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 ...
Patrick Keane, executive shareholder, and Randolph Stayin, senior trade counsel, will present "Current State of International Trade" during the Federal Circuit Bar Association's Global Intellectual Property, International Trade, and Legislative Developments program on April 15. The treatment of confidential and other information is going through transition. The CIT recently issued a decision on BPI information in an ITC case. The Federal Circuit issued its decision in Royal Brush about the agency’s authority to issue protective orders. The Federal Circuit has also recently changed its court rules about using confidential information in briefs. The panel will discuss these recent events...
WASHINGTON (March 2024) – The United States Supreme Court denied review of a Federal Circuit appeal related to a 2021 Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision in favor of Hamilton Technologies. Patrick Keane, Executive Shareholder of Buchanan and member of Buchanan’s Intellectual Property (IP) section represented Hamilton technologies before the Supreme Court. Keane was assisted by Matthew Fedowitz, Ralph Fischer and Erin Napoleon of the Buchanan IP section. The case stems from global assertions of patent infringement by Dr. Fleur Tehrani. In June, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) found that “none of the issues that Tehrani raised on appeal had merit and only a...
Patrick Keane, shareholder in the firm's Intellectual Property section, was featured in a Law360 article entitled "High Court Won't Review PTAB's Ax Of Prof's Ventilator Patent." ...
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. ...
Patrick Keane, Matthew Fedowitz, and Ralph Fischer, shareholders in the firm's Intellectual Property section, were featured in an IP Law Daily article about the favorable decision in Tehrani v. Hamilton Technologies LLC. ...
WASHINGTON (July 2023) - Patrick Keane, Executive Shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, was elected President of the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) for a one-year term that began on June 28, 2023. He has been an active leader on the FCBA Board of Directors for many years, most recently serving as President-Elect. The FCBA is a national bar association for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, with FCBA members who come from across the globe. The FCBA offers a forum of national and global meetings for promoting dialogue between the bar and the Federal Circuit, with participants from the government, private practice and corporations. As President, Keane...
re the United Kingdom’s Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) in 2022. Hamilton Technologies LLC is a leading manufacturer of critical care ventilation solutions for a wide variety of patient populations, applications, and environments, and is a leading global innovator of cutting edge, automated closed-loop mechanical ventilation. Patrick C. Keane, Matthew L. Fedowitz, and Ralph Fisher, shareholders of Buchanan, represented Hamilton Technologies LLC before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board. ...
ed Kingdom’s Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) in 2022. Hamilton Technologies LLC is a leading manufacturer of critical care ventilation solutions for a wide variety of patient populations, applications, and environments, and is a leading global innovator of cutting edge, automated closed-loop mechanical ventilation. Patrick C. Keane, Matthew L. Fedowitz, and Ralph Fisher, shareholders of Buchanan, represented Hamilton Technologies LLC before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board. ...
A number of Buchanan's Intellectual Property attorneys have been recognized as part of Managing IP's 2023 IP Stars rankings. In addition, the firm was listed as 'highly recommended' for IP work in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Pennsylvania IP StarsCraig CochenourMichael DeverDuane Stewart Virginia IP StarsBassam IbrahimJames LaBarreWilliam RowlandPatrick KeaneTodd Walters Learn more about IP Stars here....
Patrick Keane, executive shareholder, moderated a panel entitled "Patent Office Perspectives" during the Global Series 2023, an event hosted by the Federal Circuit Bar Association Bench & Bar and the European Patent Lawyers Association. ...
Patrick Keane, executive shareholder, moderated a panel entitled "Developments in Subject Matter Eligibility at the Supreme Court and Elsewhere" during the Global Series 2022, an event hosted by the Federal Circuit Bar Association Bench & Bar and the European Patent Lawyers Association in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ...
A number of Buchanan's Intellectual Property attorneys have been recognized as part of Managing IP's 2022 IP Stars rankings. In addition, the firm was listed as 'highly recommended' for IP work in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Pennsylvania IP StarsLynn AlstadtCraig CochenourMichael DeverDuane Stewart Virginia IP StarsBassam IbrahimJames LaBarreWilliam RowlandPatrick KeaneRobert MukaiTodd Walters Learn more about IP Stars here....
Patrick Keane, executive shareholder, moderated a panel entitled "USMCA and IP" during the Global Series 2022, an event hosted by the Federal Circuit Bar Association Bench & Bar and the European Patent Lawyers Association. Panelists from the USA, Canada, and Mexico discussed the status of the agreement and amendments to Mexican IP Law. ...