Insights on Patent

On June 7–8, 2013, patent-licensing entity Smart Search Concepts LLC filed nine similar patent-infringement lawsuits targeting fashion retailers Gap, JC Penney, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom, among other defendants.

Legal 500 US has rated 38 Arent Fox LLP attorneys among the best in the country.

Arent Fox is proud to announce the opening of its new San Francisco office in the KPMG Building.

Chambers USA recognized 31 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as leaders in their field.

On April 25, 2013, Judge James Robart in the Western District of Washington issued an unprecedented 207-page decision that marks the first time a federal judge has tried to define what constitutes a fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) royalty rate for standard-essential patents (SEPs).

Craig Gelfound has once again been honored by the Daily Journal as one of the Top 25 IP lawyers.

Arent Fox Intellectual Property partner Marylee Jenkins was quoted in numerous news outlets following her oral argument before the Supreme Court of the United States yesterday in a case over the legality of patenting human genes.

Arent Fox has been authorized to serve as an agent in the new Trademark Clearinghouse.

The US District Court for the Central District of California granted Lee Tillett, Inc.’s (Tillett) motion for preliminary injunction preventing Boldface Group, Inc. (Boldface), which sells the makeup line Khroma Beauty by Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian, from using the mark KHROMA.

Chambers Global has included Arent Fox’s Intellectual Property and International Trade practices in its worldwide rankings.

Managing Partner Matthew Clark and Automotive leader Aaron Jacoby were quoted in a Daily Journal article after the firm announced it signed a lease for a new San Francisco office.

Arent Fox LLP announced that its new San Francisco office will be located in the KPMG Building at 55 2nd Street in the city’s Financial District.

Arent Fox Intellectual Property partner Anthony Lupo was profiled in a feature article by The Washington Post for making a “career out of breaking the mold of a typical D.C. regulatory lawyer,” while maintaining a “bustling entertainment practice that could rival that of a California firm.”