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 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.
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.
Steve Schaetzel has published an article titled “University Waived Sovereign Immunity by Appealing to District Court” in a recent issue of World Trademark Review
Bjorn G. Anderson has joined McKeon Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC as an associate attorney practicing patent prosecution in the electrical arts. His technology focus areas include electronic display technologies (OLED, LED, LCD), display drivers, semiconductor devices and processing methods, projectors, hybrid vehicle control systems and fuel cells.
Tina Williams McKeon, PhD, a founding principal of McKeon, Meunier, Carlin and Curfman, LLC, has been named as the “Atlanta Best Lawyers Patent Law Lawyer of the Year” for 2012 by Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
ATLANTA (September 29, 2011). McKeon, Meunier, Carlin & Curfman, LLC, an eight-attorney Intellectual Property law firm, is pleased to announce that three firm Principals have been named to the latest edition of Best Lawyers in America® (2012).
Chris Curfman discusses key provisions of the America Invents Act, recently signed into law.
The article discusses a recent case heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), Cancer Research Technology, Ltd. v. Barr Laboratories (CRT v. Barr). Carlin and Davis summarize the current state of the law on prosecution laches in view of CRT v. Barr and provide guidelines for practitioners needing to balance client needs with equitable obligations of timely prosecution.
IP attorney Stephen (Steve) Schaetzel has joined McKeon, Meunier, Carlin & Curfman, LLC as a Principal, adding further strength and depth to the intellectual property firm’s growing litigation practice. Steve joins on the heels of his recent colleague, Tony Askew, who brought his practice to McKeon Meunier in May 2011.