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Workman Nydegger Recognized in the 15th Edition of Best Law Firms – United States

Workman Nydegger is pleased to announce its ranking and inclusion in the 15th Edition of Best Law Firms – United States, independently produced by Best Lawyers. Workman Nydegger received a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in…

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Practical Tips for Responding to Office Action Rejections (Part II)

When responding to an Office Action, as a patent practitioner, you have a variety of tools available in your “toolbox”. A previous posting discussed several such tools. Another tool available in the toolbox is to…

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Practical Tips for Responding to Office Action Rejections (Part I)

When responding to an Office Action, as a patent practitioner, you have a variety of tools available in your “toolbox”. One such tool includes identifying whether the cited art even qualifies under 35 USC 102(a)…

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Practical Tips for Claim Drafting

Drafting patent claims can be tricky, in that sometimes we may not think about the implications of how we choose to draft a given claim. For example, is there really any significant difference between “The…

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Workman Nydegger Celebrates the Swearing-In of Two of its Attorneys

Workman Nydegger is proud to announce that two of its attorneys, Andrew Macdonald and Mansi Chauhan, were officially sworn in as members of the Utah State Bar. The ceremony took place on October 3, 2024,…

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Double Patenting Drama: Recent Cases and USPTO Proposals

The legal framework for obviousness-type double patenting (ODP) and its relationship to patent term adjustment (PTA) continues to evolve. In Gilead, the Federal Circuit held that a later-issued but earlier-expiring patent is a proper ODP reference…

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20 Workman Nydegger Attorneys Named to the 2025 Best Lawyers, Including One to Watch

Workman Nydegger is happy to announce that 20 of our exceptional attorneys have been named in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Workman Nydegger is incredibly proud of their accomplishments and the…

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Attorney Chul-Woo Lee Elected Secretary of the IP Section at Utah State Bar

Workman Nydegger is pleased to announce that attorney Chul-Woo Lee has been elected as secretary for the Intellectual Property (IP) Section of the Utah State Bar. The IP section of the Utah State Bar offers…

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Workman Nydegger Recognized in the IAM Patent 1000 2024 Edition

Workman Nydegger is pleased to announce that nine of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 IAM Patent 1000 United States: Utah rankings. Among them, Rick Nydegger has been honored as a global leader,…

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Patent Eligibility Test Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and Response Strategies

The precedent set by the Supreme Court in Diamond v. Chakrabarty (447 U.S. 303 (1980)) held that “anything under the sun that is made by man” is patentable under 35 U.S.C. § 101. This standard…

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