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Apple vs. Samsung – the battle rages on…

Apple and Samsung have been engaging in an international legal war over a variety of intellectual property issues since 2011. In February, 2013, Scott Kanalakis wrote an article that discussed the state of the battle at the time and explained how the intellectual property issues...

Opportunities and Procedures for Challenging New Top Level Domain Names

In fall 2013, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization responsible for “running” the Internet, began introducing new generic top level domains (gTLDs) to the Internet’s authoritative database, known as the Root Zone. (For a full list of new gTLDs, click...

Boyle Fredrickson Names New Firm President and Board of Directors

Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest, full service intellectual property law firm, has elected a new member to its Board of Directors, elected new officers, and elected a new Firm President. Kirk Deheck was elected to the Board of Directors, replacing Keith Baxter, who had served on...

Six Boyle Fredrickson Attorneys Named Super Lawyers

Six attorneys from the law firm Boyle Fredrickson have been named Wisconsin Super Lawyers. Attorneys Keith Baxter, James Boyle, Mathew Corr, John Fredrickson, Andrew McConnell, and Timothy Newholm were named Super Lawyers for the Intellectual Property primary practice area.  James Boyle, John Fredrickson, and Timothy...

Boyle Fredrickson Attorneys Recognized as 2015 Best Lawyers by U.S. News and World Report

Six attorneys from Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest intellectual property law firm, have been recognized in four categories as Best Lawyers by U.S. News and World Report. Jim Boyle was recognized for Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation as well as Patent Law; Andy McConnell was recognized...

Boyle Fredrickson Recognized As 2015 Best Law Firm By U.S. News And World Report

Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest intellectual property law firm, has been recognized with a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking for Patent Law and Trademark Law by U.S. News and World Report Best Law Firms. In addition, the firm was recognized with a Metropolitan Tier 2 ranking for...

Attorney Adam Brookman Presents at WISACCA Conference

Boyle Fredrickson shareholder Adam Brookman collaborated with Anne Dorn, Director & Senior Legal Counsel – Technology Compliance at Direct Supply, Inc. to present “Traditional and Non-Traditional Ways to Protect What’s Yours (without the use of weapons) – IP Protection Strategies in an Ever-Changing Landscape” at...

USPTO Issues Decision in Favor of Boyle Fredrickson Client National Graphics

On September 12, 2014, the USPTO issued a decision in Dynamic Drinkware LLC v. National Graphics, Inc. in favor of Boyle Fredrickson client National Graphics, Inc.  Case IPR2013 – 00131, Patent 6,635,196. In its decision, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) found that the,...

Boyle Fredrickson Hosts Professional Engineers for Patent Seminar

Professional engineers who attended Boyle Fredrickson’s patent fundamentals session earlier this month earned two professional development hours each at the event, which was designed especially for them by firm attorney Eric Schlevensky. This was the first time the firm coordinated a professional development seminar for...

Wisconsin Assembly Approves Patent Troll Bill

On March 20, 2014, the Wisconsin Assembly passed Senate Bill 498, a bill similar to legislature introduced in the U.S. Senate aimed at curbing the effects of non-practicing entities, otherwise known as patent trolls. The bill was signed into law by Governor Walker on April...