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10.04.10
PLWL ATTORNEYS PUBLISH LAW REVIEW ARTICLE
Verne
A. Luckow, Ph.D., J.D., Steven C. Balsarotti, J.D.
Verne A. Luckow and Steven C.
Balsarotti have authored an article entitled
Statistical Analysis of Federal District Court Cases Seeking Longer
Patent Term Adjustments in the Wake of Wyeth v. Kappos, which has been
published in the first issue of the tenth volume of The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law. The issue can be
viewed at:
http://www.JMRIPL.com.
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10.01.09
PLWL ATTORNEYS NAMED IN SUPER LAWYERS
Lionel
L. Lucchesi,
McPherson D. Moore,
Mark E. Books, Brian
J. Gill,
Nelson
D. Nolte, Scott A.
Smith
Lionel L. Lucchesi and McPherson
D. Moore were named in the 2009 edition of Super Lawyers
as being among the top five percent of intellectual property
attorneys in Missouri and Kansas. Mark E. Books, Brian J.
Gill, Nelson D. Nolte, and Scott A. Smith were also named in the
2009 edition of Super Lawyers as being among the 2009
Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars in Intellectual Property.
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10.01.09 PLWL
WELCOMES NEW ATTORNEY
Verne
A. Luckow, Ph.D., J.D.
PLWL is pleased to announce that
Verne A. Luckow, Ph.D., J.D. has joined the firm.
Verne's primary focus will be growing the firm's life sciences
practice.
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09.30.09 PLWL
NOMINATED AS BEING AMONG THE BEST LAW FIRMS IN ST. LOUIS
Polster, Lieder, Woodruff &
Lucchesi was nominated by readers of Small Business Monthly
Magazine for being among the best law firms in St. Louis.
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09.23.09
COMPARING HATCH-WAXMAN LAWS
REGULATING SMALL MOLECULE
DRUGS WITH EXISTING AND
PROPOSED LAW REGULATING THE APPROVAL
OF INNOVATIVE AND FOLLOW-ON
BIOLOGICS
Verne
A. Luckow, Ph.D., J.D.
Abstract:
FDA and PTO regulations are complex, requiring careful
preparation of documents that are reviewed by regulatory
officials and patent examiners according to procedures that
often take years to complete. Despite attempts by Congress to
fairly compensate inventors or assignees for delays which occur
during periods of review by the FDA or the PTO, products
regulated by both agencies may be subject to overlapping periods
of data (market) exclusivity, and patent exclusivity, the normal
term of which may be adjusted, extended, or disclaimed.
Predictable, fixed terms of exclusivity, have given way to
variable overlapping terms, determined by the starting and
ending dates of dozens of review periods, which may a single
time, more than once, or rarely before a regulatory agency.
Variable periods, reviewer discretion, and complex multi-agency
rules, all invite challenges, by innovators seeking to prolong
the right to exclude others from selling their products, and by
generic manufacturers, seeking to sell competing products, that
fuel healthy competition in the market. Striking the right
balance, to avoid industry- or size-specific regulations, is not
an easy task.
Recent challenges to
the interpretation of PTO rules that affect the term of a
patent, if upheld, plus proposed new rules affecting the
regulation of biopharmaceutical and small molecule products, if
implemented, will dramatically alter the procedures needed to
discover, develop, approve, and market these products. Many
business strategies, reflected in research and development
plans, license agreements, and litigation, depend on a clear
understanding of all the issues affecting the regulatory
approval process and the term of a patent, to facilitate
decision-making by executives seeking to protect their products
in competitive business environments around the world.
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05.09
PLWL ELECTS NEW MEMBERS
Scott T. Gray,
Brian J. Gill
PLWL attorneys Scott T. Gray and
Brian J. Gill were elected equity members of the firm.
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05.09
PLWL RANKING IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TODAYTM
MAGAZINE
In the May 2009 issue of
Intellectual Property TodayTM magazine, PLWL was
ranked 142 out of the top 278 law firms in the United States
with 125 Trademark registrations issued in 2008.
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03.09
PLWL RANKING IN
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
TODAYTM MAGAZINE
In the March 2009 issue of
Intellectual Property TodayTM magazine, PLWL was
ranked 240 out of the top 360 law firms in the United States
with 82 issued Patents in 2008.
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12.08
PLWL ATTORNEY RE-APPOINTED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brian J. Gill
PLWL attorney, Brian J. Gill, was
re-appointed to the Board of Directors to the Chicago Engineers
Foundation.
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10.08
PLWL ATTORNEY LECTURES ON COPYRIGHT PROTECTION
Nelson D. Nolte
PLWL attorney, Nelson D. Nolte,
lectured on copyright protection for the seminar Intellectual
Property for the General Practitioner, hosted by the Bar
Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.
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05.08
PLWL ATTORNEY LECTURES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Ned W. Randle
PLWL attorney, Ned W. Randle,
presents an Intellectual Property lecture to MBA students at
McKendree University.
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05.08
PLWL ATTORNEY RE-APPOINTED TO EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF
ENGINEERS CLUB OF ST. LOUIS
Brian J. Gill
PLWL attorney, Brian J. Gill was
re-appointed to the Education Committee of the Engineers Club of
St. Louis. This committee provides scholarships to local
high school students entering into collegiate engineering
programs.
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12.07
PLWL ELECTS NEW MEMBER
David L. Howard
PLWL attorney, David L. Howard,
was elected as a member of the firm.
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12.07
PLWL ATTORNEYS NAMED IN SUPER LAWYERS 2007
Lionel L. Lucchesi,
William B.
Cunningham,
McPherson D. Moore
PLWL attorneys, Lionel L. Lucchesi,
William B. Cunningham, and McPherson D. Moore were recently
named in Super Lawyers 2007 Top Attorneys in Missouri and
Kansas for Intellectual Property Law.
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12.07
PLWL ATTORNEYS NAMED IN 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF
THE
BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®
FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
J. Philip Polster,
McPherson D. Moore,
William B.
Cunningham, Philip
B. Polster
PLWL attorneys, J. Philip Polster,
McPherson D. Moore, William B. Cunningham, and Philip B. Polster
were recently named in the 25th anniversary edition of The
Best Lawyers in America® for Intellectual Property.
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12.07
PLWL ATTORNEY ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brian J. Gill
PLWL attorney, Brian J. Gill, was
recently elected to the Board of Directors for the
Kirkwood-Webster YMCA.
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08.07
PLWL ATTORNEYS NAMED IN ST. LOUIS MAGAZINE'S 2007 BEST
LAWYER
EDITION FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
William B.
Cunningham,
McPherson D. Moore,
Philip B. Polster,
J. Philip Polster
PLWL attorneys William B.
Cunningham, McPherson D. Moore, Philip B. Polster, and J. Philip
Poster were recently named in St. Louis Magazine's 2007 Best
Lawyer Edition for Intellectual Property Law.
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08.07
PLWL ATTORNEY SPEAKS AT GENERAL PRACTITIONER SEMINAR
Nelson D. Nolte
PLWL attorney, Nelson D. Nolte,
recently presented the copyright portion of the Intellectual
Property Section of the General Practitioner seminar at the Bar
Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.
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04.07
PLWL ATTORNEY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF CHICAGO ENGINEER'S
FOUNDATION
Brian J. Gill
PLWL attorney, Brian J. Gill, was
recently re-elected 2007 President of the Chicago Engineer's
Foundation. The Foundation's mission is to encourage and
support young people to consider an engineering degree with
scholarship awards. Brian is also a member of the
education committee for the Engineer's Club of St. Louis, which
awards scholarships to local students pursuing engineering
degrees.
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04.07
PLWL ATTORNEYS GIVE PRESENTATION TO RANKEN TECHNICAL
COLLEGE
David L. Howard,
Brian J. Gill
PLWL attorneys, David L. Howard
and Brian J. Gill recently gave a presentation to Ranken
Technical College as guest speakers in the Entrepreneurs
Program.
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12.06
PLWL ELECTS NEW MEMBER
Nelson D. Nolte
PLWL attorney, Nelson D. Nolte,
was elected to membership of the Firm.
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12.06
PLWL ATTORNEYS NAMED 2006 MISSOURI AND KANSAS
SUPER LAWYERS
William B.
Cunningham,
Lionel L. Lucchesi,
McPherson D. Moore,
Ned W. Randle
William B. Cunningham, Jr.,
Lionel L. Lucchesi, McPherson D. Moore and Ned W. Randle were
included in the 2006 edition of Missouri & Kansas Super
Lawyers. Super Lawyers identifies the top 5
percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and
through independent research of Law & Politics for
inclusion in their publication.
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12.06
PLWL ATTORNEYS NAMED IN THE BEST LAWYERS
William B.
Cunningham,
McPherson D. Moore,
J. Philip Polster,
Philip B. Polster
William B. Cunningham, Jr.,
McPherson D. Moore, J. Philip Polster and Philip B. Polster were
included in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers.
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07.06
PLWL ATTORNEYS CO-PRESENT PROTECTING
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
OVERSEAS AND IN CHINA
Jonathan P. Soifer,
Nelson D. Nolte
Jonathan Soifer and Nelson Nolte co-presented Protecting Your
Intellectual Property Overseas and in China at the Southern
Illinois University-Edwardsville’s Center for International
Trade. Also on the program was a representative of the U.S.
International Trade Administration.
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07.06
PLWL ATTORNEY PRESENTS LECTURE TO NATIONAL
BUSINESS INSTITUTE
Scott A. Smith
Scott A. Smith recently presented a lecture to attendees at the
National Business Institute’s “Find It Free and Fast On the
Internet.” The four-hour conference focused on the vast
resources of free public information available for research and
investigation.
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07.06
PLWL ATTORNEY PRESENTS FOR BAR ASSOCIATION OF
METROPOLITAN
ST. LOUIS
Nelson D. Nolte
Nelson
D.
Nolte recently presented the copyright portion of
Intellectual Property Law for the General Practitioner to
the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and published
Copyright Essentials: The Basics of Copyright Law for the Non-IP
Lawyer in the St. Louis Bar Journal.
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07.06
PLWL ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR MISSOURI INVENTORS
ASSOCIATION
Carol L. Hamilton,
Nelson D. Nolte
Carol Hamilton and Nelson Nolte recently presented a program on
patent and trademark law to the Missouri Inventors Association.
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04.06
PLWL ATTORNEY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF CHICAGO
ENGINEER'S
FOUNDATION
Brian J. Gill
PLWL
attorney, Brian J. Gill, was recently elected 2006 President of the
Chicago Engineer’s Foundation. The
Foundation’s mission is to encourage and support young people to
consider an engineering degree with scholarship awards.
Brian is also a member of the education committee for the
Engineer’s Club of St. Louis, which awards scholarships to local
students pursuing engineering degrees.
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04.06
PLWL ATTORNEYS NAMED TO THE BEST LAWYERS IN
AMERICA
William B.
Cunningham,
McPherson D. Moore,
Philip B. Polster,
J. Philip Polster
William B. Cunningham, McPherson D. Moore, Philip B. Polster and J.
Philip Polster were named to The Best Lawyers in America,
which is published annually. The selection process for Best
Lawyers is performed completely by peer review.
Additionally, Mr. Moore was listed in Who’s Who Legal
USA—Trademarks 2006, which rates the best trademark lawyers
nationwide.
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2006
PLWL PROVIDES CLIENT ACCESS TO TRADEMARK RECORDS
PLWL is pleased to announce that
it now provides free secure read-only access
to clients of their trademark records. The access is
accessible through the Internet. Clients are able to
search and run reports in real time. Contact your PLWL
attorney for more information on getting access to your
trademark records.
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2005
PLWL INCLUDED IN 2005 BAR REGISTER OF
PREEMINENT LAWYERS
Once again, the
law firm of Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. has been
included in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent
Lawyers. The Bar Register is the definitive guide to America’s
leading lawyers and law firms. Only the most distinguished law practices appear in the Bar
Register – those that have achieved the prestigious “AV” rating,
the top ranking in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Director. This
rating is the result of a structured peer review and is based
upon the confidential opinions of practicing attorneys and
members of the judiciary.
Just 5% of all law firms in the country qualify and are
included, making Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. one
of the most distinguished and respected in the country.
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07.05 NAMED NO. 1 ST. LOUIS LAW FIRM FOR U.S. TRADEMARK FILINGS IN
JULY, 2005
The members and employees
of Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. were honored to
recently receive the 2004 Trademark Insider Award for ranking as
the No. 1 St. Louis law firm for U.S. trademark filings in 2004
from NameProtect®. The members of the firm wish to thank their
valuable employees for loyal service and their clients for
continued trust over the years in servicing their intellectual
property needs.
Polster, Lieder, Woodruff
& Lucchesi, L.C. has protected the intellectual property needs
of the St. Louis metropolitan area for over 110 years. Our
attorneys specialize in dealing with all areas of intellectual
property law and technology, including electrical,
electromechanical, electronic, computer, mechanical, biological,
biomedical, chemical and pharmaceutical. Polster, Lieder,
Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. has its main office in St. Louis,
Missouri, and satellite offices in Belleville, Illinois and
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, where attorneys meet with clients by
appointment only.
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06.04
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ALERT:
June 2004
Intellectual Property
Considerations For Environmental
Professionals
Glen E. Books and Stephen W.
Smithson, Esq.
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2004
GOOD NEWS FOR PATENTING JOINT RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENTS:
THE USPTO IMPLEMENTS THE CREATE ACT OF 2004
Glen E. Books and Lock See Yu-Jahnes
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ST. LOUIS JURIES AWARD SUBSTANTIAL VERDICTS IN
PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUITS
McPherson D. Moore
McPherson D.
Moore, was involved in a patent lawsuit for which a
verdict was recently returned. Moore wrote a patent application
for St. Louis based Meridian Enterprise Corporation, entitled
“System and Method for Administration of Incentive Award Program
Through Use of Credit.” Moore represented Meridian in the
proceeding before U.S. Patent Office which led to the issuance
on June 18, 1991, of U.S. Patent No. 5,025,372. Meridian filed a
patent infringement lawsuit against Carlson Marketing Group,
Inc., in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. After trial, on
February 18, 2004, the jury returned a verdict in Meridian’s
favor finding that the patent was valid and willfully infringed
by Carlson, and set damages at $10,500,000.
Contact:
McPherson D. Moore (314) 238-2400 |
