As published in U.S. News and World Report, BWSM has been ranked as Tier 1, Best Law Firms for 2017 by Best Lawyers. BWSM’s Tier 1 ranking was for patent law in metropolitan Orlando. BWSM was also ranked for copyright law and trademark law.
Based on the number of attorneys in the firm, the Orlando Business Journal (“OBJ”) compiled a list of intellectual property law firms in Central Florida. BWSM was identified as the second largest law firm with an intellectual property law practice in Central Florida.
With the pending Florida Constitutional Amendment on the November Ballot regarding medical marijuana, Kevin Wimberly provided a CLE-credit presentation entitled Medical Marijuana & Intellectual Property in Florida. Kevin discussed distinctions between Florida trademarks and federal trademarks while also providing examples and strategies for obtaining a medical marijuana trademark should the…
Fred Romano and John DeAngelis are scheduled to present another in a series of intellectual property law luncheon seminars at Florida Institute of Technology on October 11, 2016. All seminars in this series are open to the public at a minimal cost to cover lunch for the participant. At the…
Kevin Wimberly guest lectured during the Copyright Law class at Barry University’s School of Law. Kevin’s lecture used several real world case examples to teach the students about certain copyright issues, including the registration precondition to filing suit, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), preliminary injunctions, and the way that…
Amber Davis authored a chapter in the book entitled Recent Trends in Trademark Protection, 2016 Edition, published by Thomson Reuters/Aspatore Books. The title of Amber’s chapter is Proper Research and Careful Communication with Clients Provide the Best Offense and Defense in Trademark Arena. The book published July 2016.
For the fourth consecutive year, BWSM is ranked “Highly Recommended” in the fourth edition of the IP Stars Handbook—a Managing IP guide which identifies the leading intellectual property firms and lawyers in the United States. BWSM is only one of four law firms in the State of Florida to achieve…
With the 138th International Trademark Association Annual Meeting occurring in Orlando this year, BWSM hosted a well-attended reception for foreign agents on the first evening of this six-day event. In addition to foreign trademark attorneys attending nearly an equal amount of foreign patent attorneys were also in attendance. This reception…
The USPTO just issued a May 2016 Subject Matter Eligibility Update providing further guidance to examiners and practitioners in determining subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101, more specifically to clarify the scope of judicial exceptions to subject matter eligibility. Subject matter involving an abstract idea, law of nature,…
A brand new decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and new USPTO guidelines for examiners disseminated on May 4, 2016 may have breathed new life into arguments that had been receiving resistance from some examiners in response to rejections that software-related patent claims are…
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