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February 19, 2021
MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D. Appointed to SACEPO
BSKB is pleased to announce the appointment of Partner, MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D. to the European Patent Office’s Standing Advisory Committee (SACEPO Working Party on Quality, section for American countries).
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January 28, 2021
Estella M. Gustilo, Ph.D. Joins BSKB
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP (BSKB) is pleased to announce the arrival of Estella M. Gustilo, Ph.D. to the firm’s prosecution practice.
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December 23, 2020
Season’s Greetings
Wishing you a safe and wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year.
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December 1, 2020
BSKB ranked in 2021 "Best Law Firms"
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP has been ranked in the 2021 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list nationally in 3 practice areas and regionally in 3 practice areas.
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September 10, 2020
It’s Apple vs. Startup in Faceoff Over Who Can Use Fruit Logos
Michael Smith was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article regarding Apple's opposition to the “federal registration of food prep app Prepear’s logo as a trademark, arguing the green pear-with-leaf logo ‘readily calls to mind’ its iconic bite-out-of-an-apple logo.”
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August 31, 2020
Eric H. Liou joins Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch
Falls Church, Va., August 31, 2020 — Eric H. Liou has joined Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP (BSKB) as an associate in the firm’s Electronics and IT Practice Group.
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December 1, 2020
David A. Bilodeau named to Best Lawyers® list
BSKB News
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP is pleased to announce that David A. Bilodeau has been included in this Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
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November 22, 2020
Printed publications: an evolving doctrine
Printed publications: an evolving doctrine
While the PTAB’s decision in Hulu provides some guidance for post-grant proceedings, there is still no bright-line rule as to what constitutes a “printed publication”. Eugene Perez of Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch examines current case rulings.
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November 1, 2020
BSKB ASSISTS CLIENT IN SUCCESSFUL IPR CHALLENGES TO BIOPHARMACEUTICAL PATENTS FOR TREATING POMPE DISEASE
BSKB News
BSKB assists client in successful IPR Challenges to Biopharmaceutical Patents for Treating Pompe Disease
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July 24, 2020
Washington, D.C. NFL Team Loses Race to the Trademark Office: Does it Matter?
IPWatchDog
In surveys throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area, three possible replacement names have emerged as favorites among the fans: Warriors, Red Wolves, and Redtails. Armed with the knowledge of the name change and the relative popularity of the possible replacement names, two enterprising individuals have applied to obtain a federal trademark registration for the marks WARRIORS, WASHINGTON RED WOLVES, and WASHINGTON REDTAILS, respectively. Neither applicant appears to be connected to the owners of the Washington D.C. professional football team.
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July 10, 2020
Could good intentions lead to future danger?
LSIPR
MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D. discusses the potential risks to IP rights with open-access to technology, medicines and devices in the fight against COVID-19 in the latest issue of LSIPR.
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May 11, 2020
The Importance of Correctly Identifying Goods and Services
World IP Review
Trademark rights are acquired through use of a mark in commerce. Applicants must correctly identify
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Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP is an internationally-recognized and highly-respected intellectual property law firm committed to obtaining and enforcing IP rights for our clients.
Prosecution
Offering first-hand knowledge and insight into the procedures and prosecution strategies that help...
Post Grant Proceedings
Offering our extensive experience with Post Grant Proceedings and in-depth knowledge of both the U...
Litigation
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Trademarks & Copyrights
Counseling clients in the selection, adoption, registration, and enforcement of trademark and trad...
Opinions & Counseling
Working closely with clients to help secure freedom-to-operate or enforce their patent and tradema...
Design Patents
Developing strategies to protect our clients’ designs and to enforce their design patent rights.
Licensing
Representing companies looking to license intellectual property rights and expand markets for thei...
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USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal BoardLearn about Post Grant Proceedings
Offering our extensive experience with Post Grant Proceedings and in-depth knowledge of both the USPTO and technology to file or defend our clients in patent office trials, such as Inter Partes Review (IPR), Post Grant Review (PGR), and Business Method Review (CBM).
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Summer Patent SeminarRegistration opens early 2021
BSKB has been providing participants of our Summer Patent Seminar (SPS) with a comprehensive overview of U.S. patent law for over 40 years. SPS focuses primarily on the practical problems encountered in obtaining valid and enforceable U.S. patents, as well as enforcement of patent rights after grant.
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