Supreme Court Opinions
IP News, Litigation
The Supreme Court today issued opinions in Octane Fitness v. Icon Health and Highmark v. AllCare. Together, these two decisions provide sweeping reform to the award of attorney’s fees in patent cases.
News & Insights
Firm Expands Litigation and Patent Prosecution Practice With Three New Hires
New Hires
ATLANTA (May 21, 2013) –Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC announced today that IP attorney David Moreland has joined the firm in an Of Counsel role. Mr. Moreland, a registered patent attorney and experienced IP litigator, adds significant depth to the firm’s litigation practice.
Patent Office Awards Patent Term Adjustment Based on Delay Related to a Vacated Office Action
Firm News, Patent
Meunier Carlin & Curfman client Oncolytics Biotech Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the assignee of US Patent No. 7,803,385 directed to a modified reovirus for the treatment of cancer, finally received a Certificate of Correction from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) showing 122 days of patent term adjustment, a patent term adjustment originally and repeatedly denied by the USPTO.
Associate and Scientific Advisor Join Firm
New Hires
Jessica Keesee and Anthony J. Zucchero, Ph.D. have joined McKeon Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC to provide support to several additional key practice areas.
Brian Giles Joins as Associate
New Hires
P. Brian Giles, Ph.D., J.D., has joined McKeon Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC as an associate attorney focused on patent prosecution, due diligence and patent strategy in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Giles graduated magna cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law in 2011.
Rosetta Stone v Google: AdWords Still Not Out of the Woods
Firm News, Trademark
In his recent article for World Trademark Review, Steve Schaetzel reports on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and its reversal of a Virginia district court’s summary judgement ruling that Google’s use of trademarks in its AdWords program was not likely to cause confusion as a matter of law.
Steve Schaetzel Published in World Trademark Review
Firm News, Trademark
Steve Schaetzel has published “TTAB Decision Shows That It Pays To Have Prior US Federal Registration” in the World Trademark Review
Firm Expands Office, Adds Associates
Firm News, New Hires
Atlanta intellectual property law firm McKeon, Meunier, Carlin and Curfman, LLC has extended its lease at the historic Atlanta Biltmore and has relocated to 15,000 square feet of renovated space on the building’s fifth floor.
Alexis Simpson Joins as Associate
New Hires
Alexis N. Simpson has joined McKeon Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC as an associate attorney focused on domestic and foreign patent prosecution in the chemical, pharmaceutical and semiconductor fields. She will assist in intellectual property litigation and opinion work.
Trey Levie joins as Associate
New Hires
Walter Hill “Trey” Levie III has joined McKeon Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC as an associate attorney focused on litigation, patent prosecution and trademark prosecution matters.