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Boyle Fredrickson Promotes Brevitz to Marketing Coordinator
Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin's largest intellectual property law firm, recently promoted Nicole Brevitz to the position of marketing coordinator. In her new role, Brevitz will oversee Boyle Fredrickson's marketing efforts, managing the company's advertising, public relations and sponsorships. In addition to her marketing responsibilities, Brevitz will...
Boyle Fredrickson Announces New President and Board of Directors
Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest intellectual property law firm, has announced a new president and board of directors. Serving as president is Peter C. Stomma, a firm partner since 2001. He succeeds Andrew S. McConnell, who continues his full-time practice at Boyle Fredrickson with an emphasis...
Camp Invention Excites Children about Math and Science
Boyle Fredrickson Vice President, Atty. Michael Gratz, has long been an advocate and active participant in Camp Invention. For the past several years, Gratz has helped Camp Invention staff reach out to elementary school children and get them excited about science and math through a...
Lalor Races into the Record Book
The following article originally appeared in the Thursday, November 20th edition of the "BizTimes Bubbler Weekly, " a subsection of the Small Business Times After Eric Lalor crashed his motorcycle on his way to work July 13 , 2007, you might think that his biking...
USPTO Patent Allowance Rates Drop to Record Low
Speaking at the BIO Intellectual Property Counsel Committee’s Fall Conference and Committee Meeting, the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Commissioner for Patents John J. Doll commented on the trends in patent application allowance. According to presented data, patent allowance rates continue their steady...
Seen & Heard: Baxter Comments on Bilski; Lalor Sets Speed Record
This past October, In re Bilski was a hot topic in the intellectual property field. Bernard L. Bilski had hoped to patent a three-step, non-mechanical process for managing risk consumption of a commodity. In 2006, the United States Patent and Trademark Office rejected Bilski’s patent...
Boyle Fredrickson and Kikkoman Representatives Discuss International Relations
Boyle Fredrickson Vice President, Atty. Michael Gratz, recently welcomed Kikkoman Chairman and CEO Yuzaburo Mogi and General Counsel Mick Neshek to Milwaukee as part of the 2008 Midwest U.S. – Japan Association Conference. Together Mogi, Neshek and Gratz discussed the conference, the status of trade...
Client Spotlight: Expanded Technologies
Boyle Fredrickson Atty. Peter Stomma has worked with Expanded Technologies for 10 years. In that time, he has helped Expanded Technologies President and CEO Richard Bushey obtain several patents and trademark registrations and negotiated several licensing agreements on his behalf. Expanded Technologies’ product lines are...
Federal Circuit Strengthens Design Patents by Making It Easier to Prove Infringement
Major changes in U.S. design patent law are upon us with the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals en banc decision in Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Swisa, Inc. (September 22, 2008). The case stems from claims of infringement by Egyptian Goddess relating to their nail buffing...
By the Numbers: Boyle Fredrickson Among Top Trademark Firms
In 2007 Boyle Fredrickson had 114 trademarks issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). According to Intellectual Property Today, that tally places Boyle Fredrickson as the trademark leader among Wisconsin’s intellectual property (IP) law firms. The next closest IP law firm in...
