RALEIGH, N.C.–Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A. (Myers Bigel), the largest independent patent law firm in North Carolina, will be hosting a “Review of IP Caselaw for May 2013″ on May 28 at 3 p.m. The discussion will be led by Peter Siddoway, an attorney in the firm’s litigation group. The presentation is the third in a series of caselaw discussions sponsored by Myers Bigel this year. Among the topics to be discussed are recent Inter Partes Review decisions released by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, as well as the Federal Circuit’s decision in Biosig Instruments, Inc. v. Nautilus, Inc. Mitch Bigel, an attorney in the firm’s electrical group, will also give an extended presentation of the several opinions issued by the Federal Circuit in the CLS Bank, Int’l v. Alice Corp. case. “Our firm has a deep, long record of patent litigation experience that we are happy to share with the legal community,” said Managing Partner David Purks. (more…)

RALEIGH, N.C.–Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A. (Myers Bigel), the largest independent patent law firm in North Carolina, will lend its expertise to life science professionals at BIO 2013 in Chicago as it partners with NCBIO at the North Carolina Pavilion, booth #2617, at McCormick Place April 22-25. Members of the Myers Bigel biotechnology practice group will be sharing information and best practices in biotechnology patents including updates on recent changes from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) and the America Invents Act (AIA). “The conversion from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file patent system has definitely led to changes in patent strategy, especially regarding timing of filing,” said Shawna Lemon, Ph.D., a member of the Myers Bigel biotechnology and pharmaceutical practice groups who will be representing the firm at the North Carolina Pavilion. (more…)

RALEIGH, N.C.–Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A. (Myers Bigel), the largest independent patent law firm in the Carolinas, has added a new partner in attorney Sherry L. Murphy. Murphy is the 25th partner named at Myers Bigel, which is dedicated to attracting talented attorneys well-versed in client technologies to run the firm’s practice groups including biotechnology, chemistry, electronics and computing, litigation, mechanical and trademark. “Sherry exemplifies our dedication to best practices in patent law, which has a heightened importance now thanks to the substantive changes we’ve seen in the U.S. patent system,” said Managing Partner David Purks. (more…)

RALEIGH, N.C.–Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A. (Myers Bigel), the largest independent patent law firm in the Carolinas, is proud to announce David Purks has been named the new Managing Partner. Purks succeeds Jim Cannon, who served as Managing Partner during a time of growth and national recognition. “Our firm has maintained a unique ability to provide  long-term continuity of lawyers working on client matters, which brings with it invaluable knowledge of specific client technologies and inventors, as well as USPTO standards, practices and expectations,” Cannon said. (more…)

DURHAM, N.C.–Open Invention Network (OIN) today announced that the OIN licensee community exceeds 500 licensees. IBM, NEC, Novell, Philips, Red Hat and Sony created OIN with the mission to promote a positive ecosystem for Linux through the purchase and royalty-free licensing of strategic patents. While numerous defensive patent management entities have formed to protect small groups of companies, OIN is distinguished as a resource available to all of the technology industry. Established companies like Cisco, HP and Google as well as emerging entities like Twitter and Facebook benefit from leverage against patent aggression and access to OIN’s shared IP resources. OIN’s patents cover areas that include big data and analytics, cloud computing, smart mobile devices and mobile broadband, and social networking, among others. (more…)

GREENVILLE, N.C.–East Carolina University has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Cisco Systems, Inc., seeking injunctive relief and damages for the unauthorized use of ECU’s federally registered trademark “Tomorrow Starts Here.”  “ECU has used the mark ‘Tomorrow Starts Here’ for over a decade, including in national advertisements and publications such as Forbes and Wired,” said Chancellor Steve Ballard. “We feel it is essential to take action to protect that defining trademark of our identity and vision.” (more…)

RALEIGH, N.C.–Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A. (Myers Bigel), the largest independent patent law firm in the Carolinas, recently celebrated 15 years of excellence in intellectual property protection with a reception for clients, peers, and staff outside its office on Parklake Avenue in Raleigh. The celebration marked continuing growth in terms of clients, practicing attorneys, industry leadership and third-party accolades attesting to the firm’s success in filing, defending, and enforcing intellectual property, with a strong focus on patents. “We continue to invest in dedicated patent lawyers with technical degrees who are eager to produce and enforce top-quality patents,” Jim Cannon, managing partner and member of Myers Bigel’s mechanical group, said. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Open Invention Network (OIN) announced significant growth in the size of its community of licensees year to date. Licensees continue to benefit from the value of OIN association and the freedom of action enabled by OIN’s licensing program. During the period, OIN had over 50 companies join its community of licensees, so that the community currently numbers over 460 open source supporters. OIN licensees, which include founding members and associate members, benefit from the leverage provided by a patent portfolio dedicated to the protection of Linux and access to enabling technologies through OIN and shared intellectual property resources. (more…)

(Washington, D.C.) Daily headlines with news of historic patent deals, the growing innovation gap, piracy crackdowns and international intellectual property (IP) commerce make it clear that intellectual assets are at the epicenter of the global economy. On April 26th, the Licensing Executives Society will join WIPO to celebrate World IP Day with a series of events aimed at connecting IP, licensing and business professionals, as well as entrepreneur-minded students, across the globe in an effort to move innovation forward. (more…)

(Sunnyvale, Calif. & Chapel Hill, N.C.) Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies, today announced it received notice that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for its U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) action against LSI Logic, MediaTek, ST Microelectronics and other Respondents has issued an Initial Determination. According to the notice, ALJ Theodore R. Essex found there to be no violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 for the patents in question. The action is Investigation Number 337-TA-753. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C. and San Francisco, Calif.) Global intellectual property leader Murgitroyd & Company has expanded its U.S. operations into the Bay Area with the opening of its West Coast office in San Francisco, California. The firm has hired 20-year industry veteran and California native Dylan Gittleman as its Senior Corporate Sales Manager to head-up marketing of Murgitroyd’s services. These include its hugely successful IP Portal which allows established technology companies and early-stage startups to benefit from increased efficiency and lower costs. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) NCTechNews, North Carolina’s technology news source, will be blogging live from the BIO International Convention in Washington, D.C. June 27-30 to cover major trends affecting the life sciences community. The BIO International Convention is the largest global event of its kind, attracting the biggest names in biotech and featuring keynotes and sessions from key policymakers, scientists, CEOs, and celebrities, and the world’s largest biotechnology exhibition - the BIO Exhibition. (more…)