Intellectual Property News and Reports

Gehrke & Associates, S.C. is proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the The Fifth Annual International Bioethics Forum: Clones and Chimeras which will be held April 20-21, 2006 at the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center at 5445 East Cheryl Parkway in... Read more →

The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction in favor of Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation (Curtiss-Wright). After construing claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,565,714 (the ’714 patent), the trial court determined that Curtiss-Wright... Read more →

Ferring B.V. (“Ferring”) and Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Aventis”) brought suit against Barr Laboratories, Inc. (“Barr”) for infringement of Ferring’s patent, U.S. Patent No. 5,407,398 (filed Dec. 17, 1985) (“‘398 patent”). Barr moved for summary judgment, arguing that the ‘398 patent... Read more →

Robert H. Peterson Co. (“Peterson”) appeals from final orders finding that Peterson willfully infringed U.S Patent No. 5,988,159 (“the ’159 patent”), and awarding Golden Blount damages and attorney fees. Golden Blount, Inc. v. Robert H. Peterson Co., No. 3-01-CV-0127-R (N.D.... Read more →

Plaintiff-Appellant Albert Hazelquist appeals from the May 20, 2005 order of the district court of the Western District of Washington dismissing his claims against Defendant Ken Yamaguchi, Hazelquist v. Guchi Moochie Tackle Co., No. C04-0316 (W.D. Wash. May 20, 2005)... Read more →

Plaintiffs-Appellants Digital Control, Inc., and Merlin Technology, Inc. (collectively, DCI) appeal from the decision of the district court for the Western District of Washington finding that United States Patent No. 5,767,678 (the '678 patent), No. 6,008,651 (the '651 patent), and... Read more →

Catherine Lacavera appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denying her motion for summary judgment and granting summary judgment in favor of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”). Lacavera v. Toupin,... Read more →

Scott E. Johnston appeals the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, affirming the examiner's rejection of all the claims in patent application No. 09/312,992, entitled "Large Diameter Spirally Formed Pipe," as... Read more →