Hoffman Warnick goes Ax Throwing!
On November 2nd, the attorneys and staff tried their hands at ax and knife throwing! The firm aims to have several team building events each year.
Article for Albany Law School’s Journal of Science and Technology by Tyler Rexhouse
Article for Albany Law School’s Journal of Science and Technology by Tyler Rexhouse Hoffman Warnick Patent Attorney Tyler Rexhouse has published an article in Albany Law School’s Journal of Science and Technology. The article is titled “Telesurgery: An Integral Legal Bioethical Approach,” and was released on July 29, 2022. It can be found on the…
Patent Attorney, Tyler S. Rexhouse, Joins Hoffman Warnick
Patent Attorney, Tyler S. Rexhouse, Joins Hoffman Warnick Hoffman Warnick, LLC is pleased to welcome Tyler S. Rexhouse, an intellectual property attorney, to the firm as an associate. Tyler prosecutes patents in the areas of electronics, microelectronics, semiconductors, photonics and nanotechnology. He helps companies and inventors through the entire prosecution process, including determining patentability, drafting…
Patent Attorney, Pamela M. Riley, Joins Hoffman Warnick
Patent Attorney, Pamela M. Riley, Joins Hoffman Warnick Hoffman Warnick, LLC is pleased to announce that well-respected patent attorney, Pamela Riley, joined the firm as Counsel. Pam shares, “I am excited to join this strong, accomplished team of attorneys. They are highly committed to providing clients with focused, excellent patent prosecution services across sophisticated disciplines”.…
CDPHP Workforce Challenge 2022!
Thank you David Rook and Matthew Kinnier for representing Hoffman Warnick in the CDPHP Workforce Challenge held on May 19, 2022!
Ernest Cusick at Cornell University
I was honored and privileged to be a roundtable panel member for Cornell’s Intellectual Property and Ethics Club (CIPEC) IPAthon event Saturday March 26, 2022. It was a wonderful day of sharing ideas and perspectives on Intellectual Property. The first roundtable panel looking at “local” issues in entrepreneurship and opportunities in technology and business.…
USPTO has Extended After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (AFPC 2.0) through September 30, 2022
The After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) has been extended through September 30, 2022. AFCP 2.0 is part of the USPTO’s on-going efforts towards compact prosecution and increased collaboration between examiners and stakeholders. Read the full announcement.
USPTO announces an increase of the annual limit on accepted requests for Track One prioritized examination
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued an interim rule further expanding the availability of prioritized examination (Track One) by increasing the limit on the number of Track One requests that may be accepted in a fiscal year from 12,000 to 15,000. The USPTO’s continued monitoring of the Track One program confirmed…
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”)…