Publications & Articles
Patent Prosecution
May 2012
Patent Reform: Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease?
MX: Medtech Executive Magazine
By: Eric J. Sosenko
February 22, 2012
Bill Threatens Patent Rights for Michigan Auto Parts Manufacturers
AnnArbor.com
By: Kelly K. Burris
January 2012
Brinks 2012 - Innovation Begins Here
November 2011
The AIA: A Transformative Change in the US Patent System
The Impact of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
By: Eric J. Sosenko
August/September 2011
Budget Diversion, Lack of Experienced Examiners, Hobble the USPTO
Executive Counsel
By: Michael S. Gzybowski
June 27, 2011
Innovation in America at the Crossroads
Michigan Lawyers Weekly
By: Michael S. Gzybowski
May/June 2011
Licensing: Choice of Law and Venue
Landslide
By: Steven L. Oberholtzer and Joshua E. Ney, Ph.D.
May 2011
Louisiana Wholesale Drug Co. and the Propriety of 'Reverse Payment' Patent Settlements
The AIPLA Antitrust News
December 2010
IP in Depth: What Makes a Good Patent Attorney?
Ceramic Industry
By: Michael S. Gzybowski
November 15, 2010
Protecting Your Intellectual Property: The Difference Between Utility Patents, Design Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks and Copyrights
Creative Leisure News
November 2010
That's My Property!
Environmental Design & Construction
By: Ryan L. Marshall and Steven P. Shurtz
October 2010
IP in Depth: The $99 Provisional Patent Application
Ceramic Industry
By: Michael S. Gzybowski
September 2010
Wyeth v. Kappos: The United States Patent Office is Forced to Change Course
Engage: The Journal of the Federalist Society's Practice Groups
By: John C. Freeman
September 13, 2010
FEATURE ARTICLE: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione - on Top of the World
Finance Monthly
August 31, 2010
Open-Source Software Doesn't Mean It's Unprotected
InsideCounsel.com
By: Mircea A. Tipescu
August 2010
The Supreme Court's Bilski Decision: Did Anything Change?
ABA Corporate Counsel Committee eNewsletter
By: Mircea A. Tipescu and Michael P. Chu
June 22, 2010
Preliminary Injunctions Can Be a Powerful Tool in Litigation
Inside Counsel
By: Mircea A. Tipescu
March 2010
Promoting the Progress or Paying for Delay? Balancing Patent and
Antitrust Law in the Age of Health Care Reform
Engage, Volume 11, Issue 1
February 18, 2010
FEATURE ARTICLE: Kelly Burris, Patent Lawyer, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Ann Arbor
AnnArbor.com
By: Sarah Rigg
January 2010
Accelerated Review of Green Technology Patent Applications
Michigan Biosciences LINK, published by MichBio
October 2009
QUI-TAM-OSAURUS, the Statutory Dinosaur: Evolution or Extinction for the Qui Tam Patent False Marking Statute?
ENGAGE - The Journal of the Federalist Society Practice Groups
By: Trevor K. Copeland and Laura A. Lydigsen
October 2009
FEATURE ARTICLE: Attorney Wins Award For Flying With Compassion
Ann Arbor Area Business Monthly
By: Stephanie Kadel-Taras
2009
Patent Law Review
August 2009
FEATURE ARTICLE: Michigan Attorney Wins Historic National Women's Air Race Classic
Michigan Bar Journal
June 13, 2009
FEATURE ARTICLE: Earning Their Wings - Ann Arbor Patent Attorney, Co-Pilot Take Top Prize in Prestigious National Flying Competition
Michigan Lawyers Weekly
May 13, 2009
Protect Intellectual Property Before Bankruptcy Looms
Detroit Legal News
By: Michael N. Spink
May 2009
Korea as International Search Authority Under the PCT
Intellectual Property Owners Association - International Patent Law and Practice Committee Newsletter
By: G. Peter Nichols
March 6, 2009
Patent Practice in the Wake of In Re Bilski
Intellectual Property Owners Association
By: Marc V. Richards
February 24, 2009
Protecting Your Apparel: Design Patents Offering an Appealing Option
Apparel
By: Kelly K. Burris
2009
Tips for Enriching a Patent Specification: It Could Mean the Difference Between Valid and Invalid Claims
LexisNexis Emerging Issues Analysis
2009
Tesla, Marconi, and the Great Radio Controversy: Awarding Patent Damages Without Chilling a Defendant's Incentive to Innovate
Missouri Law Review
December 15, 2008
Appearance Takes Center Stage as Design Patents Gain Structure
Michigan Lawyers Weekly
By: Kelly K. Burris
November/December 2008
Is Issuing IP Bonds a Good Move for Your Company?
Executive Counsel
By: Scott J. Slavick
November 2008
Wishful Thinking, Shooting for the Moon, and Unproved Patents: A Call for Stricter Claim Construction
Journal of Intellectual Property Rights
Summer 2008
Non-Party Discovery Involving a U.S. Entity and Its Foreign Affiliate: A Comparison of the Commission's Approach to Subpoenas and the Hague Evidence Convention
Section 337 Reporter - Sixth Annual Summer Associate Edition
By: Yuezhong Feng, Ph.D.
October 2008
Throwing Judge Bryson's Curveball: A Pro Patent View of Process Claims as Patent-Eligible Subject Matter
The John Marshall Law School Review of Intellectual Property Law
August 14, 2008
FEATURE ARTICLE: Local Attorney Finds Her Wings in Air Race and 'Angel Flight'
Washtenaw County Legal News
June 2008
A Comparison Between the Judicial and Administrative Routes to Enforce Intellectual Property Rights in China
The John Marshall Law School Review of Intellectual Property Law
By: Yuanlin Shen
Summer 2008
Nanocrystalline Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation: The First Case
Nanotechnology Law & Business
Summer 2008
Beware of What You Ask for: Broad Patent Claims Might Be Invalid as Indefinite or as Lacking Enablement
12 Pennsylvania Bar Ass’n Intellectual Prop. Law Section Newsletter 1–5
April 29, 2008
Indefiniteness: An Orphaned Doctrine
March 2008
Featured Article: Building Upon the Innovations of Yesterday's and Today's Law Firm
Chicago Lawyer
2007
"Fending Off Paper Patents and Patent Trolls: A Novel 'Cold Fusion' Defense Because Changing Times Demand It"
Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology
October 2007
A Budding Theory of Willful Patent Infringement: Orange Books, Colored Pills, and Greener Verdicts
Duke University Law & Technology Review
Spring 2007
Choosing Between the Advice of Counsel Defense to Willful Patent Infringement or the Effective Assistance of Trial Counsel: A Bridge or the Troubled Waters?
Northwestern University Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property
Spring 2007
ITC Growing as a Forum for IP Disputes
Intellectual Property Litigation: Volume 18, Number 3
By: Laura Beth Miller and Mircea A. Tipescu
Spring 2007
Genetic Determinants of Emotional Behavior: Legal Lessons From Genetic Models
DePaul Law Review
December 2006
Appellate Strategy before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Patent Litigation, Negotiation, and Settlement, Leading Lawyers on Strategies for Effectively Resolving Patent Disputes
October 2006
The Use of Examples in Patent Applications
Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal
June 10, 2005
Comments on the CREATE Act and Proposed Changes to 37 C.F.R.
BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
October 2004
Should You Patent Your Invention or Keep it a Trade Secret?
Optics & Photonics News
By: Lawrence G. Almeda
June 18, 2004
'Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil' Does Not Apply to New Employees' Knowledge
BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
By: Scott J. Slavick
April 6, 2004
The Retroactive Effect of Prosecution History in Claim Construction
Andrews Computer and Internet Litigation Reporter
Spring 2004
Disciplining Out of State Conduct and Lawyers Licensed in Other States
The Professional Lawyer
December 2003
Licensee Estoppel: Coping With The Licensee's Dilemma
Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal
By: J. William Dockrey
August 1, 2003
Will an Admission of Patent Validity Preclude a Later Validity Challenge?
BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
By: Gary M. Ropski and Jeffry M. Nichols
2003
Chapter 2 - Overview of the Doctrine of Equivalents and §112, Equivalents
2003 Intellectual Property Law Update
March 2002
A View From the Crowd at the U.S. Supreme Court's Hearings in the Festo Case
The Intellectual Property Strategist
2002
Chapter 8 - The Doctrine of Equivalents and 112, Equivalents
2002 Intellectual Property Law Update
2002
Business Method Patents - Strategic Claiming for Business Method Inventions
Business Method Patents: How to Protect Your Clients' Interests, Practising Law Institute
By: John F. Nethery
2001
An Analysis of the En Banc Decision in Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co. and the Doctrine of Equivalents
The Federal Circuit Bar Journal
2001
Chapter 8 - The Doctrine of Equivalents and §112, Equivalents
2001 Wiley Intellectual Property Law Update
2000
Chapter 7- The Doctrine of Equivalents §112, Equivalents
2000 Wiley Intellectual Property Law Update
1999
Chapter 3 - The Doctrine of Equivalents and §112, Equivalents
1999 Wiley Intellectual Property Law Update
1998
Chapter 3 - Analyzing the Means and Step Plus Function Doctrine in Patent Cases
1998 Wiley Intellectual Property Law Update
