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Assignor Estoppel: Minerva Surgical v. Hologic
by Hovey Williams July 9, 2021Assignor Estoppel is a patent law doctrine dating back to the 1870 Patent Act and first recognized by the Supreme Court in in the 1924 decision of Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. v. Formica Insulation. This doctrine prevents an inventor from assigning a patent to another party, presumably for some value in return, and subsequently
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Review Power of Administrative Patent Judges: United States v. Arthrex
by Hovey Williams July 7, 2021At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court decided United States v. Arthrex, which concerned the constitutionality of the decision power of administrative patent judges (APJs). APJs are employees of the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) that, among other roles, adjudicate post-grant proceedings, such as inter partes reviews. This role of the
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Subject Matter Eligibility Update
by Hovey Williams June 16, 2021Patentable subject matter
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Supreme Court Bonus: PTO v. Booking.com
by Hovey Williams July 6, 2020By Jon Hines Last week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that generic domain names are eligible for trademark protection. A … Generic domain
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Innovate. Adapt. Overcome.
by Hovey Williams May 28, 2020In the strangeness and uncertainty of the pandemic and resulting global shutdown, the old familiar proverb rings true: necessity is the mother of invention.
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A message from Hovey Williams LLP
by Hovey Williams March 16, 2020Information about COVID-19 (coronavirus) and its impact are now evolving on a daily basis. We are monitoring the COVID-19 … firm news
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The internet is not the wild, wild West of copyright law
by Hovey Williams March 27, 2019Let’s say you’re a small-business owner with a website to provide customers information about your product or service. Your …
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Supreme Court: Copyright must be registered before bringing infringement lawsuit – authored by Kyle Mendenhall
by Hovey Williams March 4, 2019After today’s Supreme Court decision in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, it is now more important …
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Chad Kyle and Stephen Huggins named Hovey Williams partners
by Hovey Williams January 2, 2019Hovey Williams LLP, a full-service intellectual property law firm, is proud to announce that Chad Kyle and Stephen Huggins … firm news
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