O'Brien Jones PLLC - Intellectual Property Law

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07/10/08	Michelle E. O’Brien to speak on a panel at the U.S. Patent Office in Alexandria, VA, on the topic of patenting solid-state forms.
05/28/08	Erin C. DeCarlo, in conjunction with Dr. David E. Bugay of Aptuit Consulting, to lead roundtable discussions on the use of expert witnesses in patent prosecution and litigation at WBR’s PharmaBiotech IP Summit 2008 in Philadelphia, PA.
04/10/08	ABA 23rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference: O’Brien Jones, PLLC will sponsor the Friday Cocktail Reception on April 11, 2008. This Cocktail Reception is hosted by the Intellectual Property Law Section’s Committee on Women in the Profession and Committee on Minorities in the Profession. The conference will take place at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. For more details, or to register, please see the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law’s website.
04/01/08	Federal court issues decision finding PTO’s Final Rules regarding claims and continuations void as an improper extension of authority.
02/06/08	Michelle E. O’Brien to lecture on trends in Federal Circuit biotech case law in the wake of KSR at the Massachusetts CLE program “Cutting Edge Biotech Law and Practice.”

12/05/07	Michelle E. O’Brien to lecture on patenting solid-state forms at the International Quality and Productivity Center’s 7^th Polymorphism and Crystallization conference taking place in Philadelphia, PA.
11/15/07	O’Brien Jones, PLLC announces the addition of two new attorneys. Brian L. Mutschler has joined the firm’s chemical group, and Ashley N. Nicholls has joined the mechanical group.
11/01/07	O’Brien Jones, PLLC announces its move to new offices located at 8200 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1020A, McLean, VA 22102.
10/31/07	Federal court issues preliminary injunction preventing new PTO claims and continuation rules from going into effect.
10/27/07	Michelle E. O’Brien lectures on patents at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Greenville, SC.
08/21/07	USPTO publishes new claims and continuation rules
06/26/07	Michelle E. O’Brien speaks on a panel at the U.S. Patent Office in Alexandria, VA on the topic of patenting solid-state forms.
06/01/07	O’Brien Jones, PLLC announces the addition of two new senior patent attorneys. Jill D. Hill has joined the firm in the mechanical group, and Erin C. DeCarlo has joined the chemical group.
04/30/07	U.S. Supreme Court decides KSR Int'l. Co. v. Teleflex Inc., et al. regarding the issue of obviousness.