Special Education and Section 504 Law, Mediations, Due Process Hearings,
Federal Court Litigation and Federal Appeals
From 2000 - 2006, Ron worked as a lawyer with FTA's General Law Division, handling
Federal Court litigation, and issues related to transit security, transit finance, Federal grants, and FOIA.
Prior to joining DOT, Ms. Rivera served in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, where she supervised
federal court litigation and conducted public outreach.
Represented large medical products manufacturer in complex
federal court litigation involving «whistleblower» claim.
It's just not the same as your general state court or even
federal court litigations.
The court was not persuaded by isolated statements in the AIA legislative history indicating that AIA trials were intended to be a «complete substitute» for
federal court litigation.
In B&B Hardware v. Hargis Industries, the Supreme Court held that, under some circumstances, determinations by the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board could have preclusive effect in subsequent
federal court litigation involving the identical issue.
In the expanded panel's decision denying General Plastic's request for rehearing, the board announced that when exercising its discretion to institute, it will consider both the AIA's goal of providing an «effective and efficient alternative» to
federal court litigation, but also «the potential for abuse of the review process by repeated attacks on patents.»
Our attorneys are accustomed to dealing with complex and sophisticated business matters and have many years of experience handling all financial issues surrounding bankruptcy and reorganization, out of court workouts, and state and
federal court litigation over creditors» and debtors» rights.
We also advise clients in government enforcement actions,
federal court litigation, government contracts litigation, bid protests and other contested proceedings.
Mr. Marrero has
a federal court litigation practice concentrating on defending governmental entities and employees in Title VII and Section 1983 cases.
It should be noted that the proper claim construction standard for PTAB trial proceedings is a subject of patent reform bills pending in Congress, which would direct the USPTO to apply the same standard as that used in
federal court litigation.
First, Congress intended the AIA post-grant proceedings to be a substitute for
federal court litigation, in which court's use a different claim construction approach based on Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F. 3d 1303 (Fed.
When lawyers are involved in
federal court litigation, the PACER electronic case files (ECF) system sends them email alerts whenever a new docket entry is added to the case.
Although the decision does not directly address AIA trials, the procedural differences between inter partes review proceedings and
federal court litigation may impact the preclusive effect of PTAB factual findings.
[4] In a dissent, Circuit Judge Newman argued that Congress intended AIA trials to be functional substitutes for
federal court litigation over patent validity.
Science and Medical Expert Development Counsel to major cardiac medical device manufacturer in
federal court litigation
As a result, she argued, PTAB proceedings must be consistent with federal court proceedings, necessitating the adoption of the Phillips analysis used in
federal court litigation.
The long - term impact of this statement will need to observed, to see whether PTAB rulings on factual issues are given preclusive effect in subsequent
federal court litigation.
In addition to applying different claim construction standards, the Court listed a number of differences between AIA trials and
federal court litigation: the lack of a constitutional standing requirement for petitioners, the PTAB practice of reaching a final decision even after the petitioner settles out, and a lower burden of proof.
Although the Supreme Court's Cuozzo decision did not disagree with the USPTO's procedures for instituting and conducting AIA trials, it also did not embrace the proceedings as interchangeable substitutes for
federal court litigation of patent validity issues.
He has served as lead trial counsel in
federal court litigation, has argued dispositive motions, and argued Markman hearings in both district court and the ITC.
Over her 23 years in practice, Ms. Genesen has handled trial and appellate work in both state and federal courts, including an array of complex multi-district
federal court litigation, and has appeared throughout the country before state and federal regulatory bodies on behalf of clients in the airline, energy, software, healthcare and alcoholic beverage industries.
The Leahy - Smith America Invents Act created three new administrative proceedings to allow members of the public to challenge the validity of issued patents without the expense of
federal court litigation: Inter partes review («IPR»), Post grant review («PGR»), and the Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents («CBM»).
She negotiates and structures trademark and copyright licenses and assignments; regularly shuts down on - line auctions of infringing goods and false advertising on social media platforms; and resolves domain name disputes through negotiation,
federal court litigation, and arbitration under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy.
Our experience with state and
federal court litigation is very broad, encompassing multiple forums, jurisdictions and states.
A recent case demonstrates how comments in an interview ended up in
federal court litigation.
My practice focuses on asylum, removal defense,
federal court litigation, and I help people obtain benefits before the various agencies that handle immigration benefits.
Obtained preliminary injunction in
federal court litigation involving misappropriation of trade secrets by national accounting firm and denial of requested injunction in related state court proceedings.
In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that a patent owner's statements made in a preliminary statement during an AIA inter partes review (IPR) proceeding may create prosecution disclaimer during subsequent
federal court litigation.
Carolyn Lamm is a partner and litigator in White & Case's Washington D.C. office and is a prominent practitioner in international arbitration and dispute resolution, trade matters and cross-border commercial
federal court litigation.
She has substantial experience with ICSID and its Additional Facility, NAFTA plus AAA / ICDR, ICC, Vienna Centre, Stockholm Chamber, Swiss Chamber and in
federal court litigation.
Represented US subsidiary of French construction materials manufacturer in
federal court litigation with purported joint - venturer concerning potential business opportunity in the Caribbean
Visiting Professor Carolyn Lamm is a partner and litigator in White & Case's Washington D.C. office and is a prominent practitioner in international arbitration and dispute resolution, trade matters and cross-border commercial
federal court litigation.
Melvin was most recently an immigration analyst with Guberman Garson LLP Deloitte in Toronto, where he assisted with
Federal Court litigation and a wide range of immigration services to clients from various industries, including engineering, hospitality, and information technology.
His practice focuses on deportation defense and
federal court litigation, with an emphasis on the immigration consequences of criminal convictions.
Brendan Ballard has more than a decade of experience representing clients in state and
federal court litigation throughout the country at both the trial and appellate level.
John also has years of experience and outstanding results in all other aspects of labor law, including union organizing drives, strikes, picketing, boycott and trespass issues, grievance arbitrations and
federal court litigation.
About Blog Our business model is to cultivate lawyers who know all there is to know about intellectual property, whether it be special requirements under the America Invents Act (AIA), patenting chemical compositions and pharmaceuticals, current developments in software patenting, or combating «bad patents» in
federal court litigation.
Filed nearly 4,000 cases in Federal Court and developed extensive
Federal Court litigation experience.
The State appealed (unsuccessfully) on several issues that have featured many times before in
Federal Court litigation.
Not exact matches
In fact, Dovden's 35 lawsuits account for more than a third of patent
litigation filed in
Federal Court in the past year.
In a filing with the
federal court in East St. Louis, Illinois, lawyers for the plaintiffs called the settlement the «largest ever» in a case alleging excessive fees in 401 (k)
litigation.
You could be taken to
federal court or dragged before the EEOC for costly
litigation.
Attorneys have filed at least 30 lawsuits in state and
federal courts since Wells Fargo acknowledged its malfeasance, with fresh
litigation still finding its way to
court.
The Trans Mountain Expansion Project is still before the National Energy Board (NEB)(see the comment by Kirk Lambrecht QC here) and all the while spawning lots of
litigation, some in the
Federal Court of Appeal and some in the provincial superior
courts.
I have commented on most of that
litigation in «Pipelines, the National Energy Board and the
Federal Court» (2015), 3 Energy Regulation Quarterly 59 — 73.
«It uses its forum selection clause in its franchise agreements to force all
litigation in its favoured
court, the
federal court located in Miami.
Debate over the high - profile
litigation has roiled the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, one of several trade groups that sought to overturn the regulation in
federal court in Dallas earlier this month.
Those
courts may still decline to assume jurisdiction (as here), but the only reason that ethical counsel could countenance undertaking this second round of
litigation was precisely because the
Federal Court of Appeal had declined to address the matter.