Tag:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Cannabis Patent Survives Early Challenge

The first cannabis patent claim ever litigated in federal court just cleared a hurdle this month. In United Cannabis Corp. v. Pure Hemp, a cannabis...

Coan Payton & Payne Adds Four

Coan Payton & Payne announced March 29 that the firm has added four attorneys to its Denver office.  Former Buchanan Stouffer attorneys J.P. Stouffer, Richard...

Innovator Indicators

Patent law practitioners tend to have an inkling of where innovation is happening, and in which industries. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton co-authored a study...

DGS Adds Four in May

Davis Graham & Stubbs announced May 10 that three attorneys have joined the firm’s natural resources department from the Denver office of Gleaton Doumany:...

A Delicate Dance to Balance Interests

The San Francisco Giants’ home stadium now has its fourth name. The team completed an agreement with Oracle for naming rights that will run...

Will the Phillips Standard Change the Game on Patent Claims?

Arguing patent claims before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is going to resemble district courts a little more, and that could have big...

The Difference Two Decades Make

The thriving startup economy in Denver and Boulder has been a rising tide that raised a number of ships, including patent law practices like...

PTAB Pushed Toward More Precedent, Predictability

Patent litigators — and their clients — have been hoping for better consistency from the now-six-year-old Patent Trial and Appeal Board. They may be...