Press Releases

COSTA MESA, CA November 5, 2019 – acuminis is pleased to announce their global expansion as they open a new office in Milan, and the addition of Carmen Castellano, who joins the firm as a partner.  Castellano, an experienced international lawyer skilled in all aspects of intellectual property, with an emphasis on patent, trademark, design, copyright, and unfair competition litigation, will serve…

Co-Founded by CEO Cheryl Slipski, Chairman Anil D. Aggarwal, and Simran Aggarwal, KnowIt’s flagship annual event, “Intellectual Property in a Digital World,” will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 11-14, 2020 Cheryl Slipski, founder and CEO of KnowIt, and Anil D. Aggarwal, founder of the world’s leading retail (Shoptalk, Groceryshop) and fintech (Money2020) events, representing each industry’s definitive…

Leason Ellis LLP, a boutique intellectual property law firm based in White Plains, NY, announces that eight of its attorneys have been named to the 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list. Partners Peter Sloane, Dr. Susie Cheng, Melvin Garner, and Associate Deirdre Clarke have been named in the Intellectual Property category. Partners Yuval Marcus and Robert Isackson have been…

Boston, October 25, 2019 – Foley Hoag LLP partner Barbara Fiacco has been named President of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), a national bar association of approximately 12,000 members. Fiacco was installed in her position at AIPLA’s 2019 Annual Meeting, held October 24-26 in Washington, D.C. As AIPLA President, Fiacco will be responsible for representing U.S. intellectual property interests throughout…

San Francisco, CA; Casetext, the creators of the leading AI-powered legal research service, announced their newest A.I. research tool: CARA Patent. Developed in close partnership with prestigious patent litigation firms and Casetext customers — like Quinn Emanuel and Reed Smith — CARA Patent is the first A.I. technology that delivers research results specifically tailored to the patent in question. CARA…

Librarian of Congress Carla D. Hayden today announced her appointment of Steve Ruwe to the position of copyright royalty judge on the Copyright Royalty Board. Effective Oct. 13, Ruwe will serve an interim appointment through Dec. 7, 2019, followed by a six-year appointment. Ruwe is filling a vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Jesse Feder as Chief Judge. He…

  A new non-profit advocacy corporation, New Cures for Cancers, announces its launch and the opening of its website, www.newcurescancers.org. The mission of the organization is to give cancer patients and their families and friends a podium to tell their stories and to demand judicial and legislative advocacy to motivate new diagnostics, personalized medicines and drugs to treat cancer. One…

  Inventor Assistance Program (IAP) Joins the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) New option allows participants to support low income inventors Assisting low-income inventors and entrepreneurs through the Pro Bono Advisory Council (PBAC), a 501(c)(3) corporation (CFC #23695), just got easier. The Council supports the IAP which provides pro bono – free – legal services to qualified inventors. Former Director of…

September 25, 2019 – The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) announces the appointment of Dana Robert Colarulli as its new Executive Director. Dana is based in Washington, DC. His main tasks include helping LESI to implement its strategy, building relationships with other relevant organisations, expanding the membership base, developing the association’s educational offering and support its National Presidents and Societies and the LESI  committees.…

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) announced that Lewisville, Texas, will be the location of its fully automated smart factory in the United States. The 300,000-square-foot state-of-the-art factory, announced in June, will produce 5G and Advanced Antenna System* radios to boost network capacity and coverage to meet the demand for rapid 5G deployments in North America. The smart factory will begin commercial operations…

Cantor Colburn is proud to announce the addition of Partners Vincent Cichosz, John Gutkoski, and Marc N. Henschke and Counsel Joseph Barrera, Ph.D. and Aaron Bumgarner. “These attorneys are a noteworthy addition to the firm,” said Phil Colburn, Co-Managing Partner. “Vince and Joe bring years of in-house and private practice experience. Aaron is a strong patent attorney in chemical engineering.…

American Conference Institute’s 3rd Annual Summit on Life Sciences IP Due Diligence, carded for November 14 and 15 in Boston, will be a one-of-a-kind, interactive forum where top diligence experts discuss best practices and strategies for executing a proper IP due diligence analysis. Thought leaders from top life sciences companies including Celgene, Pfizer, Roche and Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research…

Washington, D.C. (September 9, 2019) – Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) announced today that following a nationwide executive search it has selected JESSICA K. LANDACRE as its next executive director. The association’s elected president, HENRY HADAD, said, “The 50-member IPO Board of Directors has concluded that Ms. Landacre is the person best equipped to take the association to the next level both in…

American Conference Institute is pleased to announce Chief Judge Pallmeyer as a featured speaker at its 7th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium on October 3 & 4, 2019 in Chicago. As the industry prepares to address the fallout of global pharmaceutical patent losses of billions of dollars and the impact of evolving law, regulation and policy impacting the Hatch-Waxman…

MILAN, ITALY – Sentinel Diagnostics (Sentinel CH. SpA), assisted by the team of Litigation and Intellectual Property of Rödl & Partner Milan, together with the Spanish IP firm Balder, achieved a very important goal. The company won the appeal against Linear Chemicals SL, with judgment No. 861/2019 of the Audiencia Provincial (Provincial Court) of Barcelona, provisionally enforceable, of May 10,…