Device claim 1 was determined by the Examiner to be allowable, while process claims 21 and 26 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

Appellate courts around the world previously had relatively few opportunities to offer guidance as to the licensing terms or the manner of negotiating licenses to SEPs.

Intellectual property is often most critical asset for an early stage company. Developing a strong, cost effective IP strategy and risk management strategy to avoid costly IP litigation can make the difference in a company's survival.

The popularity of craft breweries and distilleries has grown at exponential rates in the past few years. There are now over 1,800 craft distilleries in the U.S. up from roughly 100 in 2005 and 7,400 craft distillers ...

In this episode of IP Goes Pop!, Jay Halt, Shareholder at Volpe Koenig, and Ankit Aggarwal, Associate at Volpe Koenig, join Shareholder Michael Snyder to talk about Artificial Intelligence in pop culture.

Patent and U.S. Food and Drug Administration practices are complex. But these two fields were further complicated by meshing them together in a design intended to both (1) reward drug innovators...

This week on IP Goes Pop! Fellow Volpe Koenig Shareholder, Michael Berkowitz, joins Michael Snyder to talk about how people try to trademark phrases found in popular culture.

Pressure for development of more efficient battery chemistry in electric vehicle fleets is now greater than ever, prompting greater collaboration between major original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), ...

Before examining whether a particular invention is patentable over the prior art, there's an even more fundamental question: who is the inventor.

Functional claim language—which defines an invention by what it does rather than what it is—can be a powerful claim drafting tool when used carefully.

This episode of IP Goes POP! traces the development of a brand from its inception to a seminal trademark.

This week IP Goes Pop! carries a torch for IP at the Olympics. Join co-hosts and Volpe Koenig Shareholders, Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue, for a relay through the intellectual property involved in putting on a global athletic competition ...

This week on IP Goes Pop!, Founding Shareholder of Volpe Koenig and intellectual property attorney Tony Volpe joins Michael Snyder to talk about the Right of Publicity.

That report was released on March 5, 2020.

Every employee, particularly those that might utilize or contribute to the company's intellectual property, should sign an employment agreement as part of the onboarding process.

One year ago, on July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a landmark decision in Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems (Schrems II).

Google® CEO Sundar Pichai demonstrated the capabilities of Google Assistant onstage at Google I/O

In this episode, IP Goes Pop! co-hosts and Volpe Koenig shareholders, Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue take you through their first round of pop culture "game-changers." ...

At times, corporate stakeholders may consider IP due diligence as slowing down business instead of creating and preserving value.

The Director of the USPTO, Kathi Vidal, issued a decision this week raising the likelihood that the Patent Trials and Appeals Board (PTAB) will exercise its discretion to deny the institution of Inter Partes Review (IPR) challenges.