Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione offered its glimpse into three significant developments for 2013.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione shareholders Allen Baum and Ryan Marshall discuss strategies for taking advantage of the new proceedings and provisions in the U.S. patent system including Pre-Issuance Submissions 35 U.S.C. 122(e) and 301, Inter Partes Reexam, Post Grant Review, Inter Partes Review and Supplemental Examination.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione shareholders Allen Baum and Ryan Marshall discuss strategies for taking advantage of the new proceedings and provisions in the U.S. patent system including Pre-Issuance Submissions 35 U.S.C. 122(e) and 301, Inter Partes Reexam, Post Grant Review, Inter Partes Review and Supplemental Examination.

Bayer AG has long sold its ALEVE brand pain reliever under the FLANAX trademark outside the United States.

On August 12, 2015 Lyle Vander Schaaf and Shen Wang's article, "Fed. Circ. Breaks Impasse On ITC Authority In Suprema," was published in Law360.

In my trademark prosecution practice, I am often asked what exactly it means to use a mark in commerce. The question seems straightforward, but in reality it is anything but.

Ryan Marshall's article, "Patent Law 117: Design Patents - Another Arrow in the Quiver," was published in second quarter edition of The Cosmetic Summit, Intermountain West Society of Cometic Chemists.

Ryan Marshall's article, 'Patent Law 119: Delaying Patent Examination,' was published in the first quarter 2016 edition of The Cosmetic Summit, Intermountain West Society of Cometic Chemists.

Andrew Stover and Dominic Zanfardino discussed the current state of the law and the aspects of the America Invents Act going into effect on March 16, including: First Inventor to File and Derivation Proceedings.

Vince Gnoffo discusses post-grant review which became effective on September 16, 2012.

In an important opinion regarding standing for false advertising suits in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court on March 25 this year ruled that Static Control Components Inc. had standing to sue Lexmark International Inc. for false advertising.

Saif Khan provides an introduction and the general rules of prior use rights.

Nathan Greene discusses the new rules which took effect on September 16, 2012.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Linda Nattler, an IP attorney with the Ann Arbor office of Brinks Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., conducted a webinar on June 28, 2016 entitled Preparing a Patent Disclosure for Efficient and Effective Prosecution Before the European Patent Office (EPO).

Scott J. Slavick penned "A Moral Dilemma? So-Called Moral Rights Could Affect Your Online Advertising Plans. Here’s How You Can Address the Risk," for the September 2013 issue of Internet Law & Strategy and the October 2013 issues of Entertainment Law & Finance.

In August 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reported a backlog of 591,665 patent applications waiting to be examined and an average total pendency (time from filing to end of examination) of 29.4 months.

IPR: Five tips for successfully challenging Orange Book patents

The director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO"), Michelle K. Lee, recently announced that she plans to hear a case at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

The ramifications of the copyright infringement battle between tech heavyweights Oracle and Google concerning APIs are significant for software entrepreneurs, says Brinks' Michael Hussey in his recent article for TechCrunch.com.