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Intellectual Property

What You Need to Know about Patents in Europe: For high-tech, Germany is the place

Herbert Kunz is the Fish & Richardson principal who manages its office in Munich. A trained European and German patent attorney with 20 years’ experience, he focuses on patent drafting and prosecution, patent opposition and litigation, and nullity proceedings for a broad range of clients...

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Cybersecurity

Why Cybersecurity Is Your Board’s Business: No company leaders can afford to sit on the sidelines

For our cybersecurity package this month, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel tapped into the knowledge and experience of two principals at Fish & Richardson. Gus Coldebella brought with him the regulatory experience of a former acting general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security....

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A Big Year Is Expected in Life Sciences Patent Litigation: The Supreme Court recently accepted its first biosimilar patent case

Chad Shear has been a busy man. A principal at Fish & Richardson, Shear tried five cases in 18 months­ – four of them outside the country. But he’s not complaining. The last one ended with the kind of victory most lawyers only dream about. We talked to him about non-practicing...

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Intellectual Property

The ITC Offers Powerful Remedies In Patent Cases: While the number of cases ebbsand flows, the ITC is here to stay

Since the early 1990s, Michael McKeon of Fish & Richardson, who confesses to getting “geeked out” over the International Trade Commission and its governing statute, has been guiding clients into and through the ITC, an...

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Intellectual Property

Patently Powerful: When complicated tech, facts and law intersect, clients call Fish

In the high-stakes world of patent litigation, Fish & Richardson has established itself as the industry leader. Corporate Counsel magazine has named the firm the top patent litigation firm for 13 years in a row. Not content to rest on its laurels, however, Fish continues to innovate with new...

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Managing Your Foreign Trademarks: Big ideas for small budgets

Today’s increasingly global marketplace – combined with limited budgets – makes it more important than ever for companies to think strategically about the development and management of their international trademark portfolios. This means making smart business decisions about which...

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Healthcare | Medical Devices

Crafting IP for Medical Devices: Targeted patent strategies can help companies gain a competitive advantage

Stephen Schaefer of Fish & Richardson discusses emerging trends in patenting medical devices, the challenges and opportunities ahead at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, or PTAB, and how a shifting patent landscape has affected the medical device industry. His remarks have been edited for...

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