BSKB News
Learn about BSKB’s announcements, recognitions, and other firm news below.
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January 1, 2010
BSKB Partners to Co-Chair and Lecture at PLI Seminars
BSKB partners Leonard R. Svensson and Gerald M. Murphy, Jr., will serve as co-chairs of the PLI seminar “Reissue and Reexamination Strategies and Tactics with Concurrent Litigation.” Mr. Svensson will co-chair the San Francisco seminar, and Mr. Murphy will co-chair the New York seminar. Fellow BSKB partner Eugene T. Perez will speak at the New York seminar. Mr. Murphy and Mr. Svensson are also featured speakers at PLI’s 5th Annual Patent Law Institute.
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May 12, 2020
BSKB Partners Marc S. Weiner and MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D., to Present Lectures to JPAA Regarding Post Grant Patent Proceedings
BSKB partners Marc S. Weiner and MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D., have been invited to speak in Tokyo, Japan to members of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) on October 16, 2012. They will present a lecture on the topic of post grant patent proceedings, explaining when each type of procedure can be used and the advantages and disadvantages of each procedure.
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May 12, 2020
BSKB Partners Invited to Speak at Joint Seminar Hosted by UBIC Patent Partners in Tokyo, Japan
BSKB partners Marc Weiner, Rick Anderson and Chad Billings have been invited to lecture at a seminar hosted by UBIC Patent Partners in Tokyo, Japan on April 23, 2014. Mr. Hajime Shirasaka of UBIC Patent Partners will be both host and one of the speakers at the joint seminar.
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May 12, 2020
BSKB Partners Gerald Murphy and Craig McRobbie to Present at 2017 PLI Patent Law Institute
BSKB partners Gerald M. Murphy, Jr. and Craig A. McRobbie will present lectures on chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech patent prosecution and post grant practice at the Practising Law Institute (PLI)’s 11th Annual Patent Law Institute in April 2017. The annual Patent Law Institute is directed towards patent prosecutors, patent litigators and strategic/transactional lawyers, and features plenary sessions as well as separate breakout sessions for each subgroup of practitioners. Other featured speakers include federal judges, government officials, academics and in-house counsel, and the sessions will cover updates to laws affecting patent practice as well as practical suggestions for practitioners. The 2017 Patent Law Institute will be held in New York, NY on April 6-7, 2017 and in San Francisco, CA and via webcast on April 27-28, 2017. Mr. Murphy and Mr. McRobbie have been speakers at the Patent Law Institute since 2009 and 2016, respectively.
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May 12, 2020
BSKB Partners Gerald Murphy and Craig McRobbie to Present at 2016 PLI Patent Law Institute
BSKB partners Gerald M. Murphy, Jr. and Craig A. McRobbie will present lectures on chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech patents at the Practising Law Institute (PLI)’s 10th Annual Patent Law Institute in 2016. The 2016 Patent Law Institute will be held in New York, NY on April 14-15, 2016, and in San Francisco, CA on May 5-6, 2016. Mr. Murphy has been a speaker at the annual Patent Law Institute since 2009.
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May 12, 2020
BSKB Partner MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D., to Present ACS Webinar on Collaborative Research Considerations
MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D., partner at BSKB, will present a webinar entitled “Pitfalls to Avoid in Collaborative Research” for the Chemistry and the Law (CHAL) division of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The webinar will take place on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 from 2:00 – 3:00pm EDT, and there is no cost to attend. The CHAL webinar series is focused on patent-related topics of interest to chemists, and this webinar will focus on collaborative research considerations.
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January 1, 2010
BSKB Partner MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D. Elected as Member of Editorial Board of Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review
BSKB is proud to announce that partner MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D. has been elected as a member of the editorial board of Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review (LSIPR).
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May 12, 2020
BSKB Partner Gerald Murphy to Speak at 2015 PLI Patent Law Institute
BSKB partner Gerald M. Murphy, Jr. has been invited to speak at the Practising Law Institute (PLI)’s 2015 Patent Law Institute. The 2015 Patent Law Institute will be held in New York, NY on February 2-3, 2015, and in San Francisco, CA on March 16-17, 2015. The seminar provides up to date information about U.S. patent law from seasoned practitioners, who lead breakout sessions that go into depth on such issues as prosecution and litigation. Mr. Murphy has been a speaker at the annual Patent Law Institute since 2009.
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May 12, 2020
BSKB Partner Eugene T. Perez to Speak at Managing IP U.S. Patent Forum in Washington D.C.
BSKB partner Eugene T. Perez will speak at the Managing IP (MIP) U.S. Patent Forum 2014 in Washington D.C to present “Post-Grant Proceedings in the U.S.” The panel will discuss:
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May 12, 2020
BSKB Partner Eugene T. Perez to Speak at 2014 PLI Patent Law Institute
BSKB partner Eugene T. Perez has been invited to speak at the Practising Law Institute (PLI)’s Patent Law Institute. The 2014 Patent Law Institute will be held in New York, NY on May 8, 2014, and in San Francisco, CA on June 17, 2014. The seminar provides up to date information about U.S. patent law from seasoned practitioners, who lead breakout sessions that go into depth on such issues as prosecution and litigation.
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September 12, 2019
BSKB participates in a commemorative joint seminar with Japanese and European patent/law firms in Japan
Partner Gerald Murphy and Associate Toyohiko Konno shared their expertise and U.S. perspectives regarding revisions to claims.
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November 1, 2013
BSKB Named Among “Best Law Firms” by Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report
November 1, 2013 Falls Church, Va. – Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP (BSKB) is pleased to announce that the firm has again been included in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” list, which is published by Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report.
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January 1, 2013
BSKB Named Among American Lawyer Media’s 2013 “Go-To” Law Firms
Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch is pleased to announce that it has been recognized among American Lawyer Media’s (ALM) 2013 “Go-To Law Firms for the Top 500 Companies.” Specifically, the firm was recognized for its work with Google Inc. as its “Go-To” firm for Intellectual Property.
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January 1, 2013
BSKB Named a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Report
BSKB is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report & Best Lawyers in their 2013 survey of Best Law Firms. BSKB was ranked in Tier 1 for Trademark Law (National) and for Patent Law and Trademark Law (Washington, DC), and in Tier 2 for Copyright Law and Patent Law (National) and Copyright Law (Washington, DC). BSKB also congratulates partner James Slattery, who was listed as a Best Lawyer® in the areas of patent, trademark and copyright law. BSKB’s listing can be found here.
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January 1, 2017
BSKB Honored by Best Lawyers® as a 2017 “Best Law Firm”
BSKB is pleased to announce that the firm has been named a “Best Law Firm” by Best Lawyers® for 2017. The firm was ranked nationally and for Washington, D.C. in the areas of patent, trademark and copyright law. BSKB has previously been ranked as a “Best Law Firm” by Best Lawyers®, which is published annually in partnership with U.S. News and World Report.
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January 1, 2016
BSKB Honored as a Best Law Firm by U.S. News & World Report
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP (BSKB) is pleased to announce that the firm has again been included in the “Best Law Firms” list, which is published by Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report.
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May 12, 2020
BSKB Co-Sponsors Howard University Law School’s 13th Annual IP Law Seminar – Gerald Murphy to Speak
BSKB will co-sponsor the 13th Annual Intellectual Property Law Seminar hosted by Howard University’s Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice. The day-long seminar will be held at the Howard University School of Law on March 4, 2016, and will feature speakers from government entities, corporations and private practice covering a variety of intellectual property topics. Distinguished guests include Hon. Susan G. Braden of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Hon. Charles E. Bullock, Chief Judge of the U.S. International Trade Commission, Lucinda Longcroft, Head of the WIPO New York Office and Hon. Sharon Prost of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. BSKB partner Gerald Murphy, Jr. has been invited to speak at the seminar on “PTAB Invalidity Trials – The Alleged Infringer’s Answer to the Eastern District of Texas?”. More information on the seminar can be found here.
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June 14, 2016
BSKB Continues Successful Representation of Petitioner Before PTAB and CAFC
BSKB members Gerald M. Murphy, Jr., MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D., Eugene T. Perez and Lynde F. Herzbach represented petitioner BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. in a series of successful trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and also in related appeals at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).
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December 29, 2016
BSKB BioMarin Case Listed as a Top AIA-Related Decision of 2016 by Law360
The case between Genzyme Therapeutic Products LP and BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., in which the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed two decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), has been listed by Law360 in “A Look Back at the Top AIA-Related Decisions of 2016” (article available to Law360 subscribers here). In this case, the CAFC addressed procedural rights before the PTAB, ruling that further evidence of invalidity can be offered after a review is instituted. BSKB members Gerald M. Murphy, Jr., MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D., Eugene T. Perez and Lynde F. Herzbach represented petitioner BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. in the successful trials before the PTAB and appeals before the CAFC.
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January 1, 2015
BSKB Attorneys Recognized by Legal 500 U.S. for 2015
BSKB partners MaryAnne Armstrong, Ph.D., Michael Cammarata, Charles Gorenstein, Gerald Murphy, Jr. and Michael Mutter have been recognized by the Legal 500 United States in 2015. The annual Legal 500 U.S. rankings are based on peer and client recommendations.