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US Supreme Court – 2017 – Stay Tuned
The US Supreme Court will decide numerous intellectual property cases in the 2017 term. Here is a brief overview of three of them. TC HARTLAND V. KRAFT The TC Hartland case addresses where patent infringement lawsuits can be litigated. Patent infringement lawsuits can be brought where infringement occurs and the defendant has a regular and…
Read MoreLeeck and Schlevensky Named Voting Shareholders at Boyle Fredrickson
Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest, full-service intellectual property law firm, has promoted Chuck Leeck and Eric Schlevensky to voting shareholders. Leeck joined Boyle Fredrickson in 2016 and is experienced in biological, pharmaceutical, and chemical technologies. He focuses his practice on preparing and prosecuting patent applications, developing patent strategies, and conducting IP evaluations and due diligence reviews. Chuck…
Read MoreBoyle Fredrickson Elects 2017 Board Officers
Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest full-service intellectual property law firm, has named a new slate of officers to its board of directors. Current president, Peter Stomma, will step down with last year’s vice president, Adam Brookman taking over as president in January. Kirk Deheck will take over as vice president while Mike Griggs was elected as…
Read MoreBoyle Fredrickson Attorney Rated AV Preeminent for 15 Years
Boyle Fredrickson shareholder Keith Baxter has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell for the 15th straight year for his work in the Intellectual Property practice area. Matindale-Hubbell has provided peer review ratings for more than a century. The AV Preeminent rating indicates that the recipient’s peers have rated them at the highest level of professional excellence.
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court – Recent IP Decisions
The U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent term addressed various cases that relate to intellectual property. Here is a brief overview of three of them. HALO ELECTRONICS v. PULSE ELECTRONICS The Halo decision addresses enhanced damages in patent litigations. In Halo, the Supreme Court rejects a previous two-part test from the Court of Appeals for the…
Read More#Trademarks
Hashtags serve an important function in social media, whether used ironically (#yolo – which stands for you only live once) or earnestly (#blessed). By adding a pound sign before a word or phrase, content is organized by topic, which makes it easier to track discussions and find connections. To marketers hashtags are #gold. On Instagram…
Read MoreTrademark Squatters: 1; Apple: 0
Move over, Apple. There’s a new IPHONE in town. Of course, that town is in China and, oddly enough, that IPHONE is a line of purses and wallets, but still… In 2002, well before the seminal device’s 2009 release, Apple applied to register the IPHONE trademark in China in class 9 for electronics – which…
Read More2016 Best Places to Work Award
We are excited to announce that we won a 2016 Best Places to Work award from the Milwaukee Business Journal! Nearly 160 Milwaukee-area firms were nominated and we were one of 44 winners. At Boyle Fredrickson, we strive to make sure our employees are happy and satisfied to be a part of the team.
Read MoreKanalakis Named Shareholder; Stock Joins Boyle Fredrickson
Boyle Fredrickson is pleased to announce the promotion of Scott W. Kanalakis to shareholder and the addition of Mitchell J. Stock. Scott Kanalakis joined the firm in 2012, focusing his practice on patent prosecution, opinion drafting, and other pre-litigation matters. With a background in electrical engineering, which includes more than seven years of industry experience with…
Read MoreApple vs. Samsung: Court Overturns $120 Million Apple Patent Victory
If you think it seems like Apple and Samsung have been battling over intellectual property for a long time, you’d be right. Now in its fifth year, the competitive issues involving the patents in question have largely been rectified and the market has moved on to newer, shinier tech, but the court cases involving those…
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