IPWatchdog Article:Navigating Bitcoin and Blockchain for Digital Businesses: Key Use Cases

IP Watchdog featured an article by partner Charley Macedo on "Navigating Bitcoin And Blockchain For Digital Businesses: Key Use Cases." In the article, Charley notes that "In the not too distant future, as consumers and retailers become accustomed to stable value coins, one can easily imagine websites and mobile applications accepting stable value coins, in […]

In The Press: 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers Names Six Attorneys From The Firm For Intellectual Property and One Attorney as a Rising Star

New York — Metro 2019 Intellectual Property Super Lawyers   Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP is pleased to announce that 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyer Magazine has named six of its Attorneys including:    Partners:     Daniel S. Ebenstein  Intellectual Property  Selected to Super Lawyers 2006, 2013 – 2019   Charles R. Macedo  Intellectual Property  Selected to […]

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 […]

In The Press:Law360 turns to partner Charles R. Macedo for his insights on patent-eligibility under 35 U.S.C. 101 in view of the recent Federal Circuit decision in Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Fitbit, Inc

Law360 turns to partner Charles R. Macedo for his insights on patent-eligibility under 35 U.S.C. 101 in view of the recent Federal Circuit decision in Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Fitbit, Inc.: However, since the Federal Circuit had already held that ineligibility must be proven by clear and convincing evidence, "I think that this is really […]

In The Press:Law360 Reports on NYIPLA Amicus Brief Submitted to SCOTUS By Firm Regarding USPTO’s Controversial Policy of Seeking Attorney Fees

Law360 Reports on NYIPLA Amicus Brief Submitted to SCOTUS By Firm Regarding USPTO’s Controversial Policy of Seeking Attorney Fees. (June 26, 2019, Law360) Law 360 Reported on amicus brief filing on behalf of NYIPLA by Partner Charles R. Macedo (as counsel of record and Co-Chair of the NYIPLA PTAB Committee) and Associate David Goldberg (as Co-Chair […]

ARE Patent Law Alert:SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS NOT A “PERSON” CAPABLE OF PETITIONING FOR INSTITUTION OF AIA REVIEW PROCEEDINGS

Messrs. Macedo and Goldberg represented amicus curiae New York Intellectual Property Law Association in this case at the Supreme Court.Messrs. Macedo and Goldberg represented amicus curiae New York Intellectual Property Law Association in this case at the Supreme Court.S. Supreme Court delivered an opinion in Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service, No. 17-1594, […]