Ostrolenk Faber is a premier intellectual property boutique law firm. Since 1929, we have specialized in domestic and international patent, trademark and copyright law matters. We handle all aspects of IP law from counseling clients to prosecuting their applications to litigating their disputes. Our client base spans from Fortune 500 companies to privately owned businesses to individual inventors. They operate in fields as diverse as consumer electronics, luxury goods, entertainment, pharmaceuticals, and industrial products. With over 75 years of history, we have participated in the development of intellectual property law and gained the experience necessary to best serve our clients now and in the future. Read More

Resale of Copyrighted Works From Foreign Sellers Is Permissible

On March 19, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, ruled that the "first sale doctrine" in copyright law allows the reselling of copyrighted works lawfully manufactured abroad and imported into the United States.  To read the full decision click here.  To Read More Click Here.

Uniform Patent System for Europe

Following years of debate, the European Parliament on December 11, 2012, adopted a uniform patent system for 25 of the 27 European Union member countries. (Italy and Spain are not participating at this time.)  The new system is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2014, provided that 13 EU countries, including Germany, France and the UK, ratify it.  In addition, a treaty will be required to create special patent courts in Munich, London and Paris.  Read More

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OSTROLENK Partners to participate in PLI Patent Prosecution Boot Camp

OSTROLENK partners Robert C. Faber and Douglas A. Miro are once again part of the New York Faculty of the Practising Law Institutes Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2013: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting and Amendment Writing. Mr. Faber, who is the current author of the treatise Faber on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting, will serve as a lecturer and clinical instructor at the program. Mr. Miro will serve as a clinical instructor.   The program will take place in New York on June 12-14, 2013. For more information regarding the program and for registration information click here. 

 
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