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Domingos Silva, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will be speaking at a JPPCLE ( Joint Patent Practice Continuing Legal Education, Inc.) session on June 5, 2025, during the 41st Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar. Domingos will be speaking during the Panel 3 (Litigation) section of the seminar on the...
PHILADELPHIA, (APRIL 17, 2025) – Edward “Ted” Behm, an intellectual property attorney with more than 20 years of experience, has joined Saul Ewing, where he will focus on assisting clients with patent preparation and prosecution and IP litigation. Mr. Behm will be a partner in the firm’s...
The FTC and DOJ have updated 2016 antitrust guidelines regarding antitrust issues implicated by certain kinds of agreements impacting employees and labor markets. Businesses and their HR personnel need to understand that the new guidelines are a source of explanation concerning how certain...
ALERT UPDATE: The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") published the annual revision to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") thresholds and filing fees on January 22, 2025. See Federal Register: Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act . The new thresholds and filing fee schedule...
With fall sports in full swing, it may be easy to miss the fact that the NCAA has also been busy competing in the courtroom. On the same day that a federal judge in California preliminarily approved a $2.78 billion settlement permitting college athletes to apply for payment for their on-field...
Kayleigh Keilty, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will be one of the speakers at this month's ACC NTIH. This program will provide an introduction to antitrust concepts, how they impact businesses, and best practices to ensure compliance. Attendees will receive an overview of the federal antitrust laws and...
An invention disclosure form is a document used to capture detailed information about a new invention or discovery. The first step in the patent application process, the form plays a crucial role in protecting intellectual property. A well-crafted invention disclosure form will create an accurate...
Introduction On June 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) unanimously agreed to submit a comment supporting a recent proposed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) rule that would mandate the disclosure of all settlement agreements made between parties appearing before the Patent Trial...
On April 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) collectively launched a new publicly accessible web portal to which members of the public can make reports of what they believe to be competition –...
With Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC , the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the controversial Brulotte v.Thys Co. decision, which prohibited collection of patent-based royalties that accrue after patent expiration. The Court expressly supported alternative licensing terms and business arrangements to...
Intellectual Property 101 / Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks…Oh My! Thomas Edison. Henry Ford. Steve Jobs. These three household names revolutionized modern society through the protections afforded to their intellectual property by U.S. patent laws. Traditionally a copyright attaches when the...
What's in a Name? The A to Z of Patent Inventorship Patent inventorship is a key element of protecting IP in both academia and industry and has given rise, in recent years, to high profile disputes and litigation. Proper inventorship determination is essential for researcher management, patent...
On November 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a resolution allowing it to use “compulsory process in nonpublic investigations involving certain products and services that use or claim to be produced using artificial intelligence (AI) or claim to detect its use.” This allows the...
Edward (Ted) Behm brings more than 20 years of experience as an intellectual property attorney to his work assisting clients with patent preparation and prosecution and IP litigation. His patent preparation and prosecution work includes both domestic and foreign patents, trademarks and copyrights...
Counsel on Commercial Arrangements, Business Operations and Regulatory Matters Regardless of size or structure, health care providers, payors, entrepreneurs and businesses must navigate a complex maze of federal and state laws and regulations to remain economically competitive. Health care...