Month: October 2026
Celebrating 45 Years of Excellence: Honoring Steve Zlatos and Spiro Bereveskos
October 21, 2026
Today, we celebrate an extraordinary milestone, 45 years of dedicated service by two of our firm’s most distinguished attorneys: Stephen E. Zlatos and Spiro Bereveskos. Since joining Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner in 1980, Steve and Spiro have each…
Read MoreWord Metadata Helped a Patent Owner Swear Behind Prior Art and Defeat an IPR Challenge
October 19, 2026
GOOGLE LLC v. VALTRUS INNOVATIONS LTD. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision rejecting Google’s challenge to U.S. Patent No. 6,728,704, owned by Valtrus Innovations Ltd. The patent covers methods and…
Read MoreAda Lovelace: The World’s First Computer Programmer
October 13, 2026
Long before the first computer hummed to life, a nineteenth-century mathematician named Ada Lovelace envisioned what these machines could truly become. Born Augusta Ada Byron on December 10, 1815, she was the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron,…
Read MoreThings That Go “Trademark” in the Night: The Fascinating World of Halloween IP
October 8, 2026
The Business Behind the Boo Halloween is serious business. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spend upwards of $10–12 billion on Halloween each year, making it one of the biggest commercial holidays on the calendar. Where there’s big money,…
Read MoreClaiming the Impossible: Clear Claims Can Still Fail for Lack of Enablement
October 1, 2026
SATIUS HOLDING, LLC v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky A patent claim that covers something physically impossible is not necessarily unclear. But as Satius Holding learned, clarity will not save it. The Federal Circuit disagreed with…
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