6/29/2010
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The Supreme Court's decision in the Bilski case means that processes or methods do not have to be tied to a machine or transform an article into a different state or thing in order to qualify as patentable subject matter.
6/8/2010
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Daniel J. McMullen, chair of the firm’s Information Technology practice and partner in the Intellectual Property group, was the featured speaker in a recent podcast hosted by the Northeast Ohio Software Association (NEOSA).
5/6/2010
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Daniel J. McMullen, chair of the firm’s Information Technology practice and partner in the Intellectual Property group, was the featured speaker in two recent podcasts hosted by the Northeast Ohio Software Association (NEOSA).
4/2/2010
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Through a recent court ruling, patent owners can receive up to $500 per article of falsely marked product, rather than a fine per incident. This decision has given private citizens or companies a significantly enhanced incentive to make false patent marking claims.
1/1/2010
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Calfee has had three of its attorneys selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Stars edition 2010, by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics Magazine. To find attorneys for the Rising Stars edition, Law & Politics mails ballots to the attorneys included in the most recent Super Lawyers listing. These individuals are asked to vote for the best attorneys who are either 40 or under or who have been practicing 10 or fewer years. They are instructed to vote for lawyers they have personally observed in action. In addition to this, a research team reviews the credentials of potential candidates and assigns points based on a set of defined evaluation criteria.
7/30/2009
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Tracy Johnson, partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation group, authored an article for the Summer 2009 issue of the Ohio State Bar Association Intellectual Property Section newsletter. “With Infringement Remedies Available, Will Open Source Litigation Run Rampant?” discusses the risks associated with using open source applications to address critical business needs.
11/20/2008
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Raymond N. Russell joins Calfee
12/20/2007
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Raymond Rundelli, a partner in Calfee's Intellectual Property group, has been elected vice president of the Geauga County Public Library Board of Trustees by the Geauga County Commissioners.
11/15/2007
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Calfee will host this complimentary seminar, "The Role of the Supreme Court in Modern Patent Law: Tilting Toward the Accused Infringer." Our distinguished speaker is Case Western Reserve University School of Law's Craig A. Nard, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law, Technology & the Arts. The program will begin with a continental breakfast, followed by our distinguished speaker, and conclude with lunch. (Applied for 2.0 CLE)
11/9/2007
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Calfee partner Ned Pejic and Herb Hotchkiss, corporate counsel for Blair Corporation, co-authored this article which appears in the November 2007 issued of ACC Docket. The article discusses the reality that "... you do not have to be in the software business to be accused of infringing a software or ecommerce US patent."
11/9/2007
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Calfee partner Ned Pejic and Herb Hotchkiss, corporate counsel at Blair Corporation, co-authored this article which appears in the November 2007 issue of ACC Docket. The article discusses the reality that "... you do not have to be in the software business to be accused of infringing a software or ecommerce US patent."
11/21/2006
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Raymond Rundelli, a partner in Calfee's Intellectual Property group, has been appointed to the Geauga County Public Library Board of Trustees by the Geauga County Commissioners. He will fill the remainder of an unexpired seven year term of a trustee who resigned earlier this year.
9/8/2005
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Bill Raulerson joins Calfee as an associate in the Intellectual Property group. He is a graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law, and he earned dual bachelor of science degrees in computer science and computer information systems from the University of South Florida.
3/9/2005
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Alan Brandt joins Calfee as an associate with the Intellectual Property group. Al is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He earned his undergraduate degree from Ohio (DeVry) Institute of Technology and his masters of administrative science management from Johns Hopkins University.
1/26/2005
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On January 28th, John Wiedemann will moderate a discussion of "Changing Strategies in View of Uncertain Federal Circuit Guidance" at the American Intellectual Property Law Association's mid-winter institute in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
12/17/2004
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This Columbus Business First article quoted Thomas O'Connor Jr., a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation group, on the viability of Chem Ab's lawsuit.
9/1/2004
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This issue of Calfee's Insights highlights the important topic of risk management -- beyond insurance coverage. The remaining pages of Insights cover changes in patent litigation strategy, choosing an executor and the new law that makes drug testing more effective from a workers' compensation perspective.
6/4/2004
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Special to the summer issue of Insights is "Business Insights," an insert discussing new risks for corporate officers and directors, resulting from the Enron case.
The regular pages of Insights cover email to government officials, business aviation options and using the ITC as a faster method of resolving certain intellectual property disputes.
11/13/2003
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Bryan Schwartz will give the "Donald K. Duvall, Section 337 Annual Year in Review" at the ITC Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting on November 13, 2003.
2/28/2003
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John will be a part of this breakout session at the 47th annual conference on Developments In Intellectual Property Law this February 28.