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January 18th, 2017Workman Nydegger to host Moot Court CompetitionWorkman Nydegger will host a moot court competition on Wednesday, January 18. 14 law school students from the University of…Read More

December 8th, 2016Cuozzo and Inter Partes Review: Are Patents Getting Easier to Invalidate?Cuozzo and Inter Partes Review  Recently, the Supreme Court decided the issue of whether the decision of the USPTO to…Read More

November 29th, 2016Shareholders to speak at Utah Chapter of Product Development and Management AssociationWorkman Nydegger shareholders Mike Frodsham and Chad Nydegger will speak on “Building and Enforcing Your Patent Fortress” at the Utah…Read More

November 28th, 2016Restriction Practice TipsExaminers use restriction practice to focus their search and examination when the patent includes claims directed to multiple patentably distinct…Read More

November 23rd, 2016Straight from the horse’s mouth: How the USPTO suggests getting better patents, faster.Patents are great. It doesn't matter if your client is a solo inventor, an early-stage startup, or a large corporation.…Read More

November 14th, 2016Protecting Your Inventions Internationally Using the PCT: A User’s PerspectiveProtecting Your Inventions Internationally Using the PCT: A User’s Perspective The Patent Cooperative Treaty, commonly referred to as the PCT,…Read More

November 14th, 2016Paul Norton attends STEPP Training at USPTONew associate, J. Paul Norton, is attending Stakeholder Training on Examination Practice and Procedure (STEPP) in Washington D.C. this week.…Read More

November 7th, 2016E-Commerce EnforcementE-Commerce Enforcement- Tim Nichols Over the last 10 years, online marketplaces have experienced rapid growth and market acceptance. While providing…Read More

October 31st, 2016Overcoming a Rejection for Lack of Written Description or Enablement by Making a Deposit of Biological Material Procedures for Deposition of a Biological Sample to Overcome a 112 Enablement Rejection  According to the Manual of Patent Examining…Read More

September 7th, 2016The Applicability of Patent-Agent Privilege After “In re Queen’s University at Kingston”Applicability of Patent-Agent Privilege - Workman Nydegger from Workman Nydegger Recently, the Federal Circuit in In Re Queen’s University at…Read More

August 29th, 2016Appeals to Reason: The Federal Circuit Reviews the Broadest Reasonable Interpretation StandardThe broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) standard in patent examination is frequently the subject of dispute between patent practitioners, who often…Read More

August 9th, 2016Congress Adds an Arrow to the Quiver – the Defend Trade Secrets ActOn May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) into law.  18 U.S.C. § 1836.  In…Read More

June 6th, 2014Supreme Court Chooses Middle Ground in Formulating A Standard for Patent Claim DefinitenessOn June 2, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Nautilus v. Biosig Instruments, Inc.  At issue…Read More

May 20th, 2014Supreme Court Limits Laches as a Defense in Copyright Infringement SuitsOn May 19, 2014, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., addressing the applicability of the…Read More

Shareholder Pete Malen to Mentor Outdoor Weber CompetitionHeadquartered at Weber State University, the Camping World® sponsored Outdoor Weber competition is a three-day outdoor recreation idea contest located in the…Read More