March 18, 2013
Court of Appeals to Address Standard of Review for Claim Interpretation
For nearly twenty years, the federal courts have addressed the interpretation of the claims in a patent as a question of law, rather than a question of fact. This standard has meant that the court of appeals owed no deference to the findings of the trial courts on matters of claim interpretation, and the lack of deference is widely believed to contribute to an inordinately high reversal rate on appeal. Now the Federal Circuit has decided to take a closer look at whether it should give deference to the lower court rulings.
February 28, 2013
First to File, Other Patent Rules Effective March 16
The fist-inventor-to-file provision of the America Invents Act takes effect on March 16, 2013. After a long history of granting patents to the first applicant to invent an invention, the new law will now award a patent to the first applicant to file an application for the invention.
January 25, 2013
Court of Appeals Urges Professionalism in Persuasion
In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals criticized the parties involved for the use of excessive hyperbole in their written submissions to the court, urging instead that counsel should offer a straightforward recital of the facts without the use of such shrill language. Clients sometimes believe that their attorneys should be "aggressive" to win, but this recent decision proves yet again that sound legal skills coupled with professional behavior trumps aggressive tactics and harsh language.
June 20, 2012
LGJ Attorneys selected for 2012 Washington Super Lawyers listing
Lowe Graham Jones attorneys David Lowe, Larry Graham and Mark Lorbiecki have once again been included in the Washington Super Lawyers list.
June 19, 2012
LGJ Named Among World’s Leading Patent Practitioners
LGJ was named as one of the world's best patent firms, and Larry Graham was included in the listing of leading individual attorneys.
May 01, 2012
Lowe Graham Jones Among America’s Leading Lawyers
Lowe Graham Jones has again been ranked highly among America's Leading intellectual property lawyers by Chambers USA. This prestigious publication, calling itself "The Client's Guide," has ranked the firm among the best in Washington for the seventh year in a row.
posted May 07, 2013
Automated locking apparatus for a slit lamp
US Patent 8,434,869
posted May 07, 2013
Power Cube
US Patent D681,548
posted April 30, 2013
Systems and methods for adjusting volume of combined audio channels
US Patent 8,434,006
posted April 30, 2013
Hand held slicer
US Patent 8,430,010
posted April 30, 2013
Friction clutch system
US Patent 8,430,222
posted April 23, 2013
Remote control video modulator
US Patent 8,429,693