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SSJR’s attorneys have successfully appealed the rejection of a patent application directed to an image transmission system. The U.S. Patent Office originally rejected the application based on a combination of U.S. and foreign prior art. SSJR appealed, forcing a withdrawal of these rejections. The Patent Office then issued new rejections, […]

SSJR is pleased to announce that it has obtained approval of a trademark application for the color yellow as applied to plastic bats for its client, the Wiffle Ball, Inc. (“WBI”) of Shelton Connecticut. SSJR submitted voluminous information proving to the USPTO that consumers have come to recognize yellow plastic […]

Firm Member Stephen P. McNamara was selected as a 2009 New England Super Lawyer in the fields of Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation by Super Lawyers magazine. Super Lawyers magazine names attorneys in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through the […]

SSJR’s attorneys appealed multiple rejections of a patent application directed to a vehicle brake system. During the appeal, the U.S. Patent Office withdrew several of the rejections after receiving SSJR’s brief, and SSJR proceeded with the appeal of the remaining rejections maintained by the Patent Office. The Board of Patent […]

SSJR is pleased to announce that the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut has granted SSJR’s motion for summary judgment in favor of its client, United Aluminum Corporation. United Aluminum is a respected aluminum rolling company located in North Haven, Connecticut. In its ruling, the Court held that […]