In The Press:
Askeladden LLC Submits Another Amicus Brief Advocating Against Tribal Sovereign Immunity for PTAB Proceedings
IPWatchdog reports — Askeladden again submitted an amicus brief to the Federal Circuit on May 17, 2018 supporting the PTAB’s decision below. A copy of that amicus brief is available here. Askeladden is represented by Amster Rothstein and Ebenstein LLP.
In The Press: Askeladden Petitions for Review of Digital Verification Systems Patent
Argues that prior art renders all claims anticipated or obvious. Patent Quality Initiative mentions Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP in report on recent IPR filings made by the firm on behalf of Askeladden LLP against Patent Owner Digital Verification System, for U.S. Patent No. 9,054,860. Partner Charles R. Macedo is lead counsel and Senior Counsel Mark […]
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Askeladden Advocates against Tribal Sovereign Immunity for Inter Partes Review Proceedings
Patent Quality Initiative reports on Amicus brief finding tribal sovereign immunity inapplicable to inter partes review (IPR) Askeladden is represented by Amster Rothstein and Ebenstein LLP. Available Here.
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IPLaw360 Reports on Federal Circuit Asking Google to Respond to Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc
IP Law360, May 21, 2018 Fed. Circ. Asks Google Whether Full Court Should Eye Patents Law360 Reports on Federal Circuit Asking Google to Respond to Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Law360 reported on The Federal Circuit on Friday asked Google to weigh in on a patent licensing company’s request for the entire court to review […]
In The Press:PTAB Denies St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Request for Sovereign Immunity in Challenges of Restasis Patents
Askeladden filed an amicus brief arguing against applicability of tribal sovereign immunity in IPR proceedings. Patent Quality Initiative mentions Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP in report on recent PTAB decision denying sovereign immunity claims of St. Regis Mohawk Tribe on Restasis Patents. Partner Charles R. Macedo, Senior Counsel Mark Berkowitz and Associate Sandra Hudak represented Askeladden LLC […]
US Appeals Court Finds Ban On Registering Scandalous And Immoral Trade Marks To Be Unconstitutional
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, jpy033 In re Brunetti, No. 2015–1109, slip op., Fed. Cir. 15 December 2017 On 15 December 2017 a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in In re Brunetti held the prohibition against the federal registration of ‘immoral … or scandalous’ trade marks in the […]
In The Press:
Beth M. Kotran – Ferrero North America
Vanguard Law Magazine — Written by: Ross Fields AR&E is proud of our alumna Beth Kotran, general counsel for the North American operations of Ferrero, the worldwide confectionery company which brings us NUTELLA, TIC TAC, KINDER, FERRERO ROCHER, and many more. Beth’s accomplishments are featured in this month’s edition of Vanguard Law Magazine. The article can […]
ARE PTAB Alert:FEDERAL CIRCUIT HOLDS TIME-BAR DETERMINATIONS UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) ARE SUBJECT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”), which created inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings, prohibits institution of an IPR “if the petition requesting the proceeding is filed more than 1 year after the date on which the petitioner, real party in interest, or privy of the petitioner is served with a complaint alleging infringement of the […]
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IPWATCHDOG Turns To Partner Charles R. Macedo For Insight on SAS Institute Decision
SAS: When the Patent Office institutes IPR it must decide patentability of all challenged claims By Renee C. Quinn Yesterday the United States Supreme Court issued decisions in both Oil States v. Green Energyand SAS Institute v. Iancu. In Oil States the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of inter partes review (see here and
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PTAB Finds N5 Technologies Patent to be Unpatentable Following Challenge from Askeladden
Askeladden successfully proves that all eleven claims of the mobile authentication patent were unpatentable. Askeladden is represented by Amster Rothstein and Ebenstein LLP. Available Here.