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Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP is pleased to announce the elevation to partnership of Jason Scher. Mr. Scher has been instrumental in the ongoing development of the firm and...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act recently signed into law could have a significant impact on transactions involving the transfer of patent rights.  Sales of the intellectual property...

Congratulations to Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt LLP Partner Raymond Farrell for being honored at this year’s LISTnet 2017 LISA Awards. Click here to learn more about LISTnet <a href="http://www.listnet.org/"...

In September, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ordered the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to review its rulings regarding power converter patents held...

Patents, trademarks, and copyrights are often confused as being interchangeable, as all constitute types of intellectual property. However, each of the aforementioned forms of intellectual property affords the owner...

The drugmaker Allergan recently announced that it had transferred six patents on it best-selling eye drug, RESTASIS, to the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in northern New York in...

What is the proper venue to bring a patent infringement lawsuit? The Supreme Court’s highly anticipated ruling in TC Heartland LLC. V. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC has effectively reversed...

Do public sales constitute prior art even without disclosing the invention? On May 1, a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit clarified the scope of...

CDFS Partner Carmella Stephens, Ph.D. was listed as one of this...

What is a trademark cancellation proceeding? The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently proposed streamlining the procedures to eliminate registrations for marks that are not in use. According...