Tag:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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...

Merchant & Gould Adds Two

Merchant & Gould announced Thursday that Tadd Wilson returned to the firm as a partner and Brent Lindon joined as an associate. Wilson was an...

IP Issues Surrounding Blockchain Technology Implementation

Like cloud computing in 2007, blockchain is today’s latest technology craze. Companies are rushing to develop and patent blockchain technology. Despite its rising popularity,...

Supreme Court Lets IPR Stand but Shakes it Up

Although most patent counsel has been watching the patent case Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group, a U.S. Supreme Court decision in...

Polsinelli Sees Rapid Growth Over First Quarter

It’s a familiar story in Denver. Polsinelli is seeing major growth in the metro area. The firm brought in a large number of laterals...