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Boyle Fredrickson Attorneys Recognized as 2014 Best Lawyers by U.S. News and World Report

Three 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; Andy McConnell was recognized for Trademark Law; and Keith...

Boyle Fredrickson Attorney Adam Brookman Presents at WISACCA Conference

Boyle Fredrickson shareholder Adam Brookman collaborated with Amy Vandamme, vice president and assistant general counsel at Fiserv to present “Covering Your Corporate Assets – Trade Secrets, Privacy and Publicity in Wisconsin” at the Association of Corporate Counsel, Wisconsin Chapter’s (WISACCA)  annual conference. In their presentation,...

James Boyle Named Leader in the Law

Attorney James Boyle has been named a Leader in the Law by the Wisconsin Law Journal. Leaders in the Law recognizes attorneys and judges who demonstrate innovative and practical business and legal skills and are leaders in the community. Boyle brings more than 25 years...

Recent Developments in the Smartphone Wars

By: Scott Kanalakis The so-called “smartphone wars” have been raging since at least 2009, perhaps beginning with Nokia’s lawsuit against Apple for patent infringement over the iPhone. Since then, many disputes among intellectual property holders in the mobile device market have been litigated in U.S....

Kirk Deheck Named Voting Shareholder for Boyle Fredrickson

Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest intellectual property law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Kirk L. Deheck as a voting shareholder. Deheck, 39, joined Boyle Fredrickson in 2006. His practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications, as well as...

Important Things You Need to Know About the Upcoming Changes to the U.S. Patent System

As we have previously reported, on March 16, 2013, the United States will change from a “first-to-invent” patent system to a “first-to-file” patent system. Given this and an impending fee increase, there may be significant advantages to filing patent applications before the changes take place....

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...