May 18th, 2022
CRK is pleased to announce that Hal Fullmer has joined the firm, as featured today in Law360. Fullmer is a well-known patent lawyer and author. His book, “Patent Prosecution: Advocacy in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office” was named one of the “Best Patent Law […] Read More
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October 17th, 2020
CRK is pleased to announce that Edward Davis and Jason Harrison have joined the firm as associates. Edward has an undergraduate degree in Physics, and joins CRK straight from law school. Jason has an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering and a graduate degree in Electrical […] Read More
Read MoreOctober 12th, 2020
Michael Koptiw will be speaking at the Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. Annual Meeting. Mike will be on a panel entitled “Patent Eligibility for Machine Learning Networks, Home Automation, and the IOT.” The panel will discuss the current state of the law, its impact on protecting […] Read More
Read MoreOctober 12th, 2020
Brian J. Hubbard moderated a panel at the Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) Annual Meeting entitled “Automating IP Operations.” Speakers included Steven Kibby (Caterpillar), Ann McCracken (Black Hills IP), and Gordon MacSween (CPA Global). The panel discussed recent trends, best practices, and forward looking predictions for […] Read More
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July 22nd, 2020
CRK is pleased to announce that John Sun has joined the firm as an associate. John is a registered patent attorney with both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Computer Science, as well as significant industry experience as a system analyst. John will be practicing in […] Read More
Read MoreJuly 9th, 2020
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP welcomes our 2020 Summer Associate: Fan Chen 1L Summer Associate from The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Fan has an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech University. She worked briefly as an engineer before attending law school. In […] Read More
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May 18th, 2020
CRK is pleased to announce that Matt Voog has joined the firm as an associate. Matt has undergraduate degrees in both Electrical Engineering and Applied Engineering Sciences. He comes to us with experience in a variety of technologies, including wireless communications, semiconductors, light emitting diodes […] Read More
Read MoreMay 12th, 2020
CRK’s Michael Koptiw and Brian Hubbard, along with In-house Counsel Jennifer Carnahan and Heather Bowen, will be speaking this Thursday (May 14) at 11 am EDT, on the topic “Things I’ll NEVER include in an IP Agreement.” The panel notes that negotiation may require flexibility […] Read More
Read MoreNovember 19th, 2019
CRK will be speaking at the The 8th Annual IP Strategy Summit: NYC on Wednesday, Nov. 20 on a panel including Edward Tempesta of MasterCard and Elaine Drager of Nokia. The topic is directed to litigation trends and their impact on IP strategy. Brian Hubbard […] Read More
Read MoreOctober 28th, 2019
CRK is proud to be a Silver Sponsor for the Philadelphia chapter of the South Asian Bar Association’s (SABA) Second Annual Gala, taking place Nov. 1 at The Logan Hotel. The Gala recognizes and celebrates the continuing growth of SABA-Philly and the proliferation of South Asian Americans […] Read More
Read MoreSeptember 23rd, 2019
CRK Attorneys Michael Koptiw, Brian Hubbard, Ross Alexander, and Michael Bonella will be attending the IPO Annual Meeting this week. This is IPO’s 47th Annual Meeting, and attendees include IP attorneys practicing in all types of industry segments, government officials such as the Hon. Andrei […] Read More
Read MoreSeptember 20th, 2019
CRK partners Stuart Schanbacher and Michael Piscitelli will be representing CRK at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Greater Philadelphia Chapter’s Annual Golf Outing in Radnor, PA, on Monday, September 23. CRK is pleased to be sponsoring the Straightest Drive contest as well.
Read MoreMay 29th, 2019
Michael Bonella and Ross Alexander will speak at the CenterForce IP Strategy Summit in Chicago June 5th on the need for opinions post-Halo. Mike and Ross have gathered a compelling collection of post-Halo decisions indicating that opinions remain a valuable litigation tool.
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Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP welcomes our 2019 2L Summer Associate: Edward Davis2L Summer Associate from Rutgers Law School Edward has an undergraduate degree in Physics from Bucknell University. Edward’s interest in patent law started early in his undergraduate career. As part of a research team […] Read More
Read MoreMay 14th, 2019
Congratulations to CRK’s Ross Alexander and Michael Bonella on their recognition as a Rising Star and a Super Lawyer, respectively, for 2019! The duo were also recognized in 2018 for the same honor.
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May 10th, 2019
A CRK team including Vincent Roccia, Joseph Klinicki, Ross Alexander, Mike Piscitelli, Ryan Peddle, and Ben Chalfin won the Law Firm Challenge associated with the 22nd Annual Richie Ashburn Memorial Home Runs For Heart. It is the second time CRK has won the event, previously […] Read More
Read MoreApril 22nd, 2019
CRK Partner Stuart Schanbacher will be discussing appeal practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at the May 2 meeting of the 35th Annual Joint Patent Practice seminar (JPPCLE). Stuart will provide broadly applicable takeaways to help patent practitioners.
Read MoreApril 3rd, 2019
CRK partners Michael Bonella and Ross Alexander will present at The 5th Annual IP Strategy Summit: Boston on April 11. Mike and Ross will discuss the sea change in opinion practice after the Supreme Court’s decision in Halo (Halo Elecs., Inc. v. Pulse Elecs., Inc., […] Read More
Read MoreMarch 15th, 2019
CRK: We’re talking with Mu Yang about diversity and inclusion (D&I). Mu is a frequent speaker on these important issues, and has “walked the walk,” devoting her time to co-found the Philadelphia Women in IP Mentoring Program. Mu, when’s the next opportunity to hear you […] Read More
Read MoreMarch 12th, 2019
CRK partner Mu Yang will be speaking March 20th at the Women, Diversity & Change event in Philadelphia, a part of The Women in Law Summit Series. Mu has demonstrated an impressive commitment to this issue, spending time formally, as a speaker, and more informally, […] Read More
Read MoreJanuary 25th, 2019
Under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) (pre-AIA), a person was not entitled to a patent if “the invention was . . . on sale in this country, more than one year prior to the date of the application for patent in the United States.” This provision […] Read More
Read MoreNovember 14th, 2018
On November 13, 2018, Michael Bonella, a partner with Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, presented at the 7th Annual IP Strategy Summit in New York, NY. Michael was a member of a panel that included Jim Harrington, Global Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at Shire Pharmaceuticals. The panel […] Read More
Read MoreNovember 13th, 2018
On November 13, 2018, Joe Klinicki, a partner with Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, presented at the IP + AI 2018 Innovative IP Strategies for AI Development program in Washington DC. Joe was a member of a panel that included David Andrews, Caroline Pinkston, and Neel Patel. […] Read More
Read MoreJuly 25th, 2018
CRK’s Michael Piscitelli, Joseph Klinicki, and Ross Alexander will be interviewing potential summer associates at the Loyola Patent Law Interview Program in Chicago on July 26 and 27! Below are a couple of items that may be of use to students: How do you say […] Read More
Read MoreJuly 24th, 2018
On July 24, 2018, Joe Klinicki, a partner with Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, presented at the 15th Annual Summit on Protecting Innovations in the Financial Services Industry in New York, NY. Joe was a member of a panel that included Colm Dobbyn, General Counsel, Intellectual […] Read More
Read MoreJune 26th, 2018
In WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp., the United States Supreme Court held in a 7-2 decision that lost profits are a proper damages remedy under 35 U.S.C. § 284 for infringing acts under 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(2). 2018 U.S. LEXIS 3842 (2018). Infringement under […] Read More
Read MoreJune 4th, 2018
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to welcome our 2018 2L Summer Associate: Nick Rogillio 2L Summer Associate from The University of Alabama School of Law Nick has an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, also from The University of Alabama. Nick’s interest in patent law evolved over time. […] Read More
Read MoreMay 15th, 2018
On May 15, 2018, Brian J. Hubbard, a partner with Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, presented at the 4th Annual IP Strategy Summit in Boston, MA. Brian was a member of a panel that included Scott Asmus, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for BAE Systems, and Atabak Royaee, […] Read More
Read MoreMarch 12th, 2018
On March 14, 2018, Mu Yang, a partner with Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, will present at the Women in Law & Leadership Summit in Philadelphia, PA. Mu is a member of a panel consisting of Bonnie Chong of Anthony & Sylvan Pools, Melissa Sullivan of Ascensus, and Erin Dunston of […] Read More
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On March 13, 2018, Michael Bonella, a partner with Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, will present at the 2nd IP Strategy Summit in Philadelphia, PA. Michael is a member of a panel consisting of Daniel Shulman of Reynolds Group Holdings Ltd., Saket Sankhla of Schneider Electric, […] Read More
Read MoreMarch 8th, 2018
In Polaris Indus., Inc. v. Arctic Cat, Inc., the Federal Circuit reversed in part the PTAB’s holding that claims were obvious because the PTAB failed to properly credit testimony on the secondary factors of nonobviousness. 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3168 (Fed. Cir. 2018). The Federal […] Read More
Read MoreFebruary 6th, 2018
In Core Wireless Licensing, S.A.R.L. v. LG Electronics, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment that a claim for a “computing device configured to display” claimed patent eligible subject matter. Nos. 2016-2684 & 2017-1922 (Jan. 25, 1988 Fed. Cir.). The asserted patents disclosed improved display […] Read More
Read MoreJanuary 26th, 2018
In Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., the Federal Circuit addressed two important inter-partes review (“IPR”) procedural issues. The Federal Circuit addressed the issue of whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) properly entered an adverse judgment against patent owner Arthrex. The Federal […] Read More
Read MoreNovember 6th, 2017
On November 1, 2017, Michael Bonella, a partner with Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, presented at the IP Strategy Summit in New York City, NY. Michael was a member of a panel consisting of Edward Tempesta, Vice President and Senior Counsel IP, for Mastercard, Marc Began, former Assistant General […] Read More
Read MoreJuly 21st, 2017
On July 20, 2017, Ross Alexander, of Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, moderated a panel discussing the implication of the Supreme Court’s change in willful infringement law in Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. 136 S. Ct. 1923 (2016) at the Patents for Financial Services Summit […] Read More
Read MoreJune 12th, 2017
On June 7, 2017, Michael Bonella, a partner with Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, presented at the IP Strategy Summit in Philadelphia, PA. Michael was a member of a panel consisting of Matthew Blischak of Teva Pharmaceuticals and Leon Lum of Novo Nordisk. The panel discussed […] Read More
Read MoreMay 23rd, 2017
On May 17, 2017, Michael Bonella and Brian Hubbard presented at the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association’s (PIPLA) annual “year-in-review” meeting. Brian Hubbard presented on recent developments in obviousness law in Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Apple Inc., 832 F.3d 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2016) and Allied Erecting & Dismantling Co. […] Read More
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Historically, patent venue was interpreted based on two statutes. The patent venue statute provides that “any civil action for patent infringement may be brought in the judicial district where the defendant resides, or where the defendant has committed acts of infringement and has a regular […] Read More
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Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Jacob Huh recently joined our firm as an attorney, focusing his practice on patent procurement. Jacob has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and received his law degree from the University of […] Read More
Read MoreOctober 24th, 2016
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP (“CRK”) is pleased to announce that we were listed as the 6th largest IP Firm in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s List of IP Law Firms, October 21, 2016. CRK also moved up when sorted by number of registered patent attorneys, with […] Read More
Read MoreSeptember 7th, 2016
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that John E. McGlynn has joined our firm, focusing his practice on a mixture of patent procurement, intellectual property litigation, and post-grant proceedings work. John has extensive technical experience in mechanical devices, telecommunications, software, and electrical hardware technology. He has […] Read More
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Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Ross Alexander, Michael Bonella, Brian Hubbard, and Mike Koptiw will be attending IPO’s 44th Annual Meeting in New York, Sept. 11-13th, 2016. Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) is a trade association for intellectual property owners. IPO […] Read More
Read MoreAugust 1st, 2016
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Ross Alexander, Brian Hubbard, and Stuart Schanbacher will be presenting a 1.5 Hour PA CLE entitled “ADDING VALUE TO A COMPANY’S PATENT PROSECUTION STRATEGY FROM ACQUISITION TO DEPARTURE.” The CLE will be presented August 2, 2016, […] Read More
Read MoreJuly 15th, 2016
In Bascom Glob. Internet Serv., Inc. v. AT&T Mobility LLC, No. 02015-1763 (Fed. Cir. June 27, 2016) the Federal Circuit reversed a finding that the claims of U.S. Patent 5,987,606 (the ‘606 patent) claim ineligible subject matter. Bascom, opinion at 2. In doing so, Bascom […] Read More
Read MoreJune 29th, 2016
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to welcome our 2016 Summer Associates: Aakash Patel 2L Summer Associate from Temple University Aakash has an undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering from Villanova University. After college, Aakash joined Comcast Cable, as an engineer, where he designed a new […] Read More
Read MoreMay 23rd, 2016
IDENTIFYING PRACTICAL TAKEAWAYS FROM ENFISH, LLC v. MICROSOFT CORP. AND TLI COMM. LLC v. A.V. AUTOMOTIVE, LLC Two recent Federal Circuit cases (Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp. and TLI Comm. LLC v. A.V. Automotive, LLC) have helped give some much needed guidance to patent-eligible subject […] Read More
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Many IP issues arising after a merger or an acquisition might have been avoided by performing a proper IP due diligence. In some circles, a typical IP due diligence is limited to confirmation of record ownership of identified IP assets and a search for […] Read More
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Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Ross Alexander, Michael Bonella, Brian Hubbard, and Michael Koptiw will be presenting a 1.5 Hour PA CLE entitled “IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING IP ISSUES THAT ARISE IN PRACTICE FOR NON-IP ATTORNEYS.” The CLE will be presented Feb. […] Read More
Read MoreOctober 19th, 2015
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Jingshi Shi recently joined our firm as an attorney, focusing her practice on patent procurement. Jingshi has technical experience with fuel cells, microelectromechanical systems, circuit modeling, telecommunications, polymer electronics, and drug encapsulation. She has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, […] Read More
Read MoreSeptember 18th, 2015
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Richard Howe recently joined our firm as an attorney, focusing his practice on patent procurement. Rich has experience as an inventor, an in-house counsel, and as a private practitioner. Rich has nearly ten years of engineering experience, and has dealt with matters […] Read More
Read MoreSeptember 11th, 2015
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Shuang Zhao recently joined our firm as an attorney, focusing his practice on patent procurement. Shuang has extensive experience in diverse technology areas both as an engineer and as a practitioner. Shuang’s engineering experiences include over ten years of real-world engineering […] Read More
Read MoreAugust 14th, 2015
The Federal Circuit, en banc, set forth new standards for establishing liability for direct infringement of a method claim under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) where a single actor does not perform all the steps of claimed method, but multiple actors do perform all of the […] Read More
Read MoreApril 2nd, 2015
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP (“CRK”) is pleased to announce that we tied for 5th largest IP Firm when sorted by number of registered patent attorneys in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s article: “Top 25 Intellectual Property Law firms in the Philadelphia Region,” December 12, 2014 issue. CRK’s IP […] Read More
Read MoreMarch 11th, 2015
In Pacing Techs., LLC v. Garmin Int’l, Inc. and Garmin USA, Inc., No. 2014-1396 (February 18, 2015 Fed. Cir.). the Federal Circuit upheld a disclaimer finding based on a statement that the all of the objects and features of the “ present invention” are accomplished […] Read More
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Federal Circuit Holds that a Decision to Institute an IPR is not Appealable After a Final Decision and Upholds the Broadest Reasonable Construction Standard for IPRs In in Re Cuozzo Speed Techs. LLC, No. 2014-1301 (Feb. 4, 2014 Fed. Cir.), the Federal Circuit rendered two […] Read More
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In Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014) the Supreme Court reinforced the Mayo Collaborative Srvs. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 132 S. Ct. 1289 (2012) two-part test for assessing patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 for computer-related inventions: (i) whether […] Read More
Read MoreJanuary 20th, 2015
Supreme Court Holds that Resolving Factual Disputes Based on Extrinsic Evidence During Claim Construction is Reviewed on Appeal Under the Clearly Erroneous Standard In Teva Pharm. USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., No. 13-854 (2015), the Supreme Court reaffirmed its decision in Markman v. Westview […] Read More
Read MoreDecember 28th, 2014
In Ericcson, Inc. D-Link Sys., Inc., the Federal Circuit vacated a jury’s damages award of about $0.15/infringing device amounting to about $10 million in total damages for infringement of Ericcson patents that covered 802.11 standards and were subject to a RAND obligation. The overall message […] Read More
Read MoreDecember 8th, 2014
In DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P., No. 2013-1505 (Dec. 5, 2014 Fed. Cir.), the Federal Circuit held that claims directed towards solving the problem of website merchants having their users lured to other websites by clicking on advertising links on the merchant’s website claimed […] Read More
Read MoreOctober 8th, 2014
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Aaron F. Bourgeois recently joined our firm as an attorney, focusing his practice on patent procurement. Aaron has extensive experience in diverse technology areas both as an engineer and as a practitioner. Aaron’s engineering experiences include seven years in […] Read More
Read MoreSeptember 23rd, 2014
Apotex Inc. v. UCB, Inc., No. 2013-1674 (Aug. 15, 2014 Fed. Cir.). Since the Federal Circuit raised the standard for proving inequitable conduct in Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., 649 F.3d 1276 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (en banc), there have been few affirmances of […] Read More
Read MoreAugust 19th, 2014
Medisim Ltd. v. BestMed, LLC In Medisim Ltd. v. BestMed, LLC, No. 2013-1451 (Fed. Cir. July 14, 2014), Chief Judge Prost authored a unanimous decision in which the Court ruled that defendant BestMed had not properly moved for judgment as a matter of law (“JMOL”) […] Read More
Read MoreJune 19th, 2014
The Supreme Court issued a blow against software and method patents on Thursday, affirming that a financial services method and systems claims were unpatentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, No. 13-298 (June 19, 2014). […] Read More
Read MoreJune 10th, 2014
On June 4th, the Federal Circuit issued a decision regarding standing which raises issues for parties to consider in deciding whether to institute an Inter Partes Review (IPR), because it found that in some instances there is no right to appeal the Board’s IPR decision. […] Read More
Read MoreJune 2nd, 2014
The Supreme Court waded into patent litigation with two high profile decisions on June 2, 2014, one on indefiniteness and the other on inducement: Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc. In Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., the court struck down the Federal Circuit’s “insolubly […] Read More
Read MoreMarch 28th, 2014
PHILADELPHIA – Intellectual Property boutique Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP has expanded beyond its core patent prosecution practice to bolster its patent litigation practice. The firm announced that noted patent litigator Michael J. Bonella has joined the firm as a partner. Bonella previously co-chaired the patent litigation practice […] Read More
Read MoreFebruary 5th, 2014
The law firm of Condo Roccia LLP is pleased to announce that it has changed its name to Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP. Michael A. Koptiw focuses his practice on complex prosecution/portfolio management projects, infringement analysis, and invalidity studies. Mike has experience with patent litigation and licensing. […] Read More
Read MoreOctober 14th, 2013
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Allen J. Oh has joined our firm as an attorney. Allen J. Oh focuses his practice on patent procurement within the electronic and computer fields, with an emphasis on a variety of technologies, such as wired […] Read More
Read MoreSeptember 27th, 2013
PHILADELPHIA – Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP announced today that Brian J. Hubbard has joined the firm as a partner. Hubbard’s practice focuses on both patent procurement (i.e., preparation and prosecution) and innovation-related agreement work. With over 15 years of private practice and in- house legal […] Read More
Read MoreAugust 5th, 2013
Philadelphia Business Journal has named Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP one of its Best Places to Work in the Philadelphia region. The award recognizes the company’s achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combination of benefits, working conditions, and […] Read More
Read MoreNovember 5th, 2012
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Arshid Sheikh has joined our firm as an attorney. Arshid Sheikh focuses his practice on patent procurement and litigation in the electrical engineering and computer science arts. Prior to becoming an attorney, Arshid worked in the […] Read More
Read MoreSeptember 18th, 2012
Apple’s intellectual property has been in the news quite a bit lately. In what had to be the most publicized patent trial in at least half a decade, a California jury recently awarded the consumer electronics giant $1.05 billion in damages due to competitor Samsung’s […] Read More
Read MoreJuly 5th, 2012
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Jeremy C. Estes has joined our firm as an attorney. Jeremy focuses his practice on patent procurement in the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science arts. Prior to becoming an attorney, Jeremy worked full time […] Read More
Read MoreJune 25th, 2012
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Michael F. Piscitelli has joined our firm as an attorney. Michael F. Piscitelli is a registered patent attorney with experience in both patent prosecution and litigation matters. Michael’s current practice is primarily focused in the electrical […] Read More
Read MoreApril 25th, 2012
Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP is pleased to announce that Ross E. Alexander has joined our firm as an attorney. Ross concentrates his practice on patent procurement and patent litigation and focuses on technologies such as computer hardware/software, telecommunications systems and devices, wireless networks, mobile devices, […] Read More
Read MoreApril 20th, 2012
With technological advancements in data communication, networking, and file management systems making it easier than ever to work with anyone around the world at any time of day, joint ventures between companies and other cooperative partnerships have continued to increase in number and importance over […] Read More
Read MoreMarch 19th, 2012
Written by Michael T. Ghobrial, Michael Jordan, and Joseph R. Condo for the 28th Annual Joint Patent Practice Continuing Legal Education Seminar (www.jppcle.org), which will be held on April 17, 2012 in New York City. I. SUMMARY Under the majority’s rule in Marine Polymer I, arguments made before […] Read More
Read MoreFebruary 21st, 2012
By Gina Passarella and Zack Needles of the The Legal Intelligencer: Joseph R. Condo, former chair of Woodcock Washburn’s patent procurement services group, and Vincent J. Roccia, former transactions operations manager at the firm, left the firm to open Condo Roccia Koptiw in May. Their […] Read More
Read MoreJanuary 26th, 2012
An article written by Stuart Schanbacher will appear in the January 27th, edition of Law 360. The article entitled, “2 PCT Written Opinions for the Price of 1,” describes the European Patent Office’s recent decision to make it easier for applicants to get a second written […] Read More
Read MoreJanuary 23rd, 2012
Condo Roccia Koptiw has been named as one of the “Top Ten” lateral moves of 2011 by the Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily legal publication. Each year the Legal analyzes the lateral moves in Pennylvania to determine the 10 most important lateral hires of the previous […] Read More
Read MoreJanuary 11th, 2012
With the passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) in September 2011, the USPTO was expressly authorized by Congress to continue the expansion of the Track 1 Prioritized Patent Examination Program. Originally announced in the February 2011, the Track 1 program was formerly a […] Read More
Read MoreNovember 17th, 2011
Attorneys from Condo Roccia Koptiw attended the Philadelphia Intellecutual Property Law Association’s (PIPLA) 88th Annual Judges Dinner on Thuresday, November 17, 2011. This year, the Dinner was held to honor the Hon. Sue. L. Robinson of the District Court for the District of Delaware who […] Read More
Read MoreSeptember 28th, 2011
Condo Roccia Koptiw and KTMC LLP successfully defended their client, Triangle Software of Santa Clara, California, against a summary judgment motion for noninfringement and invalidity that was filed by Garmin International Inc. The case is Triangle Software LLC v. Garmin International Inc. et al, case […] Read More
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