News
All
- All
- Boyle Fredrickson Cares
- Firm News
- Intellectual Property News
Boyle Fredrickson sponsors local high school innovators
The 2013 FIRST Robotics and BattleBot seasons are underway and Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest intellectual property law firm, is proud to step into the high school competition joining the ranks of NASA and Rockwell Automation as team sponsors. For the first time ever, the firm...
Boyle Fredrickson Recognized as a 2013 Best Law Firm by U.S. News and World Report
Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest intellectual property law firm, has been recognized with a Tier 1 ranking for Patent Law by U.S. News and World Report Best Law Firms. In addition, three attorneys – Keith Baxter, James Boyle, and Andrew McConnell – received individual recognition as...
Three Boyle Fredrickson Attorneys Named SuperLawyers
Three attorneys from the law firm Boyle Fredrickson have been named Wisconsin Super Lawyers. Attorneys Keith Baxter and Andrew McConnell were named Super Lawyers for the Intellectual Property primary practice area and John Fredrickson was recognized in the Intellectual Property Litigation category. Super Lawyers is...
U.S. Patent Office Security Breach
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has informed us that there was a breach in the security of some of their records between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19 of this year. The breach reportedly was caused by a software error that was corrected the day...
Re-Examination Alert
An important change in patent law associated with the America Invents Act became effective September 16, 2012. The cost of an ex-parte re-examination of an issued U.S. patent, a procedure which provides a non-judicial review of patent validity, increased from approximately $2,500 to over $17,000...
USPTO Institutes Prioritized Examination for Patent Applications
As of September 26, the America Invents Act now grants Prioritized Examination (PE) for those companies/inventors willing to pay an additional application petition fee. The new PE program places applications on a prioritized "fast track" toward final disposition. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark...
Congress OKs “Virtual” Patent Marking;Patent Reform Limits False Marking Suits
As you may know, in order to insure that you are entitled to immediate damages for patent infringement, it has been necessary to "mark" product(s) covered by patent(s) with the patent number(s). Historically, this has been done by printing and placing labels on products or...
Fredrickson Hands Off Trademark Advice
Boyle Fredrickson shareholder John Fredrickson addressed the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (WISACCA) during the group’s annual conference in May. During his presentation – “Why They Call the Super Bowl the Big Game: Where to Draw the Line when Celebrating the Local...
Boyle Fredrickson Attorneys & Awards
Congratulations to Boyle Fredrickson shareholder Kirk Deheck, who was recently named to the Wisconsin Law Journal’s list of "Up & Coming Lawyers." More on the honor can be found by watching this special video. Three Boyle Fredrickson attorneys have been named to the 2012 Best...
Boyle Fredrickson Supports Habitat for Humanity
Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest intellectual property law firm, recently participated with Habitat for Humanity in building a single-family home on Milwaukee’s north side. About a dozen attorneys, staff members, and friends spent half a day on a home construction site cutting and hanging drywall. This...
