Posts Tagged ‘Intellectual Property’
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 from that case apply to other businesses. Now, with Apple’s…
Read MoreOpportunities 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 here.) While the goal of the new gTLDs was to…
Read MoreBoyle 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 the board for 6 years. Deheck’s practice focuses on the…
Read MoreSix 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 Newholm were recognized in the Intellectual Property Litigation category. Super…
Read MoreBoyle 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 for Patent Law and Trademark Law; John Fredrickson was recognized…
Read MoreBoyle 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 Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Litigation as well as a…
Read MoreAttorney 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 the Association of Corporate Counsel, Wisconsin Chapter (WISACCA) annual conference…
Read MoreBoyle 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 engineers. “It was a pleasure to help these professional engineers…
Read MoreWisconsin 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 23, 2014. Read more about the pending U.S. Senate legislation…
Read MoreA Mind for Innovation
When you’ve got it, you’ve got it. A mind for innovation, that is. Just ask the attorneys at Boyle Fredrickson who know Peggy Brown, a Milwaukee woman who has created hundreds of products — mostly toys and games — that have been mass-produced and marketed all over the world. She has also written a couple…
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