The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) incentivizes the creation and protection of valuable new technologies by awarding limited monopolies to inventors via patents. Some inventors are now taking advantage of the enormous potential of artificial...
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Patent Owners/Licensors: Avoid This Pitfall When Enforcing Your Rights on Amazon
Patent owners should carefully consider retracting complaints against ASINS with infringing products.
Hovey Williams Proudly Sponsors Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Central Region Meeting
Tech transfer and professional development take center stage in Kansas City on July 17-19, 2023. Our Partners Tracy Bornman, Greg Skoch and Cheryl Burbach will be there and look forward to networking with colleagues and tech transfer professionals. Stop by our sponsor table or reach out on AUTM Connect networking app to connect!
Hovey Williams 2nd Annual Intellectual Property Bootcamp Set for September 29th
Now Accepting Applications. Join us for a hands-on crash course on intellectual property for diverse undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and law students.
Hovey Williams Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 Edition
Congratulations to our honorees, you make us look good.
‘Girls Can’t Get Rich Playing Sports,’ And Other Reasons I Became An Attorney
A look at how representation and the lack thereof shaped the career of a female patent agent turned patent lawyer.
Four Hovey Williams Partners Honored as Super Lawyers®
We are pleased to announce that four of our Partners, Scott Brown, Cheryl Burbach, Crissa Cook, and Michael Hurd have been selected to the 2022 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list. Selection for the Super Lawyers list means these Partners rate among the top 5% of...
Global Entrepreneurship Week – KC
ATTENTION PIONEERS and INVENTORS!! DON'T MISS OUT ON FREE INFORMATIVE SESSIONS FOR ENTREPRENEURS. Global Entrepreneurship Week - KC happens November 14-20, 2022. Learn how to to protect and commercialize your inventions with patents, trade secrets, copyrights and...
Hovey Williams 2023 Recognition in “The Best Lawyers in America”®
Congratulations to our honorees. A well deserved honor.
USPTO Announced Launch of a Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program
On June 3, 2022, the USPTO announced the launch of a Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program. Under this Pilot Program, qualifying nonprovisional utility patent applications involving technologies that mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions will...