David Moreland Named Principal

Promotions

Meunier Carlin & Curfman is pleased to announce the addition of David Moreland to its partnership effective July 1, 2014. The announcement follows the addition of several new Intellectual Property attorneys to the firm’s practice, bolstering its capacity to serve clients. The firm has more than tripled its size in its four year history.

Electrical Patent Specialist Joins Firm

New Hires

David Cornett has joined Meunier Carlin & Curfman as Of Counsel. David has an extensive background in electrical engineering with particular interest in software, automation, controls and energy related technologies. He is a registered patent attorney.

Supreme Court Opinions

IP News, Litigation

The Supreme Court today issued opinions in Octane Fitness v. Icon Health and Highmark v. AllCare.  Together, these two decisions provide sweeping reform to the award of attorney’s fees in patent cases.

Patent Office Awards Patent Term Adjustment Based on Delay Related to a Vacated Office Action

Firm News, Patent

Meunier Carlin & Curfman client Oncolytics Biotech Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the assignee of US Patent No. 7,803,385 directed to a modified reovirus for the treatment of cancer, finally received a Certificate of Correction from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) showing 122 days of patent term adjustment, a patent term adjustment originally and repeatedly denied by the USPTO.