March 31, 2010

The Ninth Circuit issued an ironic ruling last month regarding levying domain names to satisfy a prior judgment.  In Office Depot, Inc. v. Zuccarini, (9th Cir., Feb. 2010) Slip Opinion, the Ninth Circuit ruled that a creditor can levy a…

March 30, 2010

Congratulations to Woodard Emhardt partner Chuck Schmal for being selected as a judge for the Enterprise 8 Business Plan Tournament. The Enterprise 8 is a business plan tournament for entrepreneurs hosted by Ball State University’s Entrepreneurship Center. It attracts students from…

March 25, 2010

The Federal Circuit has affirmed an ITC decision finding two asserted patents invalid because they did not satisfy the best mode requirement of 35 U.S.C. §112. The two patents relate to improved methods of producing L-lysine using genetically modified E.…

March 18, 2010

A pilot program of the Trilateral (EPO, JPO and USPTO) PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway began January 29, 2010 and is planned to run for two years.  The program fast-tracks patent examinations in the EPO, JPO and USPTO for PCT applications receiving…

March 17, 2010

Join us in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at the 30th Annual Indianapolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Wednesday, March 17, 2010.  Woodard, Emhardt partner Jack Moriarty co-founded and ran the Parade for its first few years, and continues to be…

March 12, 2010

The EPO has changed its rules for filing Divisional applications.  Previously, Divisional applications could be filed from any pending European application.  Now, the deadline for filing voluntary divisional applications is 24 months from the date of the first official communication…

March 2, 2010

Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 27th, as Woodard, Emhardt partner Chuck Schmal will be one of the featured speakers reviewing interesting case law and other developments in the past year in the areas of patent, trademark, copyright and internet law.  The seminar…