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Amid Criticism, Congress Limits Spending at Patent and Trademark Office
This past December, the United States Congress placed a spending limit on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) which may restrict its ability to make progress on the estimated 1.2 million pending applications, deepening the existing backlog. USPTO officials were disappointed not to...
Boyle Fredrickson Celebrates 10th Anniversary; Names Durst to Board
Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest intellectual property law firm, officially celebrated its 10th anniversary in December of 2009. Ten years ago, shareholders James Boyle, John Fredrickson, Timothy Newholm, David Stein and Michael Gratz founded the Milwaukee-based IP law firm now known simply as Boyle Fredrickson. “A...
Baxter Profiled in Wisconsin Law Journal
Congratulations to Boyle Fredrickson shareholder and Board Member Keith Baxter, recently profiled by the Wisconsin Law Journal. The July 19, 2010 article includes reflections from Baxter on a variety of intellectual property and other legal matters. The article can be found by clicking here: http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2010/07/19/IP-law-continues-to-create-challenges.
Boyle Fredrickson Adds Costello Kreger
Kyle Costello and Kevin Kreger have joined Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest intellectual property law firm, as practicing attorneys. With the addition of Costello and Kreger, Boyle Fredrickson now boasts 23 attorneys specializing in a wide range of intellectual property matters. The firm also employs 18...
Businesses Need to Develop and Adhere to Document Retention Policies
According to Boyle Fredrickson attorney Erin Fay, the vast majority of most companies’ business-related information is stored electronically, yet document retention and deletion policies are failing to fully account for most organizations’ documents. “Recent data suggests more than 93 percent of all commercial documents are...
Brayer Discusses Maximizing the Value of an IP Portfolio at WISACCA Conference
At the annual conference of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (WISACCA), Boyle Fredrickson shareholder Michael Brayer collaborated with Zhibin Ren of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company to discuss how companies can maximize the value provided by their intellectual property portfolios using...
Business (Methods) As Usual: Bilski v. Kappos
The Supreme Court recently decided Bilski v. Kappos, a case that revisited the question of whether business methods are – or should be – patentable subject matter. In a 5-4 majority ruling, the Supreme Court affirmed the patentability of business methods, but rejected Bilski's patent...
Boyle Fredrickson Comments on Maximizing the Value of an IP Portfolio at WISACCA Conference
Boyle Fredrickson shareholder Michael Brayer collaborated with Zhibin Ren of Northwestern Mutual life Insurance Company to discuss how companies can maximize the value provided by their intellectual property portfolios using real world examples of business method patents. Their presentation was part of the 2010 annual...
Boyle Fredrickson Announces Three New Shareholders; Names Senior Associate
Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin's largest intellectual property (IP) law firm, announces the promotion of Attys. Michael S. Brayer, Mollie A. Newcomb and J. Mark Wilkinson as Shareholders. The firm also names Atty. Erin K. Fay as a Boyle Fredrickson Senior Associate. With a background as a...
