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Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein Announces 2021 Lawyer Promotions

 Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein, a full-service intellectual property law firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Brian Amos, Ph.D. to partner and Keith Barkaus to senior counsel effective on April 1, 2021.   Brian Amos is a former research neuroscientist who represents universities, research institutions and corporations in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications worldwide, […]

Charley Macedo, David Goldberg and Chandler Sturm Co-Author Article for Oxford University Press’s Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice on Appellate Decision Finding That Administrative Patent Judges Were Unconstitutionally Appointed

Charley Macedo, David Goldberg and Chandler Sturm co-authored an article for Oxford University Press’s Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice on an appellate decision that found that administrative patent judges were unconstitutionally appointed. This case was the subject of multiple appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court On October 31, 2020, a three-judge panel of […]

ARE Copyright Alert: New York District Court Awards Seinfeld Fees Based on “Objectively Unreasonable” Copyright Claims Brought by Former Comedians in Cars Collaborator

In a decision issued on February 26, 2021, a judge in the Southern District of New York held that Jerry Seinfeld is entitled to recover attorneys’ fees incurred defeating plaintiff’s copyright claims barred by the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations, 17 U.S.C. § 507(b). Charles v. Seinfeld, No. 18-cv-1196 (AJN), 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS […]

Charley Macedo Provides Commentary to IPWatchdog on Potential Outcomes in Most Closely Watched Patent Case of the Term – Smith & Nephew v. Arthrex and What the Future Holds for APJs and the PTAB

Partner Charley Macedo provided commentary to IPWatchdog on potential outcomes in the aftermath of the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in the most closely watched patent case of the term, United States / Smith & Nephew v. Arthrex on March 1. IPWatchdog reached out to some of the amici in the case (such as Charley), […]

Charley Macedo, Christopher Lisiewski, Chandler Sturm Co-Author Oxford University Press Article on U.S. Supreme Court Precluding Judicial Review of Time-Bar Challenges of USPTO PTAB Institution Decisions

Charley Macedo, Christopher Lisiewski and Chandler Sturm published an Oxford University Press Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice article on “U.S. Supreme Court Precludes Judicial Review of Time-Bar Challenges of USPTO PTAB Institution Decisions.” In the article, the authors explore the implications of the Thryv, Inc v Click-to-Call Technologies, LP decision, in which the […]