Patterson Thuente IP is pleased to announce the additions of Ariel Howe and Nick Kuhlmann, two intellectual property litigators, to its full-service legal team. "Our clients see great value in our ability to help them gain IP protection and enforce or defend those...
Mark Your Patented Products or Risk Marking Down Damages
Patent marking refers to notifying the public that a product is patented, typically by including the patent number on the product. The importance of proper marking cannot be overstated for companies who intend to enforce their patent rights. The following are tips for...
Patentable Invention or Abstract Idea?
Federal Circuit Affirms §101 Ineligibility of Digital Camera The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Yu v. Apple Inc. on June 11, 2021, affirming the Northern District of California’s grant of a motion to dismiss for failure to state a...
Patterson Thuente IP Recognized by Best Lawyers
Patterson Thuente IP is pleased to announce that our lawyers have been named to the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Congratulations to the following attorneys: James H. Patterson > Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law Brad D....
Daniel Bruzzone > Up & Coming Attorney
Congratulations to Daniel Bruzzone for being recognized as a 2021 Up & Coming Attorney by Minnesota Lawyer. Each year Minnesota Lawyer recognizes a group of attorneys off to a fast start in their legal careers. Daniel was named a partner in the firm in January of...
Patterson Thuente IP Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
Jim Patterson and Brad Pedersen were named to the 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers® listing for intellectual property. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research....
Patterson Thuente IP recognized in 2021 IAM Patent 1000
Patterson Thuente IP was recognized by IAM and listed among the publication’s 2021 IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. The firm was ranked as a recommended firm in the Litigation and Prosecution categories. Individual attorneys ranked are Jim...
In Memorium: David Paul Swenson
It is with heavy hearts that we share news of the passing of our friend and colleague, David Swenson. David joined Patterson Thuente IP as the Chair of our Litigation Practice just three months before learning of the health challenge...
Google v. Oracle and Its Implication on Fair Use
Authors: Kyle Doerrler and Adam Szymanski What was Google v. Oracle about? Oracle America, Inc., owns a copyright in Java SE, a computer platform that uses the popular Java programming language for development and deployment of portable code. Back in 2005, Google...
Data breach leads to claims of copyright infringement
Discovering another party is using your creative work without giving you credit and without your permission can be highly upsetting. And it could be taking money out of your pocket. Thus, if you are a creator or you own the rights to creative works, monitoring...