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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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