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Nationally recognized as the 2026 “PTAB Firm of the Year” by Managing Intellectual Property, Sterne Kessler’s PTAB trials team represents petitioners and patent owners in inter partes and post-grant review proceedings across a range of technologies. We bring deep experience and proven results to help clients navigate this evolving patent landscape.
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For more than four decades, Sterne Kessler has been at the forefront of design patents, delivering successful outcomes for clients in securing and defending design rights. Our recognition from Managing IP as the inaugural “Design Patent Firm of the Year” reflects what our clients already know — design rights matter and experience matters even more.
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Clearing the Path: How Freedom-To-Operate Analysis Should Drive Life Sciences Investment Decisions
Part 1 of a Ten-Part Series: Intellectual Property as a Value Driver and Risk Factor in Life Sciences Venture Investment A freedom-to-operate (FTO) analysis is a crucial component…
Sterne Kessler and Directors Shortlisted in 10 Categories for the 2026 Life Sciences Americas Awards
Washington, D.C. (July 20, 2026) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox and three of its directors are shortlisted in the 2026 Life Sciences Americas Awards across 10 categories.…
The USPTO’s New GUI Design Patent Guidance: Taking GUI Designs Beyond the Display Screen
Summer Associates Tash Medde-Witage and Carson Story contributed to this article. Introduction Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) – the digital displays people interact with daily – are commonplace in…
IP Hot Topic: Incident to the Very Nature of Machine Learning – Federal Circuit Says Training Data Alone Won’t Rescue AI Patent Claims
On July 7, 2026, the Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment that claims of two machine learning patents covering orthodontic image analysis are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101.…
Managing IP Recognizes Eldora L. Ellison Among Top 250 Women in IP
Washington, D.C. (July 9, 2026) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Director Eldora L. Ellison, Ph.D. has been named to Managing Intellectual Property’s 2026 Top 250 Women in IP list for…
Sterne Kessler Director Gaby L. Longsworth Named to WIPR’s List of Influential Women in IP 2026
Washington, D.C. (July 8, 2026) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Director Gaby L. Longsworth, Ph.D. was named to World Intellectual Property Review’s (WIPR) Influential Women in IP…
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