📅 Mark Your Calendars! Directors Tracy-Gene G. Durkin and Deirdre Wells will present the webinar "Now What? A Deep Dive Into LKQ v. GM and Its Implications," hosted by Practising Law Institute (PLI) on August 7, 2024. https://lnkd.in/eY3YT-_t Tracy and Deirdre will unpack the Federal Circuit's landmark decision in LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Tech., which overruled 40+ years of precedent on design patent obviousness. The ruling left a myriad of unanswered questions and uncertainties in the realm of design patent law. This program will discuss the impact of the ruling on future litigation and share strategies to navigate the evolving design patent law landscape. #DesignPatents #IntellectualProperty
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Law Practice
Washington, DC 5,748 followers
We're one of the most highly regarded intellectual property law firms in the world and a great place to work!
About us
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is a full-service intellectual property law firm that provides innovative solutions tailored to your business and industry. Since our founding in 1978, we have grown to become one of the largest IP specialty law firms in the United States. We collaborate across the full spectrum of IP to deliver real results for our clients—from patent and trademark prosecution, to patent litigation in federal district and appellate courts, strategic IP counseling, due diligence, and post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Our team includes attorneys, patent agents, and technical specialists with 100+ advanced degrees, including 60+ Ph.D.s,, in science and engineering disciplines. We work with the world’s leading innovators and brands, ranging from individual inventors and startups to renowned universities and Fortune 500 companies. We are proud to be one of the most highly regarded IP specialty law firms, and we have cultivated an environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and intellectually stimulating. And we’re honored that our attorneys and staff have voted Sterne Kessler as a Washington Post “Top Workplace” for 10 years running.
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http://www.sternekessler.com
External link for Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
- Industry
- Law Practice
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
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- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1978
- Specialties
- Intellectual property law, IP litigation, patent preparation and prosecution, post grant challenges, and trademarks
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Washington, DC 20005, US
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🌟 Sterne Kessler is proud to showcase the excellent work of our pro bono practice. We recently achieved a significant victory for a minor in collaboration with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), a national nonprofit organization devoted to the protection of unaccompanied and separated children. Associate Zachary Jacobs, along with co-counsel, recently helped an unaccompanied minor who fled the dangerous conditions of his home country. We were able to secure custody with his great-aunt and are in the process of staying his deportation. This will allow the case to advance to the immigration agency to secure protected residency status for the minor in the US. Congratulations to Zach and the team for their outstanding work! #ProBono #KIND #Immigration
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⚖️ As AI continues to reshape innovation, legislators are grappling with how to regulate it and how IP rights should apply to AI-assisted inventions and creative works. Hearings by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet offered diverse views on this complex issue. Director Richard A. Crudo and Summer Associate Bridget Moore highlight five key takeaways from the recent hearings relevant for industry players leveraging AI for innovation. 🔗https://lnkd.in/dKebNmvR #AI #Innovation #IntellectualProperty
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📚 Our latest issue of IP Practice Tips is out now, featuring insights on reexamination and reissue practice. https://lnkd.in/dYQzEGMk This month, Jason Eisenberg and Jessica J. Harrison, BSECE, MSECE, JD share best practices for using Streamlined Reexamination Requests, which can be a viable option for some reexamination requestors. They also discuss the implications of the Original Patent Doctrine on reissue claims and offer tips for navigating these proceedings effectively. Follow us for future IP Practice Tips to help inform your patent and litigation strategy. #Reissue #Reexamination #USPTO #IntellectualProperty
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The USPTO recently issued updated guidance on subject matter eligibility for AI inventions. This update clarifies how the USPTO evaluates subject matter eligibility of claims in AI-related patent applications and includes new examples to aid stakeholders when navigating subject matter eligibility during patent examination, appeal, and post-grant proceedings. Stay informed on these important changes in AI innovation and read more in our latest 'IP Hot Topic' from Todd Hopfinger and Lestin Kenton. https://lnkd.in/e3bigbS7 #AI #Patents #USPTO
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Sterne Kessler received top-tier rankings in Law360's 2024 Diversity Snapshot! 🎉 Among the firms surveyed in the "101 - 250 attorneys" category, we stand out as: 🌟 One of the top 15 for overall diversity 🌟 Top four for equity partnership diversity Director and Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair Gaby L. Longsworth commented, "At Sterne Kessler, we are deeply committed to nurturing an environment where talented diverse attorneys and staff thrive. Our recognition this year as a top firm reflects our unwavering dedication to creating a workplace that celebrates and supports all of our attorneys." https://lnkd.in/eSCt7rir #Law360DiversitySnapshot
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Director William Milliken Milliken recently spoke with IAM and weighed in on whether the SCOTUS ruling overturning the Chevron doctrine would lead to increased litigation against the USPTO. https://lnkd.in/eMQgFKJF Will commented that the PTO’s proposed rule concerning terminal disclaimer practice “has generated some controversy and may well be challenged if and when it is put into place. So, Loper does change the landscape of that potential dispute in a significant way.” #TerminalDisclaimer #Chevron #SCOTUS
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💡 Universities and startups – proposed USPTO rule could impact your patent strategy. https://lnkd.in/eS5__fW5 The USPTO is considering a significant rule change affecting terminal disclaimers in patent applications. Published on May 10, the proposed rule aims to tighten patent enforceability conditions, especially in response to double patenting rejections. Learn more about the potential implications for universities and startup companies in the latest Law360 article from Marsha Gillentine, Bree Vculek, and Eric Steffe. #USPTO #StartUps #TerminalDisclaimer #PatentLaw
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Our Design Patent Litigation Insights series continues with a look at design patent trends at the ITC. 🔍 Section 337 Investigations Mid-Year Update – Did you know? Ten investigations were terminated in the first half of 2024, including two focused on design patents. https://lnkd.in/e64zwmXQ Despite no remedial orders, Section 337 investigations involving design patents have outperformed those with utility patents or other unfair acts. From 2015 to mid-2024, 197 Section 337 investigations proceeded to Final Determinations, and of those, the Commission found a violation and issued remedial orders in 115 cases. Keep an eye out as we track developments for the rest of 2024, especially post-Federal Circuit changes in design patent standards! 📜 #ITC #Section337 #DesignPatents
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📜 Director William Milliken spoke with WIPR - World IP Review about how the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the Chevron doctrine has shaken things up in a major way. Previously, federal courts could defer to agencies like the USPTO on interpreting ambiguous laws. Now, judges will independently interpret statutes without bias toward agency views. Will commented, "Loper imposes more constraints on what the agency can do. On the question of whether a particular rule is consistent with the applicable statutes, we have effectively moved from a 'tie-goes-to-the-agency' regime to a regime where the court simply interprets the statute de novo, with no thumb on the scale in the agency's favour." https://lnkd.in/ehgXN4pe #USPTO #Chevron #SCOTUS
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