Patrick Keane, executive shareholder, and Kiran Kang, Ph.D., patent agent, recently partnered with Kilburn & Strode's Abi Heath and Benni Pfundner for a webinar leveraging the practical drafting expertise of both firms. The group discussed patent drafting in the United States and Europe, common pitfalls and how to avoid them, and collate the findings into some best practice tips. With the aim of setting clients up for cross-jurisdictional success, the group also covered the differing approaches of the USPTO and the EPO to subject matter eligibility, written description, added subject matter, sufficiency/plausibility, clarity, priority and more.  View the webinar here or below. ...

Dilip Patel, shareholder in the firm's Immigration practice, and Haley Ayure, associate in the Corporate section, represented client Uday Lele in the sale of his JW Marriott Hotel on Clearwater Beach to Dr. Kiran Patel, one of Tampa Bay's best-known entrepreneurs. Read more in the Tampa Bay Business Journal's "Dr. Kiran Patel, Buying Out JW Marriott Project on Clearwater Beach, Says Construction Will Begin By Year's End."...