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Partner John Lyon has contributed to the 2026 edition of the Chambers and Partners Intellectual Property Trends & Developments Guide for Georgia, providing analysis on recent developments in design patent law. The article focuses on the Federal Circuit’s decision in [...]
The USPTO announced they are shortening the time period for delays in patent actions that require justification and higher petition fees, in an update to rule 37 CFR 1.17(m). The final rule action, published on June 24, 2026, will require [...]
Thomas Horstemeyer, LLP has been nationally ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2026 edition, earning a Tier 4 ranking for Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings). The Legal 500 is a globally recognized legal directory that has evaluated [...]
The USPTO has announced its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for raising fees in 2025. The NPRM retains most of the fee adjustments that were first proposed in 2023, with [...]
ATLANTA, GA—Atlanta-Based IP boutique Brient IP Law recently joined Thomas|Horstemeyer, bringing with them former partners from Alston & Bird, Kilpatrick Townsend and Virginia-Based CowanPerry. Brient IP served its clients for [...]
The Intellectual Property Owner’s Association (the “IPO”) recently published a white paper on patenting artificial intelligence (“AI”) inventions, entitled the “AI Patenting Handbook.” David Pointer, a partner at Thomas Horstemeyer, [...]
The USPTO Has Issued New Guidelines for Assessing Enablement in View of the Supreme Court Decision in Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi et al. On January 10, 2024, the United States [...]
On November 16, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a rule that will allow individuals with a design background to practice before the USPTO. Specifically, the [...]
On December 13, 2023, the USPTO announced the creation of two new regional offices – one in Atlanta and the other in Stafford County, New Hampshire. The expansion of the [...]
The USPTO has published supplemental guidance for examining design patent applications of Graphic User Interfaces (GUIs) On November 17, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published supplemental [...]
To date, there have been relatively few patent lawsuits relating to artificial intelligence. With the emergence of various artificial-intelligence-based software entering the market, it will be interesting to see how [...]