Kinnier Named Member

Kinnier Named Member ALBANY, NY (10/14/2020) – Hoffman Warnick LLC (HW), an intellectual property law firm based in Albany, NY, is proud to announce that Matthew J. Kinnier has been named as a Member of the firm. Matt’s practice includes the preparation and prosecution of domestic and international patent applications, and patent portfolio management, in…

USPTO v. Booking.com: Adding “.com” can now Establish Trademark Eligibility for a Generic Term

USPTO v. Booking.com: Adding “.com” can now Establish Trademark Eligibility for a Generic Term. Tyler Rexhouse   In a recent Supreme Court case, USPTO v. Booking.com, the Court determined that a so-called “generic.com” mark is eligible for federal trademark registration. “Generic.com” marks are a combination of a generic word or phrase (e.g., “wine” or “haircuts”)…

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Hoffman Warnick Helps Vanda Protect Drug Treatment Patent

Hoffman Warnick Helps Vanda Protect Drug Treatment Patent We are proud to have assisted our client, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, in an important patent case that allows the company to retain market exclusivity for one of their important drug products until 2027. On January 13, 2020, the US Supreme Court denied Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ petition for a writ…

ERNEST G. CUSICK AND FRANKLIN S. ABRAMS JOIN FIRM

ERNEST G. CUSICK AND FRANKLIN S. ABRAMS JOIN FIRM Hoffman Warnick is proud to announce the appointment of Ernest Cusick as Counsel and Franklin Abrams as Special Counsel. Ernest G. Cusick Ernest Cusick’s practice focuses on patent strategy and procurement, as well as technology development. Mr. Cusick has worked with a wide array of clients,…

Graph showing the growing number of Artificial Intelligence patents that have reached Publication and Issuance

Artificial Intelligence Patents Growing Exponentially

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PATENTS GROWING EXPONENTIALLY The attached chart depicts a graphical trend of the growing number of issued patents and published patent applications that involve Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI patents fall into two general categories. Those that use AI for a specific application such as autonomous driving cars, image recognition, data analysis, etc., and those that…

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US Patent & Trademark Office Launches Pilot Program

US Patent & Trademark Office Launches Pilot Program for Early Review of Cancer Immunotherapy Patent Applications The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on June 30, 2016, that it is implementing a 12-month pilot program to provide for earlier review of patent applications relating to cancer immunotherapy.  According to the Federal Register notice (link…