April 8, 2010
James G. McEwen to moderate a panel on The Google Books Settlement: How Will It Change the Landscape? presented at the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference.

February 16, 2010
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of patent marking and trademark infringement by the Government. Visit the discussions on The Forrest Group and Trusted Integrated in the Case Briefs library for more information.

January 15, 2010
James McEwen coauthors submissions appearing in the Annual Review of Intellectual Property Law Developments 2009 (ABA 2010).

January 4, 2010
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of printed publications and using common sense for obviousness analysis. Visit the discussions on Iovate Health Sciences and Perfect Web in the Case Briefs library for more information.

December 30, 2009
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 5, no. 4 of the Stein McEwen, LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

December 15, 2009
James G. McEwen co-presented Regulatory and Government Issues in IP Licensing at the Understanding the Intellectual Property License 2009 seminar presented by the Practicing Law Institute at the PLI California Center-San Francisco, CA.

November 9, 2009
James G. McEwen co-presented Negotiating IP Licenses in Government Contracts, a telephone presented by the American Legal Institute and American Bar Association (ALI-ABA).

November 6, 2009
James G. McEwen co-presented Regulatory and Government Issues in IP Licensing at the Understanding the Intellectual Property License 2009 seminar presented by the Practicing Law Institute at the University of Chicago.

November 5, 2009
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of broadest reasonable interpretation, the effect of the copyright registration date on prior art publication, and whether software licenses automatically transfer to a merged entity. Visit the discussions on In Re Skvorecz, In re Lister, and Cincom Sys. in the Case Briefs library for more information.

October 5, 2009
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of the enforceability of confidentiality clauses against state agencies, whether state foreclosure laws effectively transfer patent ownership, and whether trade secrets can exist for combinations of known elements. Visit the discussions on AP v. Florida State University, Sky Technologies LLC v. SAP AG, and Hertz v. Luzenac Group in the Case Briefs library for more information.

September 30, 2009
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 5, no. 3 of the Stein McEwen, LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

September 10, 2009
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of burdens of proof during examination, the distinction between generic and descriptive marks, definiteness requirements for software claims, and the effect of failing to respond to requests for admissions. Visit the discussions on In re McNeil-PPC, Inc., In Re Hotels.com, Blackboard v. Desire2Learn, and Gabbanelli v. Ditta Gabbanelli in the Case Briefs library for more information.

August 2009
Intellectual Property in Government Contracts: Protecting and Enforcing IP at the State and Federal Level, coauthored by James G. McEwen, receives positive reviews by AAL Spectrum and Patent Baristas. Copies of Intellectual Property in Government Contracts are available at booksellers, such as Amazon.com or from Oxford University Press.

August 6, 2009
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of laches, trademark infringement due to removal of UPC codes, claim interpretation, and district court interpretations of In re Bilski. Visit the discussions on Champagne Louis Roederer, Zino Davidoff, Gemtron and Dealertrack in the Case Briefs library for more information.

July 5, 2009
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of product-by-process claims, interference practice, doctrine of equivalents, licensing, trademark infringement through Adwords, and sovereign immunity. Visit the discussions on Abbott Labs, Agilent Tech, DePuy Spine, CoreBrace, Rescuecom, and Sourceone Global Partners in the Case Briefs library for more information.

June 30, 2009
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 5, no. 21 of the Stein McEwen, LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

June 5, 2009
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of obviousness, doctrine of equivalents, and infringement through key word advertising. Visit the discussions on In re Kubin, Cordis v. Boston Scientific, and Rescuecom v. Google in the Case Briefs library for more information.

June 2, 2009
James G. McEwen interviewed on Gateway to Government Sales, a program on Federal News Radio 1500 AM hosted by Scott Orbach on the subject of his new book, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS: PROTECTING AND ENFORCING IP AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.

May 15 2009
Alan M. Ehrlich to co-presented “EPA Invention Rights Appeal and Review by the District Court”, a discussion on Breton v. Evans, 81 USPQ2d 1701 (D.DC 2006) before the Government Intellectual Property Law Association.

May 13 2009
James G. McEwen to participated in panel on Successful IP Strategies for Using Public and Private Funding to Develop Commercial Solar Technologies at SOLAR 2009 being held in Buffalo New York.

May 12, 2009
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of fair use in preventing plagiarism, and commercial success as a secondary factor. Visit the discussions on A.V. v. iParadigms and Ritchie in the Case Briefs library for more information.

May 6, 2009
James G. McEwen participated in panel on The Intersection of Government Contracting and IP at the Navy Office of General Counsel May Conference being held in Alexandria, Virginia.

April 20, 22, and 27 of 2009
James G. McEwen participated in a three part series on Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts: A Beginner's Guide presented by DC Bar.

April 16, 2009
James G. McEwen participated in panel on Monetization of Patent and Other IP Rights at the Seventeenth Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law & Policy, presented by the Fordham Intellectual Property Law Institute held at Cambridge University. The proceedings are being published in Intellectual Property Law and Policy, Volume 11, in 2009 by Hart Publishing Ltd., Oxford, which will include a copy of Mr. McEwen’s paper THE IMPACT OF MONETIZATION OF PATENT RIGHTS ON PATENT PROSECUTION.

April 4, 2009
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of insurance coverage for trademark disputes and remedies available to a patent holder where the Government has not waived immunity. Visit the discussions on United National Insurance and Zoltek in the Case Briefs library for more information.

April 1, 2009
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 5, no. 1 of the Stein McEwen, LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

April 1, 2009
With the departure of Mr. Hung H. Bui, the firm of Stein, McEwen & Bui LLP is renamed Stein McEwen LLP.

March 4, 2009
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of patentability of method patents and standards for injunctive relief. Visit the discussions on Comiskey and Acumed in the Case Briefs library for more information.

March 2009
James G. McEwen coauthors INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS: PROTECTING AND ENFORCING IP AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL, published by Oxford University Press. Copies of this book are available for preorder on Amazon.com.

February 25, 2009
James G. McEwen participated in Strategies for Preserving and Protecting IP Rights, which is Part II of a panel discussion entitled Protecting and Enforcing IP Rights in Government Contracts: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You presented by Strafford Publications, Inc. For additional details about this seminar or to order a recorded copy of the presentation, contact James G. McEwen, or visit the Stafford Publications website.

February 18, 2009
James G. McEwen participated in Understanding Unique IP Rights Issues, which is Part I of a panel discussion entitled Protecting and Enforcing IP Rights in Government Contracts: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You presented by Strafford Publications, Inc. For additional details about this seminar or to order a recorded copy of the presentation, contact James G. McEwen, or visit the Stafford Publications website.

February 2, 2009
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of patent appeal procedures, and the lower standard of review of rejections under 35 U.S.C. §112. Visit the discussions on Hyatt v. Director and Ex parte Kenichi Miyazaki in the Case Briefs library for more information.

January 2, 2009
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of standard setting patent disclosure requirements, means-plus-function claims, and claim interpretation in light of the specification. Visit the discussions on Welker Bearing, Netcraft, and Qualcomm in the Case Briefs library for more information.

December 31, 2008
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 4, no. 4 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

December 2, 2008
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of double patenting, statutory subject matter, design patent infringement, and infringement indemnification under the UCC. Visit the discussions on In re Basell Poliolefine Italia S.P.A., In re Bilski, Egyptian Goddess, and Pacific Sunwear in the Case Briefs library for more information.

November 3, 2008
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of Reduction of Compensatory Damages, inequitable conduct, reexaminations after district court decisions, and rights in custom software. Visit the discussions on Minks v. Polaris, Praxair, Inc. v. ATMI, In re Swanson, and Asset Marketing v. Gagnon in the Case Briefs library for more information

September 30, 2008
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 4, no. 3 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

September 26, 2008
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of public use, open source licensing, inequitable conduct, claim construction, and dilution by tarnishment. Visit the discussions on In Re Omeprazole Patent Litigation, Jacobsen v. Katzer, RCT v. Microsoft, UT v. BENQ America, and V Secret Catalogue Inc. v. Moseley in the Case Briefs library for more information.

September 15, 2008
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of public use, open source licensing, inequitable conduct, claim construction, and dilution by tarnishment. Visit the discussions on In Re Omeprazole Patent Litigation, Jacobsen v. Katzer, RCT v. Microsoft, UT v. BENQ America, and V Secret Catalogue Inc. v. Moseley in the Case Briefs library for more information.

August 21, 2008
James G. McEwen to co-present An Introductory Intellectual Property Session for Federal Government Contractors before the Procurement Technical Assistance Center

August 19, 2008
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of declaratory judgment actions and sovereign immunity. Visit the discussions on Prasco v. Medicis and Blueport Co. v. US in the Case Briefs library for more information.

July 2, 2008 New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of patent exhaustion, lost profits, inequitable conduct, and claim construction. Visit the discussions on Quanta, Mars, Helmsderfer , and Aventis Pharma in the Case Briefs library for more information.

June 30, 2008
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 4, no. 2 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

June 23, 2008
Stein McEwen LLP is pleased to welcome Quasim A. Shah, associate to Stein McEwen LLP. For more information on Mr. Shah, please refer to the Professionals section.

June 2, 2008
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of burden of proof in showing priority dates, defining term "local" in context of network computers, antitrust injuries in standards setting, and trademark infringement based upon Metatags. Visit the discussions on PowerOasis, Mangosoft , Rambus v. FTC, and North American Medical Corp. in the Case Briefs library for more information.

May 19, 2008
James G. McEwen presented “Solicitations, Bids, Proposals, and Source Selection—Building a Winning Contract”, before the National Contract Management Association, Johnstown Chapter.

April 8, 2008
James G. McEwen co-presented Part II of Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts Series: A Beginner's Guide, a two part seminar occurring on April 1 and April 8, 2008 as a D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program. Major topics of discussion include Strategies for Preservation and Enforcement Mechanisms. For additional details about this seminar, contact James G. McEwen or Michael D. Stein, or visit the D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program.

April 1, 2008
James G. McEwen and Michael D. Stein co-presented Part I of Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts Series: A Beginner's Guide, a two part seminar occurring on April 1 and April 8, 2008 as a D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program. Major topics of discussion include an Overview of a relationship between IP and Government; and Strategies for Preservation. For additional details about this seminar, contact James G. McEwen or Michael D. Stein, or visit the D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program.

April 1, 2008
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of the definition of divisional applications under 35 U.S.C. 121 and the experimental use exception. Visit the discussions on Pfizer, Inc. v. Teva, and Atlanta Attachment in the Case Briefs library for more information.

March 31, 2008
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 4, no. 1 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

March 5, 2008
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of enablement for broad claims, lost profits calculations, and inequitable conduct. Visit the discussions on Sitrick v. Dreamworks, American Seating v. USSC, and Monsanto v. Bayer in the Case Briefs library for more information.

February 5, 2008
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of interpretation of indefinite articles, availability of printed publications under 35 U.S.C. §102, and the standard for trade dress infringement. Visit the discussions on Baldwin Graphics, SRI International, and McNeil Nutritionals in the Case Briefs library for more information.

January 3, 2008
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of what constitutes new evidence during prosecution and the limiting effect of erroneous statements made during prosecution. Visit the discussions on In re Garner, and Elbex Video in the Case Briefs library for more information.

December 31, 2007
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 3, no. 4 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

December 5, 2007
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of improper incorporation by reference, adequacy of notice for purposes of damages, doctrine of equivalents for claimed ranges, and adequacy of pre-filing investigations. Visit the discussions on Zenon, U.S. Philips, and Digeo in the Case Briefs library for more information.

December 2007
New article added to the Article library authored by James G. McEwen entitled Strategic Responses to the Newly Issued USPTO Continuation and Claim Limitation Rules, IPL Newsletter Volume 26, Number 1: Fall 2007, which is a publication of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law.

November 27, 2007
James G. McEwen participated in Strategies for Preservation of IP Rights, which is Part II of a panel discussion entitled Protecting and Enforcing IP Rights in Government Contracts: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You presented by Strafford Publications, Inc. For additional details about this seminar or to order a recorded copy of the presentation, contact James G. McEwen, or visit the Stafford Publications website.

November 13. 2007
James G. McEwen and Michael D. Stein participated in Understanding IP Rights in Government Contracts, which is Part I of a panel discussion entitled Protecting and Enforcing IP Rights in Government Contracts: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You presented by Strafford Publications, Inc. For additional details about this seminar or to order a recorded copy of the presentation, contact James G. McEwen, Michael D. Stein, or visit the Stafford Publications website.

November 5, 2007
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of inequitable conduct, exclusive licenses, and claim interpretation. Visit the discussions on Nilssen v. Osram, Int'l Gamco v. Multimedia Games, Inc., and In re Buszard in the Case Briefs library for more information.

October 8, 2007
New article added to the Article library authored by James G. McEwen entitled Strategic Pre-November Responses To The Newly-Issued USPTO Continuation And Claim Limitation Rules. A copy of this article is reprinted at Patently-O.

October 4, 2007
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of willful infringement and right of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119. Visit the discussions on In re Seagate and Boston Scientific v. Medtronic in the Case Briefs library for more information.

October 4, 2007
New article added to the Article library authored by James G. McEwen entitled Strategic Responses To The Newly-Issued Uspto Continuation And Claim Limitation Rules. Portions of this article are being presented in a forthcoming issue of the IPL Newsletter, which is a publication of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law.

October 2007
Alan M. Ehrlich profiled in the Journal of Chemical Education (Oct. 2007) as part of the National Chemistry Week 2007: The Many Faces of Chemistry. Click here to read the article.

September 28, 2007
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 3, no. 3 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

September 4, 2007
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of proving non-obviousness after KSR, what constitutes patentably indistinct for obviousness type double patenting, and disclaimer of claim scope. Visit the discussions on In re Sullivan, In re Metoprolol Litigation, and SafeTCare Manufacturing Inc. v. Tele-Made in the Case Briefs library for more information.

August 7, 2007
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of Obviousness after KSR, Declaratory Judgments, and Prosecution History Estoppel. Visit the discussions on (Festo XIII), PharmaStem, Benitec, Takeda Chemical, ex parte Smith, and ex parte Catan in the Case Briefs library for more information.

July 6, 2007
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of public use, on sale bars, experimental use, claim construction, the effect of terminal disclaimer on obviousness, and whether the USPTO's expertise substitutes for evidence in contested proceedings. Visit the discussions on Motionless Keyboard, Honeywell Int'l Inc., and Brand in the Case Briefs library for more information.

June 30, 2007
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 3, no. 2 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

June 5, 2007
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of obviousness, the definition of component under 35 U.S.C. §271(f), inequitable conduct, attorney disqualification, and copyright infringement and fair use. Visit the discussions on KSR, Microsoft, McKesson, Crossroads, and Perfect 10 in the Case Briefs library for more information.

May 8, 2007
James G. McEwen presented An Introductory Guide to Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts An Introductory Guide to IP for Federal Government Contractors to the National Contract Management Association, Silicon Valley Chapter. Major topics of discussion included I. Overview of relationship between IP and Government; and II. Strategies for Preservation. For additional details about this or related upcoming seminars, contact James G. McEwen.

May 2, 2007
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of trade secret misappropriation, non-Federal takings of patents, claim differentiation, inherent anticipation, enablement, and certificates of correction. Visit the discussions on Triple Tee Golf, Texas v. Holland, Intamin, In re Omeprazole, Liebel-Flarsheim, and Central Admixture. in the Case Briefs library for more information.

April 2, 2007
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of claim interpretation, reissue procedures, prosecution history estoppel, R&D contract interpretation, and enforceability of right to sue clauses. Visit the discussions on In re Serenkin, Aquatex Industries, MyMail Ltd., Israel Bio-Engineering Project, and Propat Intern. in the Case Briefs library for more information.

March 31, 2007
Stein McEwen LLP featured as one of the Top Patent Firms of 2007 according to a report issued by Intellectual Property Today.

March 31, 2007
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 3, no. 1 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

March 2, 2007
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of claim interpretation, lack of anticipation of species from disclosure of broad genus, and the effectiveness of using drawing labels to prevent admissions of prior art. Visit the discussions on MBO Labs, Impax Labs, and ex parte Lee in the Case Briefs library for more information.

January 31, 2007
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of licensee standing to contest licensed patents, claim construction, license interpretation, and the on sale bar. Visit the discussions on MedImmune, E-Pass , Nano Proprietary, and Plumtree Software in the Case Briefs library for more information.

January 19, 2007
New article added to the Article library authored by Gregory L. Clinton and James G. McEwen entitled Licensing Strategies After Medimmune: The Potential Impacts Of The Supreme Court Allowing Licensees In Good Standing To File Declaratory Judgments Against Licensors

January 18, 2007
Alan Ehrlich featured in an article in Chemistry Magazine entitled Chemists in the Law (Winter 2007).

January 3, 2007
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of how a licensee can take advantage of Lear doctrine, the intent requirement for inducement to infringe, likelihood of confusion, and claim interpretation. Visit the discussions on DSU Medical, Planet Bingo, Go Medical, GM. v. Lanard Toys, and Wild Willy’s in the Case Briefs library for more information.

January 3, 2007
New article added to the Article library authored by Douglas Agopsowicz entitled Copyright Office Issues New Set of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Exemptions in Third Triennial Rulemaking

December 31, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 2, no. 4 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

December 11, 2006 Stein McEwen LLP is pleased to welcome Matthew T. Gill as an associate. For more information on Mr. Gill, please refer to the Professionals section.

December 3, 2006
New presentations added to the Presentations library on the subjects of KSR v. Teleflex, the PTO Strategic Plan, and Recent Supreme Court Decisions.

November 28. 2006
James G. McEwen participated in Strategies for Preservation of Intellectual Property Rights, which is Part II of a panel discussion entitled Protecting and Enforcing IP Rights in Government Contracts presented on November 28, 2006 by Strafford Publications, Inc. For additional details about this seminar, contact James G. McEwen or Michael D. Stein, or visit the Stafford Publications website

November 27, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP is pleased to welcome Nathan H. Cristler as an associate. For more information on Mr. Cristler, please refer to the Professionals section.

November 14. 2006
James G. McEwen and Michael D. Stein presented an Overview of relationship between Intellectual Property and Government Contracts, which is Part I of a panel discussion entitled Protecting and Enforcing IP Rights in Government Contracts on November 14, 2006, presented by Strafford Publications, Inc. For additional details about this seminar, contact James G. McEwen or Michael D. Stein, or visit the Stafford Publications website.

November 13, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP is pleased to welcome Gregory L. Clinton as an associate. For more information on Mr. Clinton, please refer to the Professionals section.

November 6, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP is pleased to welcome Alan M. Ehrlich, Phd., as Of Counsel. For more information on Mr. Ehrlich, please refer to the Professionals section.

November 3, 2006
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of claim interpretation, reissue patents, trademark laches, and the use of service marks to protect related products. Visit the discussions on BEA Systems , Medrad, Tillamook Country Smoker, and Mid-State Aftermarket Body Parts in the Case Briefs library for more information.

October 24, 2006
James G. McEwen leads discussion on Intellectual Property barriers in Government Contracts on October 24, 2006 before the Integrated Dual-use Commercial Companies (IDCC). A copy of the presented materials is in the publications section. For additional details about this seminar, contact James G. McEwen, or visit the IDCC website.

October 12, 2006
James G. McEwen participated in Part I of a panel discussion for Patent Enforceability - Increasing the Odds, presented by Strafford Publications, Inc. A copy of the presented materials is in the publications section. For additional details about this seminar, contact James G. McEwen, or visit the Stafford Publications website.

October 7, 2006
George H. Spencer will be attending the AIPPI Congress taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden, October 7th-13th, 2006, and will be pleased to meet with friends and colleagues participating in the meeting.

October 3, 2006
U.S. Patent No. 7,116,614 issued and is 200th patent issued naming Stein McEwen LLP as attorneys of record

October 1, 2006
New case added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of Obviousness, theft of trade secrets, and copyrightability of uncopyrightable forms. Visit the discussions on Alza Corporation, BondPro, and LawMode in the Case Briefs library for more information.

September 29, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 2, no. 3 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

September 25. 2006
James G. McEwen and Michael D. Stein presented Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts: A Beginner's Guide on September 25, 2006 as a D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program. Major topics of discussion include I. Overview of relationship between IP and Government; and II. Strategies for Preservation. For additional details about this seminar, contact James G. McEwen or Michael D. Stein, or visit the D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program.

September 6, 2006
New case added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of patent exhaustion, to the intersection of patents and antitrust law, to patent misuse, to the Federal Government's immunity under the DMCA, and to the extent of State immunity from patent infringement actions. Visit the discussions on Monsanto, Blueport, Tegic Communications, and Pennington Seed in the Case Briefs library for more information.

August 29, 2006
James McEwen coauthors Why Software Companies Should Consider The Government Market, published in the August 2006 edition of the Sterling Report.

August 4, 2006
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of claim interpretation and disclaimer, the need for including patent markings on websites related to patents, the use of licenses to prevent implied licenses and patent exhaustion, the denial of a permanent injunction after eBay, and to the intersection of patents and antitrust law. Visit the discussions on Wireless Agents, IMX v. Lending Tree, LG Electronics, z4 Technologies v. Microsoft, and Illinois Tool Works in the Case Briefs library for more information.

August 2006
James McEwen coauthors It’s Better Than You Think: Why Software Companies Should Consider The Government Market, slated for publication in the August 2006 edition of the Sterling Report.      View PDF (56 kb)

July 31, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP is pleased to welcome Douglas E. Agopsowicz, as a full time Patent Agent, Fadi N. Kiblawi, as a full time Patent Specialist, and Neil Chilson as a part time law clerk to Stein McEwen LLP. For more information on Mr. Agopsowicz, Mr. Kiblawi, and Mr. Chilson please refer to the Professionals section.

July 3, 2006
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of whether unpublished elements of a patent publication are a publication under 35 U.S.C. 102, and on the Supreme Court's revisitation of the law of obviousness. Visit the discussions on Bruckheimer and Teleflex in the Case Briefs library for more information.

June 30, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 2, no. 2 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

June 2, 2006
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of the standard for granting and denying permanent injunctions in patent cases, the effect of a terminal disclaimer on patent term extensions, claim construction in related cases, and examples of claim interpretation using the summary of the invention and detailed description. Visit the discussions on eBay, King Pharmaceuticals, Advanced Cardiovascular Sys, Paymaster Technologies, and Schoenhaus v. Genesco in the Case Briefs library for more information.

May 23, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP Is Pleased To Welcome Seth S. Kim as an associate. Mr. Kim has experience in all phases of patent prosecution and is fluent in Korean.

May 11, 2006
James G. McEwen and Michael D. Stein to present Understanding What Government Technology Contractors Cannot Ignore About Intellectual Property: An Introductory Guide to IP for Federal Government Contractors to the National Contract Management Association, Central Connecticut Chapter. Major topics of discussion included I. Overview of relationship between IP and Government; and II. Strategies for Preservation. For additional details about this or related upcoming seminars, contact James G. McEwen or Michael D. Stein.

May 1, 2006
Douglas Agopsowicz & James G. McEwen produce paper summarizing proposed changes to USPTO patent practice in a paper entitled PTO PROPOSED RULE CHANGES: A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

April 27, 2006
Ralph T. Webb of Stein McEwen LLP gave a presentation entitled Patent Law in Fifteen Minutes, which is an Overview of Patents in the Context of Government Contracts at the Annual Conference of the Office of General Counsel for the Navy in Alexandria Virginia. A copy of Mr. Webb's paper accompanying the April 27, 2006 presentation, click here.

April 3, 2006
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of whether there is a presumption of market power sufficient for an antitrust injury for patented tying products and the extent to which a claim preamble limits the scope of the claim for purposes of literal and doctrine of equivalents infringement. Visit the discussion on Independent Ink and Bicon in the Case Briefs library for more information.

March 30, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 2, no. 1 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com and include the word "subscribe" in the subject line.

March 7, 2006
U.S. Patent No. 7,009,921 issued and is 100th patent issued naming Stein McEwen LLP as attorneys of record

March 7, 2006
New cases added to the Case Briefs library on the subjects of offers for sale, claim interpretation, and the adequacy of a noninfringement opinion as a defense to willfulness. Visit the discussion on FieldTurf, Microstrategy, and nCube in the Case Briefs library for more information.

March 1, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP is Pleased To Welcome George H. Spencer, Founding Member of Spencer & Frank, As Of Counsel

February 2, 2006
New case added to the Case Briefs library on the subject of the patent owner's standing to enforce an exclusively licensed patent, to the use of reissue applications to cure procedural defects in issued patents, and the standard for indefiniteness due to lack of antecedent bases. Visit the discussion on Aspex Eyewear, Inc., Medrad, and Energizer Holdings, Inc. in the Case Briefs library for more information.

February 1, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP is pleased to announce that George H. Spencer will join Stein McEwen LLP as of Counsel effective March 1, 2006. For more information on Mr. Spencer, please refer to the Professionals section.

January 23, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP is pleased to welcome Charles A. Greene, Douglas E. Agopsowicz, and Fadi N. Kiblawi to Stein McEwen LLP. For more information on Mr. Greene, Mr. Agopsowicz, and Mr. Kiblawi, please refer to the Professionals section and to the Press Release.

January 3, 2006
Stein McEwen LLP is pleased to welcome Ralph T. Webb, associate, and John C. Brosky, of counsel, to Stein McEwen LLP. For more information on Mr. Webb and Mr. Brosky, please refer to the Professionals section.

January 1, 2006
New case added to the Case Briefs library on the subject of whether the word "a" can be limited to single elements, as well as a discussion of the Supreme Court's decision to review the scope of patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. §101. Visit the discussion on Norian Corp. v. Stryker Corp. and Laboratory Corporation of America v. Metabolite Laboratories in the Case Briefs library for more information.

December 30, 2005
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 1, no. 4 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

December 19, 2005
The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law (“RIPL”) publishes Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease? An Overview of the Patent Reform Act of 2005? By James G. McEwen. A copy of the article can be found at 5 J. MARSHALL REV. INTELL. PROP. L. 55 (2005)

December 5, 2005
New case added to the Case Briefs library, including cases involving indefiniteness, claim interpretation, inequitable conduct, and what constitutes statutory subject matter under 35 U.S.C. §101. Visit the discussions on IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Sorensen v. International Trade Commission, Novo v. Bio-Technology, and Ex parte Carl A. Lundgren in the Case Briefs library for more information.

December 2, 2005
Read the new article on strategies for taking advantage of the new CREATE Act as implemented by the USPTO and which were prepared exclusively for the SMB website by Fadi Kiblawi & James G. McEwen. The article is entitled How To Take Advantage Of The Create Act and is included in the Articles library.

December 1, 2005
The firm of Stein McEwen LLP celebrates its one year anniversary.

November 15, 2005
Presentation on Government Contracts and Intellectual Property given by James G. McEwen and Michael D. Stein of Stein McEwen LLP before an audience in Vienna Virginia. The presentation is entitled Understanding What Government Technology Contractors Cannot Ignore About Intellectual Property: An Introductory Guide to IP for Federal Government Contractors. Major topics of discussion included I. Overview of relationship between IP and Government; II. Strategies for Preservation, and III. Government Misuse of Intellectual Property. For additional details about this or related upcoming seminars, contact James G. McEwen or Michael D. Stein.

October 28, 2005
New case added to the Case Briefs library, including cases involving inequitable conduct and claim construction. Visit the discussions on Frazier v. Roessel and Nystrom in the Case Briefs library for more information.

New presentation given by Michael D. Stein of Stein McEwen LLP to Korean Industrial Technology Association in September 2005 added website. The presentation is entitled How Successful Companies Are Utilizing IP in the U.S. and Current Events in the USPTO and IP Law, Presented to Korean Industrial Technology Association (Sept. 2005). Elements of this presentation were taken from another presentation given by Mr. Stein on the Patent Reform Act entitled 2005 Patent Reform Act, which has also been added to the website.

September 30, 2005
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 1, no. 3 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.

August 31, 2005
The proposed Patent Reform Act of 2005 contains a number of features of interest and concern for the Intellectual Property community. For a review of these features, including comments on potential benefits and costs associated with each provision for particular industries, see IS THE CURE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE? AN OVERVIEW OF PATENT REFORM ACT OF 2005 by James McEwen. An updated version of this memoranda is scheduled to be published in the November issued of the John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law.
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New case added to the Case Briefs library, including cases involving inequitable conduct, willful infringement, the experimental activity exception to the on sale bar, claim interpretation, trademark infringement, and written description. Visit the discussions on Pharmacia Corp., Electromotive Div. of GMC, Imonex Servs, PC Connector Solutions, Frosty Treats v. Sony, and Ex parte Bandman in the Case Briefs library for more information.

August 22, 2005
James McEwen coauthors 2005 update of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT INDEMNIFICATION, Chapter 2 of Epstein: Drafting License Agreements (4th ed) (Aspen Law & Business 2005) published. For additional information on this chapter and treatise, see Aspen Publishers at www.aspenpublishers.com.

August 9, 2005
U.S. Patent No. 6,928,045 issued and is 50th patent issued naming Stein McEwen LLP as attorneys of record

July 27, 2005
New case added to the Case Briefs library, including cases involving patent claim interpretation, copyright inducement, patent marking, and patent licensing. Visit the discussions on Phillips v. AWH Corp, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Clontech Lab. Inc. v. Invitrogen Corp., Default Proof Credit Card System v. Home Depot, Boss Control Inc. v. Bombardier Inc., and Fieldturf, Inc. v. Southwest Recreational Industries, Inc. in the Case Briefs library for more information.

June 30, 2005
Stein McEwen LLP issues vol. 1, no. 2 of the Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter. The Stein McEwen LLP Newsletter is a periodic newsletter containing a selection of cases and items of interest to the intellectual property community. For subscription information, please contact us at email@smiplaw.com.
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New case added to the Case Briefs library, including cases involving patent claim interpretation. Visit the discussions on Ex parte Hideaki Ueda in the Case Briefs library for more information

May 23, 2005
New cases added to the Case Briefs library, including cases involving patent claim interpretation, and the authority of the District Court to correct errors on issued patents. Visit the discussions on Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Inc. v. Masimo Corp. and Group One Ltd. v. Hallmark Cards, Inc. in the Case Briefs library for more information.

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Stein McEwen LLP recognized as being an AV rated firm and is included on the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Pre-Eminent LawyersTM for Intellectual Property Law. Click here to see the listing in Martindale-Hubbell.

Michael D. Stein, Partner, formerly a Partner in the law firm of Staas & Halsey LLP, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1987, and a Juris Doctor degree from the American University in 1992. Mr. Stein has been actively involved in the preparation and prosecution of U.S. patent applications in many different areas of technology with particular emphasis upon consumer electronics (particularly optical storage media, televisions, audio devices, monitors), computer hardware and software, printers, networking, telecommunications, semiconductors, and robotics. In addition, Mr. Stein has been actively involved in the preparation of validity and infringement opinions, trademark oppositions, and preparation and prosecution of U.S. trademark applications, as well as counseling clients extensively in regard to other intellectual property matters. Mr. Stein has also been involved in Internet trademark disputes.

James G. McEwen, Partner, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas in 1993, and J.D. with honors from George Washington University National Law Center in 1996, where he was a staff member of the Public Contract Law Journal. Mr. McEwen is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia, and is registered to practice law before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. McEwen has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in computer hardware and software, control systems, mechanical and optical devices, semiconductor manufacturing and manufacturing equipment, battery and battery manufacturing methods, data encoding and decoding methods and devices, and display device technologies. In addition, Mr. McEwen has prepared and been involved in patent validity and infringement opinions, reissue and reexamination proceedings, intellectual property licensing and settlement negotiations, intellectual property licensing with elements of the Federal government, trademark prosecution, domain name disputes, trade secret protection, and provided litigation support in patent infringement claims.

The associates joining the firm on December 1, 2004 include John H. Stowe, who received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1964 and his J.D. degree from Indiana University-Indianapolis Law School in 1971; Thomas L. Jones, a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, with a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering, and his J.D. degree from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon; Howard Levy, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Duke University School of Engineering in 1998, and a J.D. degree from the Temple University School of Law in 2001; Steven Crabb, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, cum laude, from the University of South Alabama in 1993, and a J.D. degree with Honors from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1998; and Douglas X. Rodriguez, who received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1996, and a J.D. degree from Washington College of Law, The American University in 2002.

The offices of Stein McEwen LLP are located at 1400 Eye Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005, PH: 202-216-9505, FAX: 202-216-9510, and on the web at www.smiplaw.com.