Check out the Carter, DeLuca and Farrell LLP partner George Likourezos’ article for 3DHEALS LLC titled “Importance of Patent Search for Regenerative Medicine...

Carter DeLuca is proud to announce that partner George Likourezos was featured in AFN, Born from the leading venture capital firm AgFunder. In the article,...

Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP is excited to announce that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of...

Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP is pleased to announce the promotion to partnership of David Lee. Mr. Lee has been...

Carter DeLuca & Farrell LLP recently sponsored and attended the 2022 New York Institute of Technology Biotechnology Conference on April...

Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP is proud to be a lead sponsor of the 2022 New York Tech Biotechnology Conference on April 7th,...

Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP is proud to announce that our partner, Pina Campagna, will be a panelist discussing The Legality of Cannabis...

Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of the law firm by the addition of a new satellite...

Carter DeLuca hosted a WebEX on January 13, 2020 for members of the Hofstra Women’s Summer Program in Computing/Engineering (WSPICE) Initiative....

Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP hosted an informational breakfast presentation on September 12, 2019 featuring  Lisa Jorgenson, Executive Director of AIPLA, and Chen Wang, Deputy Executive Director of...

Ray Farrell was designated as a panel member by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) at the Asia Pacific...

Once considered a low-life act by individuals who lacked the respect to keep their community clean, graffiti is now perceived...

Colors hold more power than we often may assign to them. Whether on packaging of food in the supermarket, or...

Despite the fact that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office does not provide federal trademark registration for any products that include marijuana, it...

By John Sepulveda The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the federal district courts currently use two different standards to construe...

On Wednesday July 11th, Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP sponsored a panel discussion hosted...

Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP Partner <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAB7cX4BFsYN16QpG_LiLJ-gPoSs2p1cAv4/" id="x_1635964759ember9859" class="x_1635964759ember-view x_1635964759tap-target x_1635964759feed-shared-text-view__mention" target="_blank"...

Power Integrations sued Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation and Fairchild (Taiwan) Corporation (collectively “Fairchild”) for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,212,079 (“the ’079...

If you haven’t yet heard the Academy-award winning song, “Let it Go” from the hit Disney movie, Frozen, odds are you may be...

Copyright is a right that grants the creator of a work exclusive rights to its use and distribution. And although ownership vests...

In the much talked about decision in Williams v. Gaye, the focus was on whether Marvin Gaye’s 1976 hit, “Got to Give it...

The U.S. has proposed intended tariffs by the way of more than $150 million in Chinese products in response to the U.S.’s belief...

Post-grant proceedings can be initiated both by patent owners and those challenging the validity of specific current patents. When a post-grant proceeding...

The Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) is a system for the resolution of disputes regarding the registration of internet domain names. The UDRP...

Early in the baseball season last year, major league pitchers appeared to have lost a bit of velocity. As it turns out,...

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...

Infringing on a trademark can be costly as the responsible parties must typically pay damages to the trademark owner. Additionally, they will...

CDFS Partner George Likourezos attended the Capital Group Private Client Services luncheon titled Artificial Intelligence: What It Is, How It Affects You and...

Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP Partner Raymond Farrell traveled to Japan twice in the month of February to attend two separate...

If you are involved in an intellectual property dispute, litigation in the federal court system may become inevitable. In fact, thousands of...

A patent confers upon its owner the exclusive right to prevent others from making, selling, or using the subject of the patent....

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

CDFS Partner Carmella...

What is a trademark cancellation proceeding? The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently proposed streamlining the procedures to eliminate registrations for marks...

To commemorate International Woman’s Day in March, State Street Global Advisors commissioned Kristen Visbal’s “Fearless Girl” statue and obtained a permit from New...

What is the status of the CRISPR patent dispute? In February, this blog reported that the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) ruled...

What is a trademark opposition proceeding? Nike Inc. is opposing a trademark registration by New England Patriots’ tight end Rob Gronkowski.  In April 2016,...

In the contemporary marketplace, innovation is essential for a business to maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. For this reason, companies are...

On March 21, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that laches, an equitable doctrine that bars lawsuits after unreasonable delays, cannot be used...

Under what conditions can a scent be trademarked? Last month, toymaker Hasbro, Inc. filed an application to trademark the scent of PLAY-DOH. Under the...

In December 2016, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in TC Heartland v. Kraft Food Group Brands, a case that...

Originally published in the New York Intellectual Property Law Association’s December 2016- January 2017  edition of  The Report.  https://www.nyipla.org/nyipla/TheReport.asp By William Valet* Claim construction...

What are the potential applications of gene-editing technology? In December 2016, this blog reported on an interference proceeding before the Patent Trial and...

In January, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc. over its practices for licensing cellular patents to smartphone makers....

How will innovations in medical technology shape healthcare? Recent advances in medical technology have paved the way for minimally invasive surgeries to treat...

What are the latest technological developments in the electronics sector? A recent study in the journal Nature Materials reports that scientists at Stamford...

How many biosimilars are approved in the United States? The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced that it will review the Amgen v. Sandoz case,...

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What steps if the federal government taking to protect intellectual property? In December, the Obama administration released a three-year plan for the protection of...

How has the American Invents Act shaped patent law? Since the America Invents Act became law a little over five years ago, there have...

What is at stake in the CRISPR patent dispute? The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is weighing claims over who invented CRISPR (clustered regularly...

How can my startup protect its innovative products? Launching a new business can be exciting, especially for those that are introducing new products to...

How do copyright rules shape my digital marketing strategy? Today, as more businesses engage in digital marketing campaigns through the use of multiple social...

How should patent examiners apply the Federal Circuit Court decisions in McRo and Bascam? As we have previously written, a string of Federal...

How will the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the EU affect intellectual property rights? The far reaching effects of the United Kingdom’s vote to...

Do intellectual property rights promote economic growth in the U.S? In October, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a report demonstrating that intellectual property...

By: William Valet The transitional phrases “comprising” and “consisting of” are well defined terms of art in Patent Law; the former being inclusive...

By: David Hubbard Challenge Could Threaten International Price Discrimination and Conditional Sale Business Models A petition for certiorari currently awaits...

CARTER, DELUCA, FARRELL & SCHMIDT, LLP PARTNER RAY FARRELL ATTENDS US BAR-JPO COUNCIL MEETING AS INCOMING CHAIR As the new Chair and outgoing Vice Chair of...

 Doing Business Globally? Protect Your Trademark Overseas. Read this informative Newsday article that features Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP partner Pina...

Carter DeLuca is extremely proud to sponsor the Huntington High School Robotics Team 5016, winners of the NYC regional robotics competition. The win...

We are very proud of Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP attorney, Cindy Huang, who was honored at the Long Island Business News Diversity in...

Kick-off Event Held on April 5, 2016 Melville, NY – April 12, 2016 – Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt (“CDFS”) LLP was a major...

By: Jan Lucas In the latest word from the Federal Circuit on the effect of Alice on method claims, the...

By: Stephen DiLorenzo No rehearing of In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC will occur as the petition for rehearing en banc in In...

By: Joseph O. McPartland Last month, on May 19, 2015, after a notice and comment process yielded some...

By: David Hubbard A former employee sues company for patent infringement.  This is the scenario that...

By: Stephen DiLorenzo The recently issued Federal Circuit opinion in In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC, No. 2014-1301, was the first Federal Circuit...

  The United States Patent and Trademark Office remains open despite the general government shutdown that began October 1, 2013. ...

Vadim Vapnyar, Note, “Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Redefining the Scope of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act,” 77 St. John’s L. Rev. (2003). M. A. Walters, V....

“Bilski v. Kappos, Mayo v. Prometheus, and CLS Bank v. Alice Corp.: The Death of the Machine-or Transformation Test and the Effects on Software Patent Prosecution,”...

“When Trade Dress Protection May Not Be Enough,” Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (JPTOS), June 1998 “American Indians Seek Cancellation of the Trademarked Term...

Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP is pleased to announce that Seth M. Cannon, Pina M. Campagna & Vadim Vapnyar have become partners of the firm....

The USPTO is entirely funded by user fees, but it has often not been able to keep all of that money. Many times...

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte recently released a second discussion draft of legislation aimed at preventing abusive patent troll litigation.  The new draft includes...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office remains open despite the general government shutdown that began October 1, 2013.  Using prior year...

Victoria Espinel, the White House’s first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, has stepped down from that position, sometimes referred to as the...

On August 1, 2013, the Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Raymond T. Chen to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of...

Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., recently introduced H.R. 2605 (the Manufacturing Innovation in America Act) which calls for lowering the corporate tax rate from...

Pina Campagna of Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP served as co-moderator for the NYIPLA 2013 Half-Day Trademark CLE seminar held at the...

The US Patent Office has announced that Chinese patent documents can now be searched in English or the Chinese language using the...

The Federal Circuit recently tackled Dey, L.P v. Sunovion Pharm., Inc., No. 2012-1428 (Fed. Cir. 2013), which presented an unusual twist regarding the...