On February 15th, Klarquist attorneys Jeff Haendler and Shelby Stepper presented the first part of a two part series on design patent obviousness. The CLE covered the history of design patent obviousness, the Rosen-Durling framework for design patent obviousness, and whether the Federal Circuit will decide to extend KSR to design patents in LKQ Corp. […]
Klarquist has been awarded for excellence in trademark law in the World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000 2024: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. The firm has been ranked in the ‘gold tier’ among top trademark law firms in Oregon and partners Rob Cruzen, Kevin Hayes, and Sheree Rybak received individual recognition for their contributions. The WTR […]
Klarquist represented Amazon.com, Inc. in obtaining dismissal of a patent suit entitled Huang v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 23-CV-04679-NC, 2024 WL 413355 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 26, 2024). Huang had sued Amazon for alleged patent infringement through its sale of more than 30 consumer electronics products manufactured by Apple, Nintendo, and Samsung, among others, contending that they […]
Join PDX Women in Tech and Law for our winter happy hour to enjoy an evening of togetherness and giving back to our community. In partnership with AIPLA’s Women in IP Committee’s Community Service Initiative, this happy hour will serve to benefit local community shelter, Rose Haven. Rose Haven provides support and services for women, children, […]
Klarquist is pleased to announce partner Sue Graf as the firm’s new managing partner. Sue transitioned into the role of managing partner effective January 2024. Sue is an experienced prosecutor with more than 16 years of experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications, in addition to over 10 years of research experience at some of […]
Today, Klarquist is proud to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Patent Defenses, an initiative started by our patent litigation team. Patent Defenses began in 2004 with the goal to efficiently share substantive law and litigation strategies. Over the years, Klarquist began sharing it periodically with selected in-house counsel, via Word versions. As it grew more […]
Klarquist is pleased to welcome Ryan Frei to the firm’s partnership effective January 2024. Ryan joined the firm in 2018 as a lateral associate in 2018 and is an active member of the firm’s litigation group. He earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and both his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and B.S. […]
On Thursday, October 12th, Ryan Heck and Kyle Rinehart conducted a virtual CLE presentation titled Advanced Claim Drafting to Increase Chances of Success in Litigation. In this seminar, Ryan and Kyle delved into advanced claim drafting strategies. They covered techniques for crafting claims that not only streamlined the process of proving infringement but also fortified […]
On September 26th, Ryan Frei presented Administrative Law for IP Attorneys in a virtual CLE. Patent and trademark prosecution and post-grant proceedings are specialized types of administrative law. The presentation covered the general administrative law principles most important to IP attorneys. If you were unable to attend, or would like to reference the materials – click […]
Klarquist is pleased to announce that five Klarquist attorneys were honored in Best Lawyers for their expertise in the legal field: Lisa Caldwell for trademark law, James Geringer for trademark law and IP & patent litigation, Jeffrey Love for patent litigation, Stacey Slater for patent law, and John Vandenberg for patent law and IP & […]