Patent Prosecution

25 Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America Rankings

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Rethinking Prior Art Provisional Priority: The Federal Circuit’s Disclosure-Level Test in In re Riggs

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Brooks Kushman Attorneys Recognized as 2025 IP Stars by Managing IP for Excellence in Patent and Trademark Law

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Brooks Kushman Recognized as Gold-Standard Firm By 2025 IAM Annual Patent 1000; Eleven Attorneys Recognized as Top Practitioners

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USPTO Utility Patent Update Effective May 2025 - Accelerated Patent Issuance Timelines

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USPTO Design Patent Update Effective April 2025 – Suspension of Expedited Examination

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On-Sale Bar Remains Unchanged Under AIA—But for How Long? Celanese Case Pushes Limits on U.S. Patent Law

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Sangeeta Shah Named a Top 50 Woman in PTAB Trials 2025

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Comprehensive Guide to Patent Marking: Legal Principles, Methods, and Best Practices

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Brooks Kushman Welcomes Attorney Brett Smith

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Chloe Conway, Francesca Cusumano-Gibson, Fatima Kassem, and Marla Spain Participate in ChIPs Mock Program 2025

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The Wright Brothers' Navigation Through the Patent System

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder, Isheeta Patel Laxmanan, to Serve as Panelist at University of Michigan School of Chemical Engineering (ChE)

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Brooks Kushman Recognized as One of the Largest IP Law Firm in Michigan 2025

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Brooks Kushman Announces Isaac Slutsky Elected to Serve as Co-Chair of Prosecution

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Navigating Patent Claim Drafting for Effective Enforcement

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New USPTO Requirements and Fees for IDS Practice

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder, Bryan Hart, Appointed to Vice Chair of IPO's DEI Committee

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Upcoming Fee Adjustment Affects All Information Disclosure Statements (IDS), Not Just the Large Ones

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Brooks Kushman Welcomes Four Attorneys and Two Patent Agents

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Final Rule on 2025 US Patent Fee Changes

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Terminate After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder, Isheeta Patel Laxmanan, to Speak at University of Michigan AIChE Chapter Luncheon

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Brooks Kushman Attorneys Abdulai Rashid, Yasmeen Moradshahi and Cameron Anstess Passed the State Bar of Michigan

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What is “Public Disclosure” of an Invention Under the America Invents Act Safe Harbor Provision?

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Navigating the Complexities of Software Patents: Controller Claims and Eligibility

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The USPTO’s Proposed Rule on Terminal Disclaimers: A Change from the Status Quo

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Attorney Abha Fadipe to Attend the LCLD Fellows Learning Experience

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Brooks Kushman Attorneys Isheeta Patel Laxmanan, and Abha Fadipe Named to SABA Michigan Board

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Brooks Kushman Welcomes New Associate Abdulai Rashid

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Brooks Kushman Recognized as Gold-Standard Firm By 2023 IAM Annual Patent 1000 For The Eleventh Year In A Row; Ten Attorneys Recognized as Top Practitioners

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Design Patent Obviousness: Federal Circuit Rehearing and Examiner AI-Assisted Searching

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Brooks Kushman Welcomes New Summer Associates

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Michael Turner to Speak at MIPLA Gathering

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Brooks Kushman Welcomes Attorney Abha Fadipe

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Brooks Kushman Recognized as Client Service A-Team 2023 by BTI

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Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ben Stasa and Erin Bowles to Present for the Federal Bar Association

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USPTO Transitions to eGrants from Paper Patents

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Brooks Kushman Attorney Isheeta Patel Laxmanan Named 2023 Up & Coming Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly

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Brooks Kushman Announces Michael Turner Elected to Serve as Co-Chair of Prosecution

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Brooks Kushman Welcomes Reid Baldwin, Ph.D.

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Brooks Kushman Welcomes Four New Associates, Expands Trademark, Patent Prosecution and Litigation Practice

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Brooks Kushman Announces Newest Shareholder Isheeta Patel Laxmanan

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Brooks Kushman Recognized as Gold-Standard Firm By 2022 IAM Annual Patent 1000 For The Ninth year In A Row; Eight Attorneys Recognized as Top Practitioners

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Brooks Kushman Recognized by Managing IP as a Highly Recommended Firm In Patent Law

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Rachel Smith Presenting at ACC CCU 2022 in Nashville

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John LeRoy to Speak on IP Panel at Upcoming Auto IP Event

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Ben Stasa Panelist at IAM Connect: AI IP 2022 Event

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In the Aftermath of TC Heartland Federal Circuit Explains the Venue Requirements in Patent Cases

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CEO Sangeeta Shah Presenting at PTAB Bar Association Annual Conference in D.C.

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CEO Sangeeta Shah Named In The 2021 Top 50 Women In PTAB Trials

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President Frank Angileri and CEO Sangeeta Shah Named in the IAM Strategy 300 as The World’s Leading IP Strategists

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The Supreme Court to Weigh in on Whether PTAB Judges are Constitutional

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2020 Supreme Court Intellectual Property Case Review

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USPTO Launches New Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program

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Federal Circuit Confirms Dynamic Drinkware Analysis For Provisional Applications As Prior Art

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A Musical Solution For Negotiating Wireless FRAND Rates

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Brooks Kushman Attorneys Helping Students Learn to Draft Patent Applications at the Annual International Patent Drafting Competition

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Brooks Kushman Continues to Grow with Addition of New Shareholder Dan Hegner

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Bernard Tomsa to Present at IP Watchdog CON2020

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Andrew Turner to Present at PTAB Bar Association Annual Conference

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Marc Lorelli to Speak at Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association Luncheon

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder John LeRoy Discusses New Policies Boosting the Power of Standard Essential Patents in Law360

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Brooks Kushman Shareholders Michael Turner and Tiffany Fidler, Ph.D. Published in Today’s General Counsel

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You May Be Exhausted Over Standard Essential Patents (And Not Even Know It)

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Nokia’s U.S. Standard Essential Patents are Exhausted Against Qualcomm Chipsets

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Brooks Kushman Associate Corey Neil Quoted on Drastic Industry Changes in Patent Strategies for Driverless Cars in a Managing IP Article

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Brooks Kushman Shareholders Lorelli and MacCallum Featured on Patent Prosecution Roundtable

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ChargePoint Seeks Supreme Court Review of Patent Ineligibility Ruling in ChargePoint, Inc. v. SemaConnect, Inc. Litigation

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USPTO Publishes Updated Guidance on its 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidelines

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Federal Circuit Court Upholding Brooks Kushman Client Defense of Design Patents

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Practical Considerations for “Article of Manufacture” in Design Patent Law After Curver Luxembourg, SARL v. Home Expressions Inc.

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Erin Bowles to Speak at the AIPF Annual Meeting

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Shareholder Andrew Turner Quoted Discussing Recent Precedential PTAB Rulings by Law360

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Shareholder Tom Lewry Quoted On Successful Preliminary Injunction for Myco Industries Inc. by Law360

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Michael Brodbine To Teach Workshop On Drafting Patents For Patent Resources Group®

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Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ranked As 2020 Best Lawyer; Two Attorneys Recognized As 2020 Lawyer Of The Year

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Federal Circuit Upholds Validity of Design Patents for Automotive Replacement Parts

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Overhaul of Section 101 of the Patent Act Gaining Momentum in Congress

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Return Mail Inc. v. U.S. Postal Service

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Preview: Supreme Court 2018/2019 Intellectual Property Docket

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USPTO Adopts Federal Court Claim Construction Standard For All AIA Post Grant Proceedings

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Thomas Lewry and and Christopher Smith to Speak at Two Panels Focusing on Developments in Patents and Licensing

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Linda Mettes and Robert Tuttle Host IP Discussion with Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce

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Corey Neil to Speak at Autolex Autonomous Vehicle Legal Forum

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Claim Limitation Reciting Unspecified ‘Requirements” Indefinite Under § 112(b)

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Brooks Kushman Hosts Chinese Delegation in Partnership With Michigan State University

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Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ranked As Best Lawyer; Two Attorneys Recognized as Lawyer of the Year

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Supreme Court Rules That § 284 Permits Lost Profits Damages Based on Lost Foreign Sales

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Brooks Kushman Recognized as Gold-Standard Firm By IAM Annual Patent 1000; Six Attorneys Recognized as Top Practioners

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Fixing Patent Eligibility by Limiting Scope to Disclosed Embodiments

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John LeRoy Quoted in IAM Article on Recent Speaking Engagement at IP Auto USA Event

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Appointed President of MIPLA

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder to Speak on IP Panel at Automotive Legal Summit

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Brooks Kushman Attorney to Speak at CLE in the Garden Seminar in Arizona

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Brooks Kushman Ranked in the Top 30 Patent Firms for 2017 By IP Watchdog

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Recognized as Michigan IP Litigator of the Year

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Brooks Kushman Shareholders to Speak at the Best Practices in Intellectual Property Sixth Annual Conference

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Todd Dishman Appointed as 2018 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow; Isheeta Patel Appointed as an LCLD Pathfinder Participant

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Honored as a 2018 Leader in the Law

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Supreme Court to Consider Availability of Extraterritorial Patent Infringement Damages

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USPTO Announces Fee Increases Effective January 16, 2018

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Brooks Kushman Ranked In The 2018 Best Law Firms List; Nine Attorneys Ranked As Best Lawyer

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Brooks Kushman Continues to Grow With Addition of Two New Associates

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USPTO Will Continue to Apply Lower In re Packard Indefiniteness Standard During Examination

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder to Present at IP Law Section Meeting on Foreign Patent Applications

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Brooks Kushman Expands Patent Prosecution and Litigation Practice With Two New Associates

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Federal Circuit Shoots Down Eastern District of Texas Patent Venue Test

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Federal Circuit Decrees That Claims For Programmable Tiered Computer Memory Are Patent-Eligible

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Programmable Computer Memory Are Patent-Eligible

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Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ranked as 2018 Best Lawyers

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John LeRoy Featured in Crain’s Detroit Business

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John Nemazi Featured in Crain’s Detroit Business

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Gold in IAM Annual Patent 1000

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Marc Lorelli at ACC Corporate Counsel University

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Authorized Product Sale Exhausts Patent Rights Worldwide

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Six Shareholders Named “IP Stars” By Managing IP

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Supreme Court’s TC Heartland Decision Impact

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Ranked As One Of The “Top 20 Firms” By Juristat

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Federal Circuit Considers Offers For Sale Under AIA

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Future of Automotive High-Tech Consumer Experience

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Frank Angileri to Present at Detroit FCBA Event

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Frank Angileri Named IP Litigator of The Year

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Laches Not A Defense To Patent Infringement Damages

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ED Texas To Transfer Patent Infringement Case

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Exporting Single Part Doesn't Violate Section 271(F)(1)

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Irina Sullivan to Speak at SWE Region Conference

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Top 100 Patent Firms in the United States

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Principal Lissi Mojica to Speak at FCBA

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Brooks Kushman Welcomes Richard J. Cantor, Expands Patent Prosecution Practice

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Brooks Kushman Further Expands Los Angeles Office; Hires Sean Casey As Shareholder

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Supreme Court to Review Forum Shopping in Patent Infringement Litigation

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Supreme Court Limits Design Patent Damages, Vacates Apple’s $399 Million Award Against Samsung

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Shareholder Kristin Murphy to Moderate EPO Patent Discussion for Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association

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Five Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2017 Top Lawyers List

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Discusses the Impact of the AIA and Post-Grant Proceedings in Law360

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Quoted in Crain's Detroit Business

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Brooks Kushman Further Expands Los Angeles Office; Hires David A. Randall as Shareholder

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Federal Circuit Reverses Course on Obviousness– Affirms Apple Victory in Smartphone Battle

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Brooks Kushman Expands Life Science and Chemistry Practice

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Martin Sultana to Present at Sensors Expo Midwest

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Martin Sultana featured in Crain’s Detroit Business

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Federal Circuit Grants En Banc Review of PTAB Amendment Practice

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Brooks Kushman Congratulates 7 Attorneys Named as 2017 Best Lawyers In America

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Frank Angileri Featured in Bloomberg BNA

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Method For Preserving Hepatocytes Patent-Eligible, Despite Use Of Newly-Discovered Natural Cell Characteristics

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Sangeeta Shah Named AIPLA’s 2016 Woman to Watch

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Featured in Detroit Legal News

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Brooks Kushman Welcomes Four New Associates, Expands Patent Prosecution and Litigation Practice

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Brooks Kushman partners with Girl Scouts to Promote Diversity in STEM Education

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Supreme Court Relaxes Standard for Willful Infringement – Higher Risk of Enhanced Damage Awards May Require Clients to Reassess Strategies

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Marc Lorelli to Serve as Panelist at ACC Corporate Counsel University - 6/13/16

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Brooks Kushman Recognized as Gold-Standard Firm in Patent 1000 Listing for Third Consecutive Year

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Brooks Kushman Attorneys Named to MIPLA Officer Positions

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Federal Circuit Decision May Signal New Strategy for Patenting Computer-Related Inventions

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Brooks Kushman Senior Attorney to Discuss Intellectual Property Law for the Growing Business

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Brooks Kushman Attorneys Named “IP Stars” by Managing IP

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Brooks Kushman Shareholders Participate in IP Management Essentials Bootcamp

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder to Discuss Securing 360-degree Protection at IP in the Auto Industry Conference

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Brooks Kushman Named Among the Top 100 Patent Firms in the United States

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Brooks Kushman Hosts Workshop For Girl Scouts To Earn IP Patch At USPTO Detroit Office

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Brooks Kushman Named Managing IP Patent Litigation Firm of the Year, Shareholder recognized as “Michigan IP Litigator of the Year”

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder to Moderate Women’s Leadership Forum Panel

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Brooks Kushman Intellectual Property Litigation Attorney Honored as a 2016 “Leader in the Law”

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Brooks Kushman Registered Patent Agent to Speak at University of Michigan Career Day

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Brooks Kushman Associate Honored as WLAM Member of the Month

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Brooks Kushman Associate Named 2016 Oakland County Executive’s Elite 40 Under 40

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Brooks Kushman Attorney to Serve as Adjunct Professor at University of Michigan

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Ford Wins More Hybrid Vehicle Patent Appeal Board Reviews- Brooks Kushman

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Ford Nabs PTAB Review Of Paice’s Hybrid Car Patent - Brooks Kushman

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Brooks Kushman Hosts Intellectual Property Panel at Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition

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Brooks Kushman IP Litigation team mentioned in Law360

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Five Brooks Kushman Attorneys Recognized as 2016 Best Lawyers in America

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Discusses Utility Patents in Crain’s Detroit Business

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Brooks Kushman’s Lewry Shares Patent Writing Tips in Crain’s Detroit Business

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Federal Circuit Reaffirms Kessler Doctrine As A Patent Infringement Defense For Customers

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Marc Lorelli to Serve as Panelist at ACC Corporate Counsel University

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Brooks Kushman Hosts Women in IP Global Networking Event

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April Court Decision Round-Up

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Brooks Kushman Attorneys Named "IP Stars" by Managing IP

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After 15 Years, International Applications Under Hague Agreement Available To U.S. Applicants Beginning May 15, 2015

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Kristin Murphy to present at Detroit Entrepreneur Week Small Business Legal Academy

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Brooks Kushman President Featured in X-ology Magazine

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Supreme Court Orders Federal Circuit To Defer To District Court Factual Findings During Patent Claim Construction: Will Markman Strategies Change?

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Brooks Kushman Attorneys Help Lead USPTO Pro Bono Efforts

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Brooks Kushman President Featured in Crain's Detroit Business

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Courts Applying Gunn v. Minton Must Distinguish - Forward-Looking - From - Backward-Looking - Patent Issues

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Brooks Kushman Patent Agent to Present at Biomedical Engineering Career Conference

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Brooks Kushman Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a 2014 “Best Law Firm”; Five Shareholders Named as “Best Lawyers”

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Brooks Kushman Hosts Intellectual Property Presentations at Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder to Discuss Navigation of the Patent System at the

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Brooks Kushman Registered Patent Agent Featured in Xology Magazine

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Brooks Kushman Registered Patent Agent to Discuss IP in Medical Innovations at Davidson Center for Entrepreneurs in Digital Health

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder to Share Insights on Filing for U.S. Patents at Munich IP Seminar

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Brooks Kushman Continues Growth with Addition of a New Chemical Associate

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Brooks Kushman Senior Attorney to Discuss Claim Drafting in Presentation to Japanese Intellectual Property

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Five Brooks Kushman Attorneys Recognized as 2015 Best Lawyers in America ®

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Brooks Kushman Recognized as Leader in Patent Prosecution and IP Litigation in BTI`s IP Outlook Report

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Brooks Kushman Patent Agent to Discuss Medical Innovation at the Henry Ford Innovation Institute

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder to Discuss Patent Law in University of Michigan Webinar Series

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Brooks Kushman Associates Discuss Implications of Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International

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Brooks Kushman Adds Three Associates

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Brooks Kushman Earns Gold Honors in Patent 1000 Listing

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Brooks Kushman Shareholders to Present at The Big M Manufacturing Convergence

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Kristin Murphy discusses strategies for patent filing in MichBio article

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Recent Developments in Information Technology Law – First Quarter 2014

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Kristin Murphy Named to Inforum inGAGE ™ Advisory Council

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Brooks Kushman Associate Discusses IP law at the University of Michigan

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Kristin Murphy to present at the Journal of Business & Securities Law Spring Symposium

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder reviews first year of First-Inventor-to-File Patent System in Law360

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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Kristin Murphy Named to Western New England University's Board of Trustees

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Brooks Kushman Continues to Expand IP Depth with the Addition of Two Attorneys

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Kristin Murphy Discusses 10 Breakthrough Technologies at the Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship

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Outsourcing Manufacturing and the Pre-AIA On-Sale Bar

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Brooks Kushman Expands Patent Prosecution Team with the Addition of Isaac Slutsky

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Brooks Kushman Hires Four Associates as Patent Prosecution and Litigation Practices Grow

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Preparing for Your Company's Future - Defensive IP Due Diligence

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Four Brooks Kushman Attorneys Recognized as “2014 Top Lawyers”

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New Resource: Recent Developments in Information Technology Law – Third Quarter 2013

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Brooks Kushman Announces Four New Attorneys; Further Expands Medical Device and Trademark Practice Groups

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Brooks Kushman's Tong Discusses Intellectual Property Law at Los Angeles Paralegal Association's 37th Annual October Conference

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Four Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named to 2013 Super Lawyers List; Ten Attorneys Honored as Rising Stars

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Four Brooks Kushman Shareholders Named 2013 Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars

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Brooks Kushman's Cantor and Angileri Recognized as 2014 “Best Lawyers in America”

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Six Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named to 2008 Super Lawyers List; Five Up-and-Coming Attorneys Named Rising Stars

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Brooks Kushman's John Halan Named to Lawrence Tech Advisory Board

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Patent Law Under Siege: What Does it Mean?

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Protecting the Crown Jewels: Patent and Trademark Protection

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Brooks Kushman Hires Industry Veteran Daniel Stock, Enhances Corporate Transactions Expertise

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Michigan SuperLawyers 2006

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Fortune 250 Name Brooks Kushman as a Top 10 IP Firm

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SmartZone Seminars Draw Entrepreneurs Seeking Patent Assistance

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Significant Patent Law Reform Legislation Pending

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Brooks Kushman Listed as Top 10 IP Firm According to the Fortune 250

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Intellectual Property Breakout Session

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The Provisional Priority Land Mine

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Auditing Your Intellectual Property

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Strategic Management of Intellectual Property

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What a Patentee Must Do to Prove Infringement and Damages of a Method Claim for Computer Software

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Patenting or Copyrighting Software: Which to Choose

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Patent Exemption for Medical Procedures: A Mixed Blessing