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Boyle Fredrickson Receives Award for Architectural Design from Mayor Barrett
Boyle Fredrickson, the largest intellectual property law firm in Wisconsin, was recently honored by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett as a winner of the 2007 Mayor's Urban Design Awards for their building at 840-844 N. Plankinton Ave. Boyle Fredrickson's offices occupy a turn-of-the-century Cream City brick...
Western District Of Wisconsin Dubbed “Rocket Docket”
The Western District of Wisconsin has garnered acclaim as one of the most efficient and plaintiff friendly federal courts in the United States. According to IP Law360, the Court now ranks as one of the country’s 25 most popular courts for patent litigation. Thanks in...
Economy Down. Litigation Up?
According to an article penned by Amanda Ernst in Portfolio Media, some experts are expecting the fading U.S. economy to have a direct impact on legal activity. Ernst’s article, “Trade Secret Litigation To Rise As Economy Dips,” suggests that a recession will lead to upswings...
Patent Reform Act: A Matter Of Firsts
One of the most hotly contested issues in intellectual property law over the past year has been the Patent Reform Act of 2007, an amended set of proposals from a similar act put before the U.S. House of Representatives in 2005. It is derived from...
Final Rules Overruled: Court Prevents PTO From Limiting The Number of Claims and Continuances
Judge James Cacheris of the Eastern District of Virginia ruled on April 1, 2008 that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) had overstepped its rulemaking authority in implementing controversial new rules that would have changed the practice of many U.S. companies and inventors....
Client Spotlight: Nothing Rivals The Colman Group’s Chef Revival
Over the past 30 years, The Colman Group has become a world leader in innovation for food safety, counter service dispensing and washroom dispensing. The company’s San Jamar brand name has earned a reputation for high-quality paper towel and tissue dispensers, commercial kitchen food safety...
Jeffrey Speller Joins Boyle Fredrickson as Operations Manager
Boyle Fredrickson, the largest intellectual property law firm in Wisconsin, welcomes Jeffrey Speller as the firm's new Operations Manager. Speller joins Boyle Fredrickson after previous positions as District Service General Manager for Sears Product Repair Services in Wauwatosa and as Global Supply Chain Manager and...
Baxter Says Emerging Chinese Markets Require Special Attention
Boyle Fredrickson attorney Keith Baxter presented "International Intellectual Property Protection" at the third annual Mini Conference for the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Corporate Council (ACC) America. Baxter's 50-minute talk on Friday, May 16 addressed basic concepts of protecting intellectual property outside the United...
McGovern Joins Boyle Fredrickson
Boyle Fredrickson, the largest intellectual property law firm in Wisconsin, welcomes Michael J. McGovern as the firm's newest attorney. McGovern joins Boyle Fredrickson after many years of intellectual property law practice with Quarles & Brady. McGovern has held positions with the American Intellectual Property Law...
