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Our partners and associates are active in many organizations involved with our chosen profession. We speak at conferences, write books, and participate on the boards of various intellectual property groups and organizations. We have a page outlining Upcoming Speaking Engagements and a Firm News page which addresses other professional activities of our partners, associates and staff.

Newsletters and Bulletins

Ladas & Parry publishes periodic Newsletters and Bulletins regarding substantive issues in Intellectual Property Law and Press Releases regarding the firm. All of the Newsletters and Bulletins published since Mid 1994 and many Press Relaeses are both searchable and available on-line. The most recent newsletters, bulletins and press releases are listed below:

March 2010 Bulletin: Tips on the Acquisition and Enforcement of Trademark Rights on a Tight Budget
February 2010 Bulletin: US - Calculation of Patent Term Extensions under the US Patent Term Guarantee Act Following the Federal Circuit’s Decision in Wyeth v. Kappos
January 2010 Bulletin: EPO Rule Changes
December 2009 Bulletin: The Cost of Improper Patent Marking
November 2009 Press Release: Ladas & Parry Attorney Allan Pilson Named Member of Honor of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property
October 2009 Bulletin: USPTO Rescinds Controversial Patent Regulations and Seeks Dismissal of Tafas v. Kappos
October 2009 Bulletin: CAFC decision in Prometheus Laboratories Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services helps clarify In re Bilski
August 2009 Bulletin: CAFC to rehear Ariad v. Eli Lilly case (prior article updated)
August 2009 Bulletin: Petty Patent (Utility Model) Protection Article Updated
May 2009 Bulletin: European Community Trademark Fee Reductions
May 2009 Press Release: Ladas & Parry LLP Expands its IP Litigation Team
May 2009 Press Release: Ralph H. Carthcart becomes partner
April 2009 Bulletin: US - Significant Recent Decisions of the Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit on Pharmaceutical Patent Practice
April 2009 Press Release: David C. Brezina joins Ladas & Parry LLP
April 2009 Press Release: US - Meet with Ladas & Parry LLP at INTA in May 2009
March 2009 Bulletin: Europe - Changes to EPO Fee Structure Effective April 1, 2009
March 2009 Bulletin: US - CAFC Decision on U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) Rule Changes
February 2009 Press Release: US - Ladas & Parry Attorney Daniel Zendel Interviewed by CNN for Comment Regarding IP Issues in BRATZ Case
September 2008 Bulletin: US - Revival of the National Stage of PCT Applications at the USPTO
June 2008 Bulletin: US - Patent Exhaustion: The United States Supreme Court Decision in LG Electronics v Quanta
May 2008 Bulletin: US - USPTO Appeals against Ruling that Its Proposed Rules Exceeded its Rule-Making Power
May 2008 Bulletin: US - Patent and Copyright Infringement by Sale of Offending Products into the United States
April 2008 Bulletin: Bangladesh - Service Mark Applications Now Being Accepted
April 2008 Bulletin: US - USPTO Rule Changes Voided by District Court
March 2008 Bulletin: Europe - Recent Trademark Application Procedural Changes
November 2007 Bulletin: Europe - Recent Patent Developments
May 2007 Bulletin: Union of Serbia and Montenegro Ends
May 2007 Bulletin: U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
April 2007 Press Release: New Ladas Partners
March 2007 Bulletin: Dominican Republic - Joins PCT
March 2007 Bulletin: Changes in .BE (Belgium Top Level Domain) Favor Trademark Owners
February 2007 Bulletin: .ASIA TLD Launch - Start Reviewing Your Trademark Portfolios
January 2007 Bulletin: Medimmune Inc v. Genentech Inc.
January 2007 Bulletin: Bahrain - Joins PCT
January 2007 Bulletin: Malta - Joins PCT and EPC
December 2006 Bulletin: New Zealand - New .nz Dispute Resolution Policy
December 2006 Bulletin: U.S. - Patent Reform
December 2006 Bulletin: Japan - Registering Marks for Retail Services
October 2006 Bulletin: Asia - New .asia Top Level Domain
October 2006 Bulletin: US - Trademark Dilution Revision Act Becomes Law
October 2006 Bulletin: China - New Internet Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Imposes Two-Year Statute of Limitations
October 2006 Bulletin: USPTO Fee Increase Postponed
July 2006 Bulletin: Manhattan - Three Ladas & Parry Lawyers tagged as "Super Lawyers"
July 2006 Bulletin: Mobi TLD - Sunrise Period for Trademark Owners Extended
July 2006 Bulletin: Bulgaria - Amended Trademark and Geographical Indications Law
July 2006 Bulletin: Macau - New Classification of Goods Adopted
July 2006 Bulletin: ARIPO - Banjul Protocol on Trade Marks
July 2006 Bulletin: Cape Verde Now Accepting Trademark Applications
June 2006 Bulletin: Mental Steps in Method Claims - Laboratory Corp. of America v. Metabolite Laboratories
June 2006 Bulletin: Recent Federal Circuit Cases on Claim Construction
June 2006 Bulletin: Divisional Patent Application Practice Change in China
June 2006 Bulletin: U.S. Supreme Court approves rule regarding the Citation of Unpublished Opinions
May 2006 Newsletter (N.S. 197).
May 2006 Bulletin: The USPTO’s Spring 2006 Business Methods Partnership Meeting
May 2006 Bulletin: FRCP - Amendments regarding Electronic Discovery
April 2006 Bulletin: Gray Market Goods - Material Differences Measured Against What?
April 2006 Bulletin: Japanese Patent Applications - Speeding Up Examination and/or Refunding the Examination Fee
March 2006 Bulletin: Enforcement of Rights in Trademarks and Trade Names in the PRC
January 2006 Bulletin: Federal Circuit Remains Split on Written-Description Requirements

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