In The Press:
Passing of Morton Amster

Our founding partner, Morton Amster, passed away after a long illness on September 2, 2019, one month short of his 92nd birthday.   Mort started our firm with nothing but an idea. After a stint as a Patent Examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark office in Washington, he rented a room and a desk […]

ARE Patent Law Alert:SUPREME COURT HOLDS CONFIDENTIAL SALES ARE PRIOR ART UNDER THE AIA

On January 22, 2018, in a unanimous opinion penned by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decision holding that a commercial sale to a third party who is required to keep the invention confidential may place the invention “on sale” […]