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SSJR filed a brief at the Federal Circuit on behalf of the Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (“CIPLA”) in Lighting Ballast LLC v. Philips Electronics North America Corp. & Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc. The Federal Circuit is conducting an en banc review to consider the extent to which a trial […]

SSJR is pleased to announce that Roy D. Gross’ article Can an Inference of Intent to Induce Infringement of a Patent Be Drawn Where Other Reasonable Inferences Exist? An Examination of the Use of Circumstantial Evidence to Prove Inducement of Infringement was published in the Spring edition of the Minnesota […]

SSJR obtained an early dismissal of a trademark opposition challenging the registration of the mark FAMILYSLEEP. Several parties commenced the opposition alleging that the mark was a descriptive term. SSJR moved to dismiss the opposition, asserting that the opposing parties failed to address Family Sleep Services’ ownership of the incontestable […]

The fastest way to obtain issuance of a U.S. utility patent is Track One Prioritized Examination offered by the USPTO. Using this procedure, SSJR obtained a patent for a client in six months from filing to grant (U.S. Pat. No. 8,456,109; Lighting System). Ordinary processing of such an application could […]

The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences has reversed all Examiner rejections to claims of a patent application prosecuted by SSJR. The Board agreed with SSJR’s arguments that the Examiner failed to show a combination of references rendered obvious pending claims directed to a quick release valve for a vehicle […]