September 16, 2011
America Invents Act Signed by Obama
President Obama signed the America Invents Act into law on Friday, September 16th. The act makes several significant changes, including scrapping the first to invent system in favor of a first to file system, imposing surcharges on filing, modifying certain litigation and reexamination practices, and curtailing litigation based on false patent marking.
March 08, 2011
Senate passes patent reform bill
The Senate has passed a patent reform bill that would incorporate several significant changes including a first-to-file system, enlarged post-grant patent review procedures, and many others.
November 02, 2010
Supreme Court to Review Induced Infringement
After many years of confusion, the Supreme Court has agreed to review a lawsuit addressing the standard of intent required for inducement of infringement. This pivotal case may resolve once and for all whether a party must intend to infringe a patent in order to be liable, or whether it is sufficient to be aware of the possibility of infringement by third parties.
August 10, 2011
Job Opportunities
LGJ is hiring! We currently have job openings for associates with 2-5 years of patent prosecution and/or litigation experience in the mechanical, electrical, or computer arts. Must have a PTO registration number. Please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
August 01, 2011
LGJ Attorneys selected for 2011 Washington Super Lawyers listing
Lowe Graham Jones attorneys David Lowe, Larry Graham and Mark Lorbiecki have again been included in the Washington Super Lawyers list.
May 10, 2011
Larry Graham named among IAM 250 World’s Leading Patent Litigators
Intellectual Asset Management has released its listing of the world's leading patent litigators for 2011. Our firm is one of only three Washington law firms included in the listing, and Larry Graham is one of only six individuals from Washington named on the list.
posted December 27, 2011
Method and system for providing a visual debugger for an interpreted statistical language
US Patent 8,087,002
posted December 27, 2011
Advisory system to aid pilot recovery from spatial disorientation during an excessive roll
US Patent 8,086,361
posted December 27, 2011
Systems and methods for vibration rectification error reduction in closed-loop accelerometer systems
US Patent 8,086,328
posted December 27, 2011
Systems and methods for collecting weather information using an airborne aircraft
US Patent 8,085,182
posted December 27, 2011
Ultraviolet treatment device
US Patent 8,084,752
posted December 27, 2011
Collapsible kitchen tool
US Patent 8,083,168