Klarquist received top tier ranking from Chambers USA 2018. Klarquist is recognized as one of two top tier intellectual property law firms in Oregon. Based on Chambers research, the team is known for as frontrunners in the IP legal market undertaking an array of sophisticated matters, including complex prosecution and litigation cases involving trademarks, patents and […]
We are pleased to announce that our patent research tool, Patent Defenses, is now available in a searchable online and mobile-friendly format at www.patentdefenses.com. Below is a short video (starring children of Klarquist attorneys) introducing the Patent Defenses website. About Patent Defenses Patent Defenses summarizes substantive defenses to assertions of infringement of U.S. utility patents, […]
Today, more than a billion people around the world trust American “cloud” service providers such as Amazon, Google, IBM, and Microsoft to safeguard their private emails and other data in hundreds of high-security datacenters. This new paradigm combines the highest data security with nearly instantaneous data access from anywhere in the world. That worldwide access has […]
Klarquist Sparkman, LLP is pleased to announce that Susan W. Graf, Ph.D., and Gregory K. Scott, Ph.D., have been named its newest partners effective January 2018. Susan W. Graf, Ph.D., specializes in biotechnical and medical patent applications, with a focus on the preparation and prosecution of U.S., international, and foreign patent applications. Dr. Graf also […]
Klarquist obtained a permanent injunction and $3.8 million at the U.S. District Court of Oregon for clients OmniGen Research and parent company Prince Agri Products in a suit for trade secret theft and other claims against a former employee and his spouse. After their earlier success on a motion for terminating sanctions due to evidence […]
Klarquist Sparkman, LLP was recognized as one of the nation’s “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News and Best Lawyers in its 2018 “Best Law Firms” survey. Klarquist received metropolitan first-tier rankings in the following practice areas: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; and Trademark Law. The rankings are based on an evaluation process that involves collecting client […]
Various companies and trade associations joined today as Amici in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the “inter partes review” procedure for reexamining patents and canceling ones that were issued in error, in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, No. 16-712 . The software company SAP America, Inc. was joined […]
Klarquist Sparkman is pleased to announce that attorney Alexa Johnson and patent agent Jie Lian, Ph.D., have joined the firm. Both professionals started their careers at Klarquist as summer associates. Ms. Johnson’s practice includes all areas of intellectual property law, with a focus on the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications. Her […]
Klarquist Sparkman has been ranked among the Top Firms for Handling Mayo/Myriad Rejections by Juristat, an intellectual property consulting firm. Since the Supreme Court decisions of Mayo, Myriad, and Alice, the percentage of § 101 rejections made in biotech, pharma, and other life sciences applications have been steadily rising. According to Juristat, the percentage of […]
Klarquist is proud to have six attorneys named to the 2018 Best Lawyers in America® list: Lisa M. Caldwell in the area of Trademark Law; James E. Geringer in the areas of IP Litigation, Patent Litigation, and Trademark Law; Ramon A. Klitzke II in the areas of Patent Law and Trademark Law; William D. Noonan, M.D. in the area of Patent Law; Stacey C. Slater in the […]
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