2011 | Newsletters | Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchel LLP

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Are Methods For Medical Treatments Patentable? Yes—As Long As They Are Transformative

Are Methods For Medical Treatments Patentable? Yes—as As Long As They Are Transformative Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses the validity of patents covering methods for medical treatment. After the United States Supreme Court’s decision in the Bilski v. Kappos case, it became unclear whether patents purporting to protect methods for medical treatment […]

Taxation and Trusts & Estates JMBM Tax Newsletter Spring 2011

JMBM Tax Newsletter / Spring 2011 In the Spring 2011 edition of the JMBM Tax Newsletter, you will find the following articles: The Top 10 Reasons 21st-Century Couples Should Consider a Prenuptial Agreement Burton Mitchell and Elaine Leichter discuss the top ten reasons that couples should consider a prenuptial agreement, including protecting inherited wealth, family […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Patent Reform: Differences Between the Senate and House Bills and What Patent Reform Means to Inventors

Patent Reform: Differences Between the Senate and House Bills and What Patent Reform Means to Inventors Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses what a final patent reform bill may look like. Under discussion for years with many different proposals that never made it through committee hearings, patent reform now appears more likely than […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Silence May Preclude Enforcement of Your Patent

Silence May Preclude Enforcement of Your Patent Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses why patent owners should follow up after sending cease and desist letters. When the owner of a patent sends out a cease and desist letter to a potential infringer, there can be a significant risk to later enforcement of the […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Don't Rely on the Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art to Save your Patent

Notes from the Inventor Underground Don’t Rely on the Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art to Save your Patent Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses the level of detail an inventor is required to disclose to have a valid patent. In order to have a valid patent, an inventor must disclose sufficient […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Challenge the Written Description: Pending patent applications may be defeated by provisional patents filed earlier

Notes from the Inventor Underground Challenge the Written Description Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses how pending patent applications may be defeated by provisional patents filed earlier, unless you challenge the written description. In pursuing patents for their inventions, inventors need to make sure that earlier filed provisional patent applications filed by other […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Careful — Your Continuation May Lose Priority

Notes from the Inventor Underground Careful — Your Continuation May Lose Priority Patent and Technology trial lawyer Stan Gibson discusses what happens when the claims of the continuation application are not supported by the written description of the parent patent. When preparing and filing patent applications and continuation applications for patents, it is important to […]

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