Sentences with phrase «prosecution practice»

The depth and breadth of our global, multidisciplinary copyright and trademark counseling and prosecution practice parallel the depth and diversity of our client base.

Gary manages a very large prosecution practice before the UK and European patent offices, and has handled numerous oppositions and appeals before the European Patent Office (EPO), both as opponent and defendant.

In just over a month and a half, mid-March, two big changes — First to File and the USPTO Fee Adjustment — will shape the future of patent prosecution practice.

Mr. Eisenhart also maintains an active U.S. and International trademark prosecution practice for a large variety of clients.

As an example of a possible destination, Ruyak cited Novak Druce + Quigg, a California firm founded by former Howrey partners that might be able to swallow up lawyers from Howrey's trademark prosecution practice — a practice the firm no longer deems a great fit, Ruyak says.

Joshua oversees the trademark prosecution practice at Foley Hoag, and specializes in complex domestic and worldwide brand protection strategies for U.S. and international companies.

He serves as co-chair of Brooks Kushman's Patent Prosecution practice, and focuses on domestic and foreign patent prosecution.

News DLA Piper announced appointments of a co-head of the firm's Patent Prosecution practice, co-heads of the Chicago Intellectual Property and Technology practice, and head of IPT in Boston.

He also has a robust trademark prosecution practice.

He is the principal lecturer for PRG's Patent Bar Review course, which prepares practitioners from across the country to sit for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Registration Exam for Attorneys and Agents and offers a comprehensive review of the law and procedures governing prosecution practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including post-grant review proceedings.

Many criminal defense lawyers, she says, «maintain that the prosecution practice of using peremptory strikes to remove black jurors remains widespread.»

Through her opinion and prosecution practice, Ms. Shah has extensive experience with chemical and mechanical technologies, in the areas of catalysts, food science, packaging, analytical instrumentation, dietary supplements, diagnostic kits, adhesives, plastics, therapeutics and metallurgy.

She maintains a foreign patent prosecution practice and works directly with foreign attorneys worldwide in the prosecution of foreign patents.

Whether the decision will significantly affect patent prosecution practice remains to be seen, as applicants still have other incentives to disclose large volumes of art — and may have an even greater incentive to do so if the Supreme Court holds in Microsoft v. i4i that defendants» evidentiary burden of proving invalidity depends on what was disclosed and argued to the PTO.

Mike Hough thought that a Sentencing Commission should be entitled to comment but warned that it would be overloaded if it were required to speak authoritatively about such broad topics as crime trends, policy and prosecution practice.

One example of such a practice in this category is an IP lawyer with a patent - prosecution practice who has relationships with key general counsels or lead scientists at a few companies.

Ms. Weis's trademark prosecution practice encompasses all aspects of trademark practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, including the preparation and prosecution of trademark application, trademark oppositions, brief preparation, and arguments for appeals before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

The final issue relates to the prosecution practices of administrative bodies.

Not exact matches

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) BRF employees paid bribes to regulators and politicians to subvert inspections in order to conceal unsanitary practices at the Company's meatpacking plants; (ii) the foregoing conduct, when it came to light, would foreseeably subject the Company and its officers to heightened regulatory enforcement and / or prosecution; and (iii) as a result of the foregoing, BRF's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

One reason: In 2012, the company paid a $ 3 billion fine to US authorities for various illegal marketing activities, but remained under investigation for fraudulent sales practices in China and elsewhere, and could have faced criminal prosecution, according to the lawsuit.

His practice involves all aspects of patent prosecution, interferences, and litigation.

As a patent attorney, his practice focuses on patent preparation and prosecution in a wide variety of mechanical, electrical and computer arts, as well as opinions and IP portfolio counseling, for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start - ups.

For example, during Tiberius's rule, a woman followed the senator Gaius Cestius Gallus around Rome, hurling abuse at him whilst clutching a portrait of the emperor and thus avoiding prosecution, a practice that was far from uncommon.

The UN focuses on a widely practiced approach, the «Three Ps»: Prevention, Prosecution and Protection.

She focuses her practice on patent prosecution, portfolio strategy, and litigation of a variety of patents, including those covering innovative food technologies.

If you are a home birth midwife, whether licensed and legal to practice or not, you also worry about criminal prosecution.

«If Yvonne is convicted, midwives everywhere will stop practicing or else go underground to avoid prosecution and litigation,» said Kathleen Adams, a Genoa City, Wis., woman who delivered her two youngest children at home with the aid of lay midwives.

The practice, part of a broader inquiry into the fundraising practices of Mayor Bill de Blasio and his allies, was recommended for criminal prosecution by the chief enforcement counsel at the state Board of Elections in a memorandum made public last week.

There is also a companion trial to the Percoco case in June, which is expected to probe pay - to - play allegations in Cuomo's «Buffalo Billion» revitalization initiative for that part of New York — which means that hard looks at the practices of state government will continue to be in the news with the prosecution of another Cuomo ally, Alain Kaloyeros.

The prosecution further alleged that Atuche and Ojo conspired to grant several billion naira loans to one Futureview Service Limited «without adequate security and contrary to accepted banking practice.»

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine offered nine recommendations, including upgrading misdemeanor illegal dumping and sand mining charges to felonies and changing the definitions of both practices in the law to make prosecutions easier.

Some Christian missions have charged government to demonstrate its seriousness on combating child labour with the arrest and prosecution of perpetrators of the practice.

We will stop overseas - only recruitment practices, strengthen safety - at - work inspections and increase prosecutions of employers evading the minimum wage.

And we have also worked closely with forces and their partners to develop a best practice model for police - led prosecutions, and begun pathfinders in eight areas in August 2012.

I urged the court to call upon the prosecution to call his witness, and condemn the practice.

Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman in a report recommended criminal prosecution after a review of fundraising practices by a group arranged by Mayor Bill de Blasio to support a Democratic takeover of the state Senate.

Mr. Broderick is a partner at Weil, Gotshal, & Manges LLP who concentrates his practice on white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions, regulatory investigations and proceedings, and business litigation.

To facilitate fruitful exchange of reform experiences and sharing of applicable good practices, the JUSTPAL Network has organized its activities under (currently) five Communities of Practice (COPs): (i) Budgeting for the Justice Sector; (ii) Information Systems for Justice Services; (iii) Justice Sector Physical Infrastructure; (iv) Court Management and Administration; and (v) Prosecution and Anti-Corruption Agencies.

«This set of reforms helps to move the criminal «justice» system closer to actual justice and away from an overreliance on arrests, prosecution and jail for low - level offenses,» said Tina Luongo, the attorney in charge of the criminal defense practice at the Legal Aid Society.

While the prosecution had argued Mr. Silver had no real experience actually practicing law, Mr. Molo insisted that was not the case and that he was an experienced personal injury attorney who sometimes was approached about cases outside his speciality that he referred to other lawyers for a routine fee.

Richard Aborn is president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City — a non-partisan non-profit organization focused on criminal justice and public safety policies and practices — Richard Aborn draws on his wide experience in criminal prosecution and litigation...

Richard Aborn is president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City — a non-partisan non-profit organization focused on criminal justice and public safety policies and practices — Richard Aborn draws on his wide experience in criminal prosecution and litigation — policy development — management and government affairs to promote the Crime Commission's agenda of making...

«Although it is nominally designed to enforce the [Obscene Publications Act] guidelines of the Crown Prosecution Service, in practice it draws far tighter lines, many of them inexplicable.

During my time with the Parlee McLaws's practice group in intellectual property and innovation (TechCounsel team), I acquired invaluable working knowledge of patenting by assisting in the preparation, filing, and prosecution of patents, as well as the legal documentation and reporting required by companies and for the Alberta Securities Commission.

David Weslow focuses his practice on litigation, prosecution and licensing of trademarks, copyrights and domain names.

I assume this practice has very practical benefits — for one thing, it might help stave off prosecution for obscenity or sex - trafficking.

Despite the Health & Safety Executive's (HSE) well - publicised support of LOtC, we should not consider that when faced with poor practice resulting in death or serious injury they would allow it to preclude an investigation and prosecution.

The scientific man in the prosecution of his art of discovery has to practice three quite different mental processes.

For example, if a not - for - profit credit repair organization is charging consumers advance payments and failing to deliver services to the consumer, the FTC act's prohibitions against «deceptive» or «misleading» practices could be enforced against this conduct, even if a prosecution pursuant to CROA is unsuccessful based on its specific prohibition against advance payments.

[FN55] The broad statutory language in the FTC act allows for successful prosecution of companies which may have changed slightly their business practices to exploit loopholes in more tightly worded legislation.