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Local Case Highlights Internet Keyword Complexity
A Wisconsin case pitting two personal injury law firms against one another is leading many corporate leaders to take a closer look at how internet search strategy could relate to their intellectual property rights on the internet. In 2009, Robert Habush of Habush Habush &...
Gratz Addresses Association of Corporate Counsel
Boyle Fredrickson shareholder Michael Gratz addressed the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel during the group's annual conference in May. According to Gratz, who was joined by U-Line corporate attorney Kristen Chapman, companies involved in mergers and acquisitions are wise to take stock...
Boyle Fredrickson News and Notes
Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin's largest intellectual property law firm, was profiled in the April 15, 2011 edition of the Business Journal of Milwaukee. The story detailed the firm’s continued growth through the recession. Boyle Fredrickson was recently rated the highest intellectual property law firm in Wisconsin...
Major Changes to US Patent Laws Coming
The U.S. House of Representatives on June 23 approved significant changes to the U.S. patent system. The Senate passed a similar bill in March, and the House and Senate will now reconcile differences between the two bills, when if passed will be sent to the...
Internet Domain Expansion Could Present Infringement Issues
In the internet domain system's biggest shake-up in 26 years, internet minders voted in June to allow virtually unlimited new domain names based on themes as varied as company brands and political causes. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the body that...
Deheck Named to 2011 List of “Up & Coming Lawyers”
Boyle Fredrickson shareholder Kirk Deheck has been named an “Up and Coming Lawyer” in the 2011 review published by the Wisconsin Law Journal. The annual list spotlights the “rising stars of Wisconsin’s legal community” who have “demonstrated leadership, contributed to their community and successfully achieved...
Potential Patent Reform Measures Come Under Fire
In the June 26 edition of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Raymond Mercado argues against amending the Patent Reform Act to include a provision allowing for public challenges to the validity of new patents. Mercado is a doctoral student and author of “The Use and Abuse of...
Boyle Fredrickson Adds Three Shareholders
Boyle Fredrickson recently elevated attorneys Kirk Deheck, Michael Griggs and Eric Lalor to shareholders. Deheck joined Boyle Fredrickson in 2006. His practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications, as well as intellectual property opinions and enforcement. Deheck also is Chair-Elect...
Kreger Advises Prize-Winning Students
Congratulations to Boyle Fredrickson associate Kevin Kreger, who recently participated in the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Lubar School of Business business plan competition. Kreger served as alumni advisor to the team of students, who took home the $7,500 grand prize in the annual event....
