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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...

MIAMI, (MARCH 26, 2025) – Juan Martinez, a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of courtroom experience, has joined Saul Ewing, where he will focus on guiding corporate clients through legal challenges ranging from shareholder and partnership disputes to winding down businesses. Mr. Martinez will be...

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...

Juan Martinez is a trial lawyer who guides corporate clients through legal challenges ranging from shareholder and partnership disputes to winding down businesses. His experience with business dissolution spans from buyouts and windups to noncompete issues, asset liquidation, employment and...

Steven Reingold represents companies and their owners, executives, directors, and officers in complex disputes involving a wide variety of different industries. Drawing on decades of experience as a litigator in cases across the country, Steven handles claims involving contracts and loan documents...

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...

Allison Neff represents clients in general litigation matters, with a focus on corporate, commercial and fiduciary litigation in the Court of Chancery of Delaware and the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Superior Court of Delaware. Her experience includes representing shareholders...

Al Chakravarty helps to protect and defend organizations and individuals from issues that are enforced by federal and state agencies, including regulatory and compliance issues, whistleblower complaints, national security concerns, allegations of anti-competitive behavior, executive or employee...