November 16, 2007

Partner Steve Parmelee was a featured speaker in the two-day forum on intellectual property issues sponsored and arranged by the Center for Business Intelligence in Washington, DC on November 16, 2007. Mr. Parmelee explored in depth the holdings and implications of the Supreme Court's recent landmark decision on the issue of "obviousness" under the patent law in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. Mr. Parmelee discussed the historical perspective of the Supreme Court's rulings on the "obviousness" standard in patenting inventions and the particular patent involved in the KSR case. Mr. Parmelee also summarized the reactions to the KSR decision by patent attorneys, the Patent Office, and the federal courts.

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