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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...
Boyle Fredrickson Earns Awards and Recognition
Already recognized as Wisconsin’s largest intellectual property (IP) law firm, Boyle Fredrickson was recently named by the Business Journal as one of 25 largest law firms in the Milwaukee area. In addition, during the past few months Boyle Fredrickson has also received two prestigious awards...
Milwaukee-Waukesha among Nation’s Fastest Growing Areas for New Patents
A recent study conducted by George Mason University suggests that the Milwaukee-Waukesha area is ranked fifth in the nation for growth in important new patents. According to Professor Philip Auerswald, the report was requested by the United States Department of Commerce as a way to...
Trademark Scams Increase, Become Harder to Detect
As companies continue to spread their identity to other parts of the world, they are becoming increasingly susceptible to fraudulent trademark scams. Companies are increasingly targeted by scammers using official looking emails and documents that threaten loss of intellectual property rights unless the company pays...
Client Spotlight: Krueger International, Inc.
Krueger International, Inc. (KI) has established itself as a leader in innovative furniture production and according to Boyle Fredrickson President and KI counsel representative Andrew McConnell, they show no signs of slowing down. KI is a pioneer in their industry and at the rate they...
