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Analysis of Impact of Brexit Vote on EU Intellectual Property Assets SSJR, in consultation with colleagues in Europe, concluded that the United Kingdom Brexit referendum on membership in the EU will have no immediate impact on client European IP assets. European Union trademark registrations are expected to have effect in […]

SSJR Partner Benjamin Lehberger was elected President of the Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (“CIPLA”) at the association’s annual meeting on June 1, 2016. Mr. Lehberger is the eleventh SSJR attorney to serve as President of CIPLA. Andy Corea was re-elected to the Board of Governors and Benjamin White was […]

SSJR attorneys successfully overcome a rejection under Alice v. CLS Bank and 35 U.S.C. § 101 directed to software entitled: “Multi Layered Webpage Tool,” which was published under U.S. Pat. Pub. No. US-2011-0040633. Notably, the Alice rejection was issued after a successful appeal by SSJR on prior art grounds. In […]

The Connecticut Bar Foundation (CBF) recently named Andy Corea as a James W. Cooper Fellow. The Connecticut Bar Foundation works to ensure that the state’s legal system is available to all, regardless of power or resources. The Foundation supports legal services that protect the interests of those who cannot afford […]

SSJR Successful Defeating Patent Preliminary Injunction 6 May 2016 SSJR partners Stephen McNamara and Benjamin C. White, with associate Steven S. Zimowski, successfully obtained a denial of a patent plaintiff’s attempt to obtain a preliminary injunction preventing our client from selling its product. SSJR’s briefing presented a comprehensive defense focused […]