The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was recently awarded the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s 2016 Patents For Humanity award for their work developing an improved meningitis vaccine production process. The patented technology has led to the MenAfriVac® vaccine, and more than 235 million people in Africa’s high-risk meningitis belt have been immunized […]
Klarquist is proud to celebrate its 75th anniversary today. Our firm was founded by solo practitioner, Elmer A. Buckhorn, who logged the firm’s first patent matter on August 26, 1941. By 1947, business had increased enough that a second partner, Orme Cheatham, joined the firm, and by the end of the 1950s the firm had five partners, […]
Klarquist is proud to have six attorneys named to the 2017 Best Lawyers in America® list: Lisa M. Caldwell in the area of Trademark Law; James E. Geringer in the areas of IP Litigation, Patent Litigation, and Trademark Law; Ramon A. Klitzke II in the areas of Patent Law and Trademark Law; William D. Noonan, M.D. in the area of […]
Below is a link to an article written by Klarquist’s John Vandenberg concerning current issues in patent claim construction. In the article, titled “We Need Another Phillips To Explain ‘Plain Meaning’ Patent Claim Construction,” John covers four questions about “plain meaning” construction on which the Federal Circuit is divided or the Federal Circuit appears to have […]
Klarquist is proud to have Ramon A. Klitzke II, Jeffrey S. Love, and John D. Vandenberg named to the 2016 Oregon Super Lawyers® list, and Carla Todenhagen selected for inclusion on the 2016 Oregon Rising Stars℠ list. The annual survey is published by Thomson Reuters. Surveys of attorneys throughout the country as well as in […]
Klarquist has been recognized in the BTI Power Rankings 2016 as one of the law firms having the strongest relationships with their clients. The list, published by BTI Consulting Group, ranks more than 500 law firms in 16 industries based on the strength of their client relationships. Klarquist was named a “Clientopia Leader” for being […]
In a significant Lanham Act false advertising verdict, a jury in the Central District of California found CYME (a division of Eaton Corporation, represented by Jones Day) liable for making false claims about the performance of ETAP’s software. The jury awarded Klarquist’s client, ETAP, $8.42 million in damages, and found that CYME willfully engaged in […]
Klarquist received top national rankings in the 2016 edition of Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine’s IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners. IAM noted that, “Klarquist Sparkman continues to dominate the local market. It also has a sterling national reputation and is one of the few firms tasked by the US administration with protecting inventions cooked […]
Klarquist has received a top tier ranking from Chambers USA for 2016. Klarquist is recognized as one of two top tier intellectual property law firms in Oregon. In addition, three Klarquist attorneys, Scott E. Davis, William D. Noonan, M.D., and John D. Vandenberg, received individual recognition for intellectual property. Sources say: “Klarquist Sparkman is a very […]
On April 11, 2016, Klarquist partner Ramon Klitzke will host the International Trademark Association’s roundtable discussion “As the World Turns – International Trademark Developments.” International trademark developments will no doubt have far reaching ramifications and affect business strategies going forward. Join us to discuss recent changes in various international trademark laws, including: Expanded local laws […]