Chicago-Skippered Team USA Places Third in Patent Cup Regatta

Posted on June 12, 2009 by R. David Donoghue

Team USA placed an impressive third in the international Patent Cup Regatta.  Team USA was skippered by Chicago patent attorneys Gary Ropski, President of Brinks Hofer, and Leif Sigmond, a former Managing Partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff.  This year's Cup was held at the Yacht Club de Ilhabela, located on the island of Ilhabela on the northeast coast of the Brazilian state of Sao Paolo.  Ropski's and Sigmond's crew included:  Marcus Thymian of McDonnell Boehnen and Derek Minihane , in-house counsel at Intermolecular.  In 2007, the team also placed third when the competition was in Venice.  Team USA won the United States' first Patent Cup in 2006, when the event was hosted in Chicago.  Congratulations Team USA!

The Cup was created in 1989 by a German patent attorney and a French patent attorney to foster camaraderie and relationships among IP lawyers internationally.  The Cup is held in a different country each year, with the host country organizing the event, providing vessels and setting the rules.

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Chicago IP Lawyer Honored for Law School Legal Writing

Posted on January 16, 2009 by R. David Donoghue

Brinks Hofer's Robyn Bowland is the winner of the 2008 George Hutchinson Writing Competition, Hutchinson was the first Federal Circuit Chief Clerk. The competition honors an excellent articls or paper from a law student. Bowland's article -- Distress Signals: Considering the Patentability of Signals in Light of Nuijten considered whether electromagnetic signals were patentable focusing on In re Nuijten.  It is expected to be published later this month in the Federal Circuit Bar Journal.   It is great to see another strong writer joining the Chicago IP bar.

*  Hat tip to the Chicago Lawyer for identifying this story -- click here to read the Chicago Lawyer story.

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Team USA Places Third in Patent Cup Regatta

Posted on June 27, 2008 by R. David Donoghue
Team USA placed an impressive third in the international Patent Cup Regatta, skippered by Chicago patent attorneys Gary Ropski, President of Brinks Hofer, and Leif Sigmond, a former Managing Partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff ("MBHB").  This year's Cup was held in Venice, Italy on the Adriatic Sea.  Ropski's and Sigmond's crew included:  Marcus Thymian and Michael Gannon , MBHB attorneys; Derek Minihane , in-house counsel at Intermolecular; and Michael Pophal, in-house counsel at Energizer.  Congratulations Team USA!

The Cup was created in 1989 by a German patent attorney and a French patent attorney to foster camaraderie and relationships among IP lawyers internationally.  The Cup is held in a different country each year, with the host country organizing the event, providing vessels and setting the rules.  Chicago hosted the Cup in 2006, and Ropski's and Sigmond's crew won the Cup that year.
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Upcoming Legal Seminars at Chicago-Kent College of Law

Posted on October 24, 2006 by R. David Donoghue

The Chicago-Kent College of Law is hosting two seminars in the upcoming weeks that IP practitioners will find very useful.  On this Thursday, October 26, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, the school is hosting a seminar entitled, "Copyright at the World Intellectual Property Organization: An Update."
At the seminar key World Intellectual Property Organization officials will update you on pending and emerging international copyright issues, and will address the challenges facing WIPO and international copyright policymakers.  Please note, prior registration is preferred and can be accomplished by email or fax.

On Wednesday, November 1st, from 3:00 - 4:00 PM, the Chicago-Kent College of Law is hosting its third annual Federal Circuit Roundtable.  The Roundtable, composed of former Federal Circuit law clerks, will address the topic, "Not So Obvious: Patent Law, the Supreme Court, and KSR International." The scheduled participants are Meredith Martin Addy, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Leonard D. Conapinski, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., Sasha D. Mayergoyz, Latham & Watkins LLP, and Michael R. Weiner, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP.  The Roundtable will be moderated by Chicago-Kent Professor Timothy R. Holbrook.  The Roundtable is free and registration is not required.  Because my wife, Laura L. Donoghue, former law clerk for the Hon. Timothy B. Dyk, has spoken at prior Roundtables, I can vouch for this as an excellent event that is worth a few hours out of your Wednesday afternoon.

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