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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...
Steven Kerbaugh, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, along with Heather Fokken from Medtronic, will be speaking at the upcoming 2025 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute on May 20, 2025, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their topic will be How to Effectively Document Employee Performance and Conduct Issues. This...
This informative webinar discussed the latest employment law issues impacting health care providers in 2025. We reviewed legal HR trends affecting health care providers throughout the country, as well as practical insights for practice owners and HR managers related to employee hiring, performance...
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...
With immigration enforcement policies rapidly evolving under the Trump Administration, it is key for employers to proactively prepare for increased scrutiny, compliance obligations, and possible enforcement actions. This webinar was an essential opportunity to delve into critical immigration-related...
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...
Linda Retz of Saul Ewing LLP and Elizabeth Carter, Louisiana State University School of Law Professor, will discuss how to handle intergenerational estate planning and planning involving second (and further) marriages and the inherent conflicts and ethical issues surrounding joint representation of...
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...
As a Los Angeles-based estate planning attorney, I am uneasy about California’s enactment of the Online Notarization Act, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The act and its related statutes authorize remote online notarization or RON by California notaries. RON is the process used when the notary...
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...
A recent opinion from the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals confirmed what should be settled law: deathbed gifts made by personal check delivered before death but deposited after death remain part of the donor’s taxable estate and thus subject to estate tax. A lot of taxes, legal fees, and headache...

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...

Shareda Coleman represents commercial clients in labor and employment disputes and other complex business litigation, including breach of contract actions. Her experience includes defending clients against charges filed with administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Jeff Ramirez advises high net worth individuals and families, as well as entrepreneurs and businesses, on the legal aspects of estate planning and the implementation of strategies to preserve wealth and minimize taxation. Jeff also represents clients in administering estates and trusts and...

Ian Mahany-Horton helps corporate clients protect their intellectual property through drafting and prosecuting patent applications and advising them on patent portfolio strategies for their innovations. Ian has experience working on patent matters for mechanical, electrical, and software...

Irfan Malani litigates intellectual property disputes, including matters involving patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. His experience includes cases covering a wide array of technologies and industries, from telecommunications and medical devices to cybersecurity. In addition to representing...

Krystina Garda represents employers in a wide range of workplace disputes, including matters involving claims for harassment, employment discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, and wage-and-hour violations. She also has experience with claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...