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Washington – LexisNexis® Legal & Professional announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded LexisNexis Reed Tech a 10-year patent data and document management contract. Reed Tech has been a partner to the USPTO for over 5 decades, providing services both in the patent application and patent evaluation and assessment processes. The partnership between LexisNexis Reed…

Pensacola, Fla.  |   Corporate Counsel, the premier magazine for America’s in-house counsel community, has released its coveted “Best Of” 2021 firm and industry rankings and announced award winners across dozens of categories. The magazine recognizes IMS Consulting & Expert Services as a ranked winner in four Top Three award categories, including Best Litigation Dispute Advisory Services and Best Expert Witness…

Fairfax, Va. — June 21, 2021 — Harrity 4 Charity (H4C), the giving-back initiative of Harrity & Harrity, LLP, one of the country’s preeminent patent law firms, is thrilled to announce the launch of the Onyx IP Group (OIPG), the first minority-owned firm to come out of the Harrity Minority Firm Incubator (MFI), a program initiated in 2019 to address…

By Rob Davey, VP of Strategy for the IP Group at Clarivate Of all the factors driving innovation, many companies across a spectrum of industries have three C’s in common— curiosity, commitment and creativity. At the Clarivate IP Forum 2021, panelists and moderators stressed these factors and the power they have on innovation and a company’s success, particularly in the…

European Patent Office (EPO) distinguishes Indian-American chemist for her application of nanotechnology in dentistry Sumita Mitra discovered that incorporating nanoparticles into dental materials can produce fillings that are stronger, more durable and more aesthetic  Her innovation has since been successfully commercialized and used in more than 1 billion tooth restorations, helping to restore smiles around the globe  MUNICH, June 17, 2021 – The European…

June 7, 2021 – LONDON – Bell and Clements Inc. (B&C, Inc.), part of Munich Re Specialty Insurance (MRSI), is launching an Intellectual Property Legal Professional Liability (IPLPL) product specifically designed for law firms of all sizes with 65% or more of their revenue derived from the practice of Intellectual Property (IP) law. The product is underwritten by the B&C…

Submissions can be made by email to [email protected] or on Scholastica (go to https://jptos.scholasticahq.com and set up a Scholastica account at http://scholasticahq.com). After taking a publishing hiatus due to the pandemic, we are back on track for publishing Volume 102 and onwards! Thus, we are calling all practitioners, judges, law professors, law students, economists, legal professionals, writers, and anyone with interest in…

The full-day virtual event will feature an opening keynote by Ms. Coke Stewart, performing the functions and duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Afterwards, distinguished scholars, practitioners, and global patent office representatives will deliver presentations and participate in wide-ranging panel discussions on AI and patenting.…

The State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section and the USPTO hope you will be able to attend a special 75th Anniversary Celebration of Lanham Act being held virtually June 17-18, 2021. Use the links below to register and view the program brochure. The Lanham Trademark Act: Honoring Texas Congressman Fritz G. Lanham (1880 – 1965) June 17-18, 2021…

Pensacola, Fla.  |   IMS Consulting & Expert Services will host a half-day in-person job fair at its Pensacola, Florida campus on Monday, June 7, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Central. The award-winning national employer with offices in New York, Oakland, Dallas, and Pensacola is seeking to fill more than twenty open positions, most of which can be worked remotely.…

Ofinno, LLC, a leading technology research company in the areas of wireless communications and video compression, announced today that they have completed a large patent transaction with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. As part of the transaction, Honda acquired over 100 high-value patents from Ofinno. The assets cover a broad range of technologies relating to cellular signaling and radio resource management.…

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the recipients of the 2020 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate, which recognizes individuals and law firms that assist financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses seeking patents. Established under the 2011 America Invents Act, the USPTO’s Patent Pro Bono Program is a nationwide network of independently operated regional programs that match…

Representation in the legal community means many different things. For some, it connotes the act of representing a client (or clients) and the various ethical and professional obligations tied to that relationship. For others, representation means inclusion. As in the legal community, community-at-large, the intellectual property community is growing only more conscious of both the nuances of representation in the…

Microbiologists at Northeastern University nominated for device that enables scientists to grow previously ‘unculturable’ single microbe cells and tackle antibiotic-resistant superbugs Chemist Sumita Mitra nominated for European Patent Office innovation prize for pioneering use of nanotechnology in dentistry Chinese-American inventors Bo Pi and Yi He nominated for fingerprint-scanning device that detects live blood flow Columbia University Professor Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic nominated…

Pensacola, Fla.  |   The Legal Intelligencer, Pennsylvania’s premier legal news publication, has launched an industry-wide survey and announced the 2021 nominees for its annual “Best Of Pennsylvania” reader favorite awards, naming  IMS Consulting & Expert Services for consideration in fifteen categories. The 2021 “Best Of Pennsylvania” award winners will be informed by reader survey feedback collected from the region’s attorneys,…