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Harness Dickey focuses exclusively on intellectual property law. Founded in 1921, the firm provides counseling, licensing, litigation and prosecution…
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 11 Dec 2020
Patent FAQ: Patent Renewals, Expirations, Coverage, Tax Benefits, and More
Without a change in the law, a patent cannot be extended beyond the term for which it issued. The only way to extend protection is to invent and…
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 5 Nov 2020
Harness Dickey Listed in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News - Best Lawyers®
Harness Dickey, one of the nation’s largest and most respected intellectual property law firms, has been named to the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list for…
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 4 Nov 2020
Descriptive Use of a Registered Trademark is not Infringement
15 USC 1115(b)(4) provides that the use of a registered term is not trademark infringement if it is used “otherwise than as a mark” (meaning it is…
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 9 Oct 2020
Proper IP Management Gives Pet Food Manufacturers a Competitive Edge
In a crowded market like the pet food market, it is important for companies to distinguish themselves from the competition. The following topics…
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 25 Sep 2020
Finding Claims Non-obvious Was Not Error, It Was the Application of the Proper Evidentiary Standard
In Apple Inc. v. VOIP-PAL.com, Inc., [2018-1456, 2018-1457] (September 25, 2020), the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s determination that claims…
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 24 Sep 2020
IPR Estoppel: It’s Not A Second Bite at the Apple if You Didn’t Get a First Bite
In Network-1 Technologies, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., [2018-2338, 2018-2339, 2018-2395, 2018-2396] (September 24, 2020), the Federal Circuit…
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 17 Sep 2020
Like a Phoenix (Digitally) Arising from the Ashes: Newly Digitized 1837-1847 U.S. Patents
The United States National Archives and Records Administration recently digitized many U.S. patents issued from 1791 through 1836, the originals of…
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 5 Sep 2020
§315(c) Does Not Allow Board to Join IPRs or to Add Issues to an IPR via Joinder
In Facebook, Inc. v. Windy City Innovations, LLC, [2018-1400, 2018-1401, 2018-1402, 2018-1403, 2018-1537, 2018-1540, 2018-1541] (September 4, 2020)…
