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August 17, 2023
Best Lawyers in America Recognizes Patterson + Sheridan Attorneys in their 2024 Edition of ‘Best Lawyers’ and ‘Ones to Watch’
Seventeen Patterson + Sheridan attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America® in multiple areas of intellectual property law. Five attorneys from the Houston, Dallas,…
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July 10, 2023
Patterson Sheridan Welcomes Three Attorneys and a Patent Agent
Leading technology and intellectual property firm Patterson + Sheridan announces the addition of three attorneys, a patent agent and a technical advisor. Counsels Edward Kiessling, J. Scott Martin, and associate…
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June 06, 2023
Patterson Sheridan Tops Houston Business Journal’s 2023 List of Largest Houston-Area IP Law Firms
For a consecutive year, The Houston Business Journal has named Patterson Sheridan as the largest intellectual property law firm in the Houston area. Ranked #1 on the list of 25…
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April 17, 2023
Malgorzata ‘Gosia’ Kulczycka Joins Patterson + Sheridan as New Partner in San Jose Office
Patterson Sheridan is pleased to announce the addition of new partner Malgorzata “Gosia” Kulczycka, Ph.D, J.D., to its San Jose office. With over 15 years of legal experience, Gosia brings…
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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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Featured Publications

Federal Circuit summaries for Week Ending September 1, 2023
Download PDF   Bot M8 LLC v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Nos. 2022-1569, 2022-1570 (August 30, 2023) (nonprecedential); Patent Nos. 8,112,670 & 7,664,988 Key point(s): Different claim elements are not…
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“Generative AI and Ownership” CLE Presentation, August 31, 2023
“Generative AI and Ownership” CLE presentation, August 31, 2023
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Federal Circuit summaries for Week ending August 25, 2023
Download PDF Ficep Corp. v. Peddinghaus Corp., No. 2022-1590 (August 21, 2023) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 7,974,719 Key point(s): Automating a previously manual process is not sufficient for patent eligibility. A…
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August 4, 2023
Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending August 4, 2023
Download PDF Teradata Corp. v. SAP SE, No. 2022-1286 (August 1, 2023) (nonprecedential); Patent Nos. 9,626,421, 8,214,321, and 7,617,179 Key points: The operative complaint for determining jurisdiction at the Federal…
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July 28, 2023
Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending July 28, 2023
Download PDF United Therapeutics Corporation v. Liquidia Technologies, Inc., No. 2022-2217, 2023-1021 (July 24, 2023) (precedential) (3-0); Patent Nos. _10,716,793; 9,593,066 Key point(s): An IPR decision does not have collateral…
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July 14, 2023
Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending July 14, 2023
Download PDF Axionics, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc., No. 22-1451 (July 10, 2023) (precedential) (3-0); Patent Nos. 8,626,314; 8,036,756 Key point(s): The claim, rather than the specification, defines the invention whose…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending July 7, 2023
Download PDF Inguran, LLC v. ABS Global, Inc., No. 2022-1385, (July 5, 2023) (precedential, 3–0) U.S. Patent No. 8,206,987 (the ’987 patent; assigned to Inguran LLC) Key point(s): When induced…
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June 28, 2023
David Ashton Featured in Texas Tech Today’s Article, “Dual Degree Makes Perfect Sense for Well-Rounded Attorney”
David Ashton is the subject of an article for Texas Tech Today where he discussed how the school’s dual degree program was a perfect fit for his career goals and ultimately joining…
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Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending June 30, 2023
Download PDF Spireon, Inc. v. Flex LTD, No. 2022-1578 (June 26, 2023) (precedential) (3-0)  Key point(s): In likelihood of confusion analysis composite marks cannot be disregarded when the mark in…
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June 23, 2023
U.S. Manufacturers Frustrated By Cheap Knockoffs Of Their Products May Try Thinking Outside The Box – Texas Lawyer Expert Opinion
This article was originally published in ALM/LAW.com’s Texas Lawyer. Reprinted with permission.  U.S. Manufacturers Frustrated By Cheap Knockoffs Of Their Products May Try Thinking Outside The Box Pursuing foreign companies infringing…
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Federal Court Decisions

Federal Circuit summaries for Week Ending September 1, 2023
Download PDF   Bot M8 LLC v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Nos. 2022-1569, 2022-1570 (August 30, 2023) (nonprecedential); Patent Nos. 8,112,670 & 7,664,988 Key point(s): Different claim elements are not…
Read More.

“Generative AI and Ownership” CLE Presentation, August 31, 2023
“Generative AI and Ownership” CLE presentation, August 31, 2023
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Federal Circuit summaries for Week ending August 25, 2023
Download PDF Ficep Corp. v. Peddinghaus Corp., No. 2022-1590 (August 21, 2023) (nonprecedential); Patent No. 7,974,719 Key point(s): Automating a previously manual process is not sufficient for patent eligibility. A…
Read More.

August 4, 2023
Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending August 4, 2023
Download PDF Teradata Corp. v. SAP SE, No. 2022-1286 (August 1, 2023) (nonprecedential); Patent Nos. 9,626,421, 8,214,321, and 7,617,179 Key points: The operative complaint for determining jurisdiction at the Federal…
Read More.

July 28, 2023
Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending July 28, 2023
Download PDF United Therapeutics Corporation v. Liquidia Technologies, Inc., No. 2022-2217, 2023-1021 (July 24, 2023) (precedential) (3-0); Patent Nos. _10,716,793; 9,593,066 Key point(s): An IPR decision does not have collateral…
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July 14, 2023
Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending July 14, 2023
Download PDF Axionics, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc., No. 22-1451 (July 10, 2023) (precedential) (3-0); Patent Nos. 8,626,314; 8,036,756 Key point(s): The claim, rather than the specification, defines the invention whose…
Read More.

Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending July 7, 2023
Download PDF Inguran, LLC v. ABS Global, Inc., No. 2022-1385, (July 5, 2023) (precedential, 3–0) U.S. Patent No. 8,206,987 (the ’987 patent; assigned to Inguran LLC) Key point(s): When induced…
Read More.

June 28, 2023
David Ashton Featured in Texas Tech Today’s Article, “Dual Degree Makes Perfect Sense for Well-Rounded Attorney”
David Ashton is the subject of an article for Texas Tech Today where he discussed how the school’s dual degree program was a perfect fit for his career goals and ultimately joining…
Read More.

Federal Circuit Summary for Week Ending June 30, 2023
Download PDF Spireon, Inc. v. Flex LTD, No. 2022-1578 (June 26, 2023) (precedential) (3-0)  Key point(s): In likelihood of confusion analysis composite marks cannot be disregarded when the mark in…
Read More.

June 23, 2023
U.S. Manufacturers Frustrated By Cheap Knockoffs Of Their Products May Try Thinking Outside The Box – Texas Lawyer Expert Opinion
This article was originally published in ALM/LAW.com’s Texas Lawyer. Reprinted with permission.  U.S. Manufacturers Frustrated By Cheap Knockoffs Of Their Products May Try Thinking Outside The Box Pursuing foreign companies infringing…
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