Philadelphia, PA | December 2019 – On December 19, 2019, RP’s Community Service Team delivered holiday gifts to families in need at the Salvation Army in Norristown, PA. The firm adopted two families and received generous support from its employees. The community service team has participated in this initiative for the past decade, the firm […]
Written by: Shayne D. Rasay In Peter v. NantKwest, Inc., the Supreme Court established a bright-line rule that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) may not recover legal personnel fees as “expenses” under 35 U.S.C. § 145. The language referencing “expenses” in § 145 states that “[a]ll the expenses of the proceedings shall […]
Written by: Stephen D. Harper, Ph.D. In today’s global business environment, a commercial enterprise must maintain its competitive edge by investing in research and development programs directed to innovative technologies. If successful, such programs will create protectable intellectual property and help to ensure that the developing enterprise enjoys at least some measure of exclusivity with […]
Written by: Jonathan H. Spadt Today there is generally consensus that electric vehicles are the future, and autonomous transportation (at varying levels) is going to become common over the next decade. Beyond 2030, it may even take over substantially all transportation. Although the ultimate impact of this transformation on society is not yet completely understood, […]
Written by: Michael P. F. Phelps This article was published in Machine Design on October 30, 2019. Read the full article.
Munich, Germany | October 2019 – Dr. Fritz Wetzel will participate at the World Intellectual Property (IP) Forum held in Taipei, Taiwan from November 6-8, 2019. He will contribute to a panel discussion on November 7th entitled “Trade Secrets & Data Protection in Global Markets”. The theme for the conference is “IP as a Powerhouse for […]
Philadelphia, PA | October 2019 – On October 28th, RP CEO & President Jonathan H. Spadt, will facilitate a panel discussion entitled, “Understanding our Global Challenges Today: IP, Security, and Trade”. The luncheon event is hosted by the Business Advisory Council of the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress and will be held in […]
Written by: Andrew J. Koopman With its latest application of Alice precedent, the Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidation of claims covering methods for manufacturing propshafts in American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC. The Court’s ruling is the latest in a line of recent cases upholding judicial exceptions to subject matter eligibility in the face […]
Philadelphia, PA | October 2019 – RP’s Dr. Robert Esposito presented on behalf of the Benjamin Franklin American Inn of Court (Pupilage Group Meeting) at Villanova Law School on October 10, 2019. The meeting, “Ethics for Young Lawyers” focused on the Theranos case. Presenters discussed client conflicts and provided solutions for how to respond to unethical requests […]
Philadelphia, PA | September 2019 – RP’s Benjamin E. Leace presented at PIPLA’s CLE Program: “Litigation – Developing a litigation strategy when the cost of the litigation could quickly exceed the value” on September 18, 2019. It marked the first meeting of the 2019/2020 PIPLA program year and was held at the Union League of […]
