October 30, 2015 Wilmington, Del. – Morris James LLP was presented the Leadership Award at the Delaware State Bar Association’s Christopher W. White 2015 Distinguished Access to Justice Awards Breakfast on October 29th, 2015. The Leadership Award is given to the firm who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of pro bono service to […]
Morris James LLP is pleased to congratulate the lawyers listed below, who were most recommended by their professional peers in a survey of Delaware attorneys conducted by Delaware Today magazine. Sixteen Morris James attorneys were distinguished in their respective practice areas, with seven named as “top vote-getters,” listed below in bold. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Keith E. Donovan […]
In the BTI Litigation Outlook 2016: Changes, Trends and Opportunities for Law Firms report, corporate counsel from Fortune 1000 companies ranked Merchant & Gould in the top 5% of all law firms for intellectual property (“IP”) litigation. The BTI Litigation Outlook 2016 report, an annual study produced by BTI Consulting Group, is an in-depth analysis […]
Introduction The government notified changes in the FDI policy under which there will be a composite cap on foreign investment in various sectors, except in banking and defence segments for simplification of Foreign Direct Investment policy. Composite Caps introduced The government on 30/07/2015 notified changes in the FDI policy under which there will be a […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Kenneth L. Dorsney of Morris James LLP. Ken has joined IR as our exclusive IP – Patents member in US-Delaware. Kenneth L. Dorsney is a registered patent attorney with nearly 15 years of experience resolving patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright disputes […]
To support clients in Japan, Merchant & Gould launched a newsletter series in Japanese. The first edition of this newsletter was a summary of a Supreme Court decision to uphold a rule about patent royalties on expired patents. It was published first in English, then translated into Japanese and sent to clients overseas. View newsletter […]
June 2015 In a 6-3 decision in Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, the Supreme Court upheld its long-standing Brulotte rule barring royalty agreements over expired patents. [1] The Court adhered to the principles of stare decisis and required critics of the Brulotte rule to seek relief from Congress.[2] I. The Facts and Proceedings Below […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Stephen Jenkins of MatthewsFolbigg. Stephen has joined IR as our exclusive IP-Patent Law member in Australia. Areas of Practice and Experience – Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring – Intellectual Property Stephen is the Managing Director of MatthewsFolbigg Lawyers and advises on intellectual property, […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Gokalp Bayramoglu of Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC. Gokalp has joined IR as our exclusive IP Member in The US – Nevada. Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC is a law firm with offices located in Las Vegas Nevada, U.S.A. and in Xiamen, China. We specialize […]
The law firm of Merchant & Gould announced today that Wendy M. Ward, a partner in its Madison, Wis. office, successfully argued an excessive force case before the United States Supreme Court in April on behalf of pro bono client Michael Kingsley. In its June 22 decision concerning the case of Kingsley v. Hendrickson, the […]
June 23, 2015By Allen Hinderaker & Ian McFarland of Merchant & Gould P.C. Introduction Demonstrative evidence is a singularly important tool to persuasion. Visual communication is more effective than verbal, as measured by the fact we remember significantly more of what we see as compared to what we hear. The power of demonstrative evidence to […]
March 2015In Couture v. Playdom Inc.,[1] the Federal Circuit confirmed that services under a service mark must have actually been provided as of the filing date of a § 1(a) application. Advertisement that the applicant was ready, willing and able to provide the services is insufficient to support a use based application. In the precedential […]