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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Philadelphia, PA | September 2019 – RP CEO, Jonathan H. Spadt will moderate a discussion on “Trade, Economics and IP Policy” on October 16, 2019 at the Global Series meeting of the Federal Circuit Bar Association. The three-day conference is being held in Honolulu, Hawaii and will bring together government representatives, adjudicators, corporate leaders, litigation leaders, academics, and others in […]
Wilmington, DE | August 2019 – RP’s Jeffrey B. Bove will participate in “Hot Topics in IP 2019” presented by the Federal Circuit Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association on September 20, 2019 at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, DE. He will co-moderate Excellence in Persuasion: Advocacy from a Judicial Perspective. The panel includes: […]
Philadelphia, PA | August 2019 – Effective August 2019, RatnerPrestia’s James M. Gould has joined the faculty of Penn State University’s Dickinson Law School as an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching Biotech, Pharmaceuticals & the Law. This course is available for second and third year law students and qualifies as an elective toward fulfilling a […]
Philadelphia, PA | April 2019 – On April 15, 2019, for the second time, RP Shareholders Benjamin Leace, Christopher Blaszkowski and Andrew Koopman, came out of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) with a final written decision upholding the patentability of all claims in U.S. Patent No. 8,342,742, owned by AMETEK Denmark A/S. Fluke Corp., a […]
Philadelphia, PA | April 2019 – RP’s Benjamin Leace was a presenter at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) two day program. His patent presentation, “Ethical Issues Before the PTO,” focused on a review of PTO disciplinary decisions. The annual institute hosted by PBI provides legal insights relating to IP law for everyone (from IP specialists […]
