patent No. 6,708,213) Key point(s): A…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending November 11, 2022
Eurica Califorrniaa v. Vidal, No. 2022-1640; (November 7, 2022) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 10,245,075 Key point(s): When determining patent term adjustment, applicant’s filing of an after-allowance amendment constitutes a failure to…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending November 4, 2022
Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Google LLC, No. 2021-1498; (November 4, 2022) (precedential) (3-0); Patent Nos. 6,628,712; 6,952,450; 7,012,960; 8,407,609; 8,949,954; 9,564,952; 6,349,154; 8,194,632; 6,473,114; 6,253,201; and 6,366,908 Key point(s): An…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending October 28, 2022
Trend Micro Inc. v. CUPP Computing AS, No. 2020-2237, 2020-2238, (October 25, 2022) (nonprecedential) Patent Nos. 8,365,272; 9,756,079 Key point(s): An obviousness analysis requires comparing the prior art to the…
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