Firm News, Newsletters & Bulletins

Firm News and Activities

Our partners and associates are active in many organizations involved with our chosen profession. We speak at conferences, write books, and participate on the boards of various intellectual property groups and organizations. We have a page outlining Upcoming Speaking Engagements and a Firm News page which addresses other professional activities of our partners, associates and staff.

Newsletters and Bulletins

Ladas & Parry publishes periodic Newsletters and Special Information Bulletins. All of the Newsletters and Bulletins published since Mid 1994 are both searchable and available on-line. The most recent issues are listed below:

September 2008 Bulletin: US - Revival of the National Stage of PCT Applications at the USPTO
June 2008 Bulletin: US - Patent Exhaustion: The United States Supreme Court Decision in LG Electronics v Quanta
May 2008 Bulletin: US - USPTO Appeals against Ruling that Its Proposed Rules Exceeded its Rule-Making Power
May 2008 Bulletin: US - Patent and Copyright Infringement by Sale of Offending Products into the United States
April 2008 Bulletin: Bangladesh - Service Mark Applications Now Being Accepted
April 2008 Bulletin: US - USPTO Rule Changes Voided by District Court
March 2008 Bulletin: Europe - Recent Trademark Application Procedural Changes
November 2007 Bulletin: Europe - Recent Patent Developments
May 2007 Bulletin: Union of Serbia and Montenegro Ends
May 2007 Bulletin: U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
April 2007 Bulletin: New Ladas Partners
March 2007 Bulletin: Dominican Republic - Joins PCT
March 2007 Bulletin: Changes in .BE (Belgium Top Level Domain) Favor Trademark Owners
February 2007 Bulletin: .ASIA TLD Launch - Start Reviewing Your Trademark Portfolios
January 2007 Bulletin: Medimmune Inc v. Genentech Inc.
January 2007 Bulletin: Bahrain - Joins PCT
January 2007 Bulletin: Malta - Joins PCT and EPC
December 2006 Bulletin: New Zealand - New .nz Dispute Resolution Policy
December 2006 Bulletin: U.S. - Patent Reform
December 2006 Bulletin: Japan - Registering Marks for Retail Services
October 2006 Bulletin: Asia - New .asia Top Level Domain
October 2006 Bulletin: US - Trademark Dilution Revision Act Becomes Law
October 2006 Bulletin: China - New Internet Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Imposes Two-Year Statute of Limitations
October 2006 Bulletin: USPTO Fee Increase Postponed
July 2006 Bulletin: Manhattan - Three Ladas & Parry Lawyers tagged as "Super Lawyers"
July 2006 Bulletin: Mobi TLD - Sunrise Period for Trademark Owners Extended
July 2006 Bulletin: Bulgaria - Amended Trademark and Geographical Indications Law
July 2006 Bulletin: Macau - New Classification of Goods Adopted
July 2006 Bulletin: ARIPO - Banjul Protocol on Trade Marks
July 2006 Bulletin: Cape Verde Now Accepting Trademark Applications
June 2006 Bulletin: Mental Steps in Method Claims - Laboratory Corp. of America v. Metabolite Laboratories
June 2006 Bulletin: Recent Federal Circuit Cases on Claim Construction
June 2006 Bulletin: Divisional Patent Application Practice Change in China
June 2006 Bulletin: U.S. Supreme Court approves rule regarding the Citation of Unpublished Opinions
May 2006 Newsletter (N.S. 197).
May 2006 Bulletin: The USPTO’s Spring 2006 Business Methods Partnership Meeting
May 2006 Bulletin: FRCP - Amendments regarding Electronic Discovery
April 2006 Bulletin: Gray Market Goods - Material Differences Measured Against What?
April 2006 Bulletin: Japanese Patent Applications - Speeding Up Examination and/or Refunding the Examination Fee
March 2006 Bulletin: Enforcement of Rights in Trademarks and Trade Names in the PRC
January 2006 Bulletin: Federal Circuit Remains Split on Written-Description Requirements

See our complete list of all of the Newsletters and Bulletins available on line.

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