Patent Baristas

Douglas Sorocco over at rethink(ip) passed along a story about his encounter with a kind stranger at Starbucks. Naturally, he thought of us given the coffee theme of the event. While we don’t endorse any particular coffee shop, we’ve been known to frequent the Starbucks at Fourth and Main quite a bit and have had […]

As if you didn’t know already, the H5N1 strain of avian flu has been sweeping through poultry populations in Asia since 2003, infecting humans and killing at least 65 people, mostly poultry workers. The virus does not pass from person to person easily, but experts fear the virus could mutate. The 1918 influenza pandemic killed […]

As many of us have discovered, who you know is often more important than what you know. So important that networking is nearly a full-time job on its own, according to the book, “Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time,” by Keith Ferrazzi. Yes, it’s filled with much wisdom […]

A British court handed down a mixed verdict for Pfizer in a patent dispute, upholding one of the company’s British patents on Lipitor, the cholesterol-lowering medicine, but invalidating a second patent. The ruling will have no practical effect on Pfizer’s control over Lipitor, because the patent upheld by the court expires in November 2011, while […]

Blawg Review #27 is up at Legal Blog Watch – hosted by Lisa Stone, originator of BlogHer. Although not an attorney, it is said that she has “as much judicial experience as Harriet Miers.” Stone is a journalist who covers legal blogging with pluck. In this week’s Blawg Review, Stone presents a nice update on […]

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There was another article in the Washington Times about law firms outsourcing some of the work on their cases to other countries. One firm, Venable LLP, was quoted as saying “Clients are entitled to get these things done in an efficient way.” * This is a phenomenon that needs to be seriously considered. More than […]

In a move of shameless self-promotion, we simply must announce that the Patent Baristas were ranked in the 2005 Edition of Chambers USA, a publication that ranks attorneys and their practices based upon peer and client review. Chambers USA touts the ranked Intellectual Property Department as known for their “exceptional” attention to detail and impeccable […]