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Check out the November issue of Sterne Kessler’s MarkIt to Market®. We cover the new USPTO trademark filing fees, Penn State’s trademark infringement win against Vintage Brand, and World Bicycle Relief’s 2024 Communities on the Move benefit in Chicago earlier this month. Read it today! https://lnkd.in/e3UZHjhn #Trademarks #Infringement #USPTO

Sterne Kessler Directors Carla Ji Eun Kim and Olga Partington will host a KnowledgeBridge Session "Artificial Intelligence and the U.S. Patent Ecosystem: Current Challenges and What to Watch on the Horizon" at the 2024 Consero IP Forum for Life Sciences on December 5, 2025. https://lnkd.in/e-mZDgA9 This session will focus on: ✅ Artificial Intelligence assisted invention: inventor and practitioner pitfalls ✅ AI-generated prior art: sources and tips to overcome ✅ AI-based search and examination: protecting your confidential information in-house, with vendors, and through patent offices #AI #LifeSciences #Patent

Sterne Kessler’s Richard Bemben will moderate a focus session “Prospects at the PTAB” at the IAM Connect Patent Policy and Litigation virtual event on December 4, 2024. During the session, Richard will share need-to-know detail on procedural changes at the PTAB, including the prospects for the PREVAIL Act and implications to the litigation process under PREVAIL as law. He will be joined by Michael Tierney, Vice Chief Administration Patent Judge at the PTAB, and in-house counsel from Nielsen and Samsung. Sterne Kessler is also a gold sponsor of the program. Registration is complimentary. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dBRGWxwn #Patent #PTABLitigation

Our pro bono client, Ecoflora, recently received FDA approval for their responsibly sourced natural blue food color, Jagua Blue, for a wide range of applications! This marks a major achievement, as it is one of only a few FDA-approved natural food colors and one of the very few natural blue colors available. The team that led the efforts to obtain worldwide patent protection, licensing and development agreements, and advised them strategically on how to enter the US market included Jorge Goldstein, Bonnie Nannenga-Combs, Dennies Varughese, Pharm.D., Esq., and Joshua McCoy. #ProBono #Ecoflora #JaguaBlue

While the use of generative AI in the legal field remains a hot topic, many practitioners are beginning to encounter more AI-generated correspondence, like demand letters. Daniel Block spoke with Managing IP on this topic in the recent article, "Raising Suspicion: The Telltale Signs a Party Has Used AI." https://lnkd.in/ey3eA8sj #GenerativeAI #IntellectualProperty

💻 Did you miss our latest PTAB Playbook webinar? Watch the on demand recording to learn about the latest developments impacting post-grant proceedings in the life sciences. 🔗https://lnkd.in/eTFVyNAu Eldora Ellison and Trey Powers provided a detailed analysis of recent decisions and their implications for practice strategies, extending from prosecution through Federal Circuit appeals—watch the recording today! #PTABLitigation #LifeSciences

Join Sterne Kessler's John Covert and Marsha Gillentine for their upcoming webinar "Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Challenges – A Year in Review" on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. (EST). https://lnkd.in/efhHEuVZ During the webinar, they will summarize the state of the law and recap this year’s decisions and the proposed rules. John and Marsha will also offer considerations for existing patent portfolios and actions to take in drafting, filing, and prosecuting U.S. applications to help mitigate obviousness-type double patenting issues. Register today!

Sterne Kessler received a significant ruling in a patent infringement case before the ITC on behalf of our client, SV3, a leading distributor of vape products in the United States. https://lnkd.in/eYKMjWAv RJ Reynolds (RJR) accused SV3 and 34 other disposable flavored e-cigarette manufacturers and distributors of unfair importation. They moved for emergency relief via a motion for a Temporary Exclusion Order (TEO). On November 19, SV3 and the other Respondents defeated RJR’s motion. Bet-the-company TEO procedures are rare, and the last case that was tried to an Initial Determination was more than a decade ago. The Sterne Kessler team representing SV3 was led by directors Danny Yonan and Uma Everett. The team also included Kyle Conklin, Ryan Richardson, Kristina Caggiano Kelly, Robert Niemeier, Brooke McLain, Davin Guinn, and Cristen Corry. #ITC #PatentLitigation

Director Jorge Goldstein, will be a guest lecturer at Seoul National University Medical School on November 20, 2024 (November 21, 2024, Korea Time). Jorge’s lecture titled, “Therapeutic Antibody Patents in the United States: Complete Conception, Enablement, and Written Description of the Invention,” will focus on the difficult task of obtaining and defending antibody genus claims. His lecture will be based partly on relevant portions of his book, US Biotechnology Patent Law (9th edition, 2024), which has now been translated into Korean. https://lnkd.in/ek6rN95P

We are proud to share that our pro bono client, Paula Crashley—dental hygienist by day and inventor by night—has received a patent allowance for her innovative dental sharpening tool. This unique device, designed to attach to a motorized handheld device, offers dental professionals a portable and efficient solution to maintain the sharpness of their instruments. We were connected with Paula through Cardozo School of Law's Patent Diversity Project Clinic, an initiative dedicated to increasing the number of U.S. patents issued to women and inventors of color. Director Christian A. Camarce and members of the E-Group drafted and prosecuted Paula’s patent application. This is an exciting milestone for Paula and underscores our firm’s continued commitment to supporting the next generation of diverse inventors.  #ProBono