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Netlist Secures Nearly
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Sterne Kessler represented Netlist in disputes leading to five-year agreements with Samsung and Micron.
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Sterne Kessler and Thomson Reuters Partner to Create New AI Tool for Patent Litigation
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Sterne Kessler and Director Eldora Ellison Win Top Awards
2026 Life Sciences Americas Awards
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Sterne Kessler Named “Distinguished” Firm for IP Litigation and “Leader” in Generative AI Litigation
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PTAB Trials: IPRs, PGRs, DERs
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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Sterne Kessler and Clarivate Announce Partnership to Develop AI-enhanced Patent Workflow Solutions
Washington, D.C. (October 15, 2026) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox (Sterne Kessler), a market leading intellectual property (IP) law firm, today announced a co-development partnership with Clarivate…
Patent Claim Quality and Scope: Why What a Patent Claims Matters More Than Whether It Exists
Part 2 of a Ten-part series: Intellectual Property as a Value Driver and Risk Factor in Life Sciences Venture Investment Introduction For venture capital investors in the life…
Key Takeaways: Navigating Follow-On Patents in Bio-Pharma
Recent case law and evolving U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) practices are raising the stakes for how follow-on patent portfolios are drafted, prosecuted, defended, and challenged. In…
Transformative Means More Than “Powered by AI”
Last week, the Third Circuit issued one of the first appellate rulings on copyright and AI training in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence. The court held Westlaw’s headnotes…
Sterne Kessler and Directors Recognized in IAM and WTR’s Inaugural Copyright 1000
Washington, D.C. (October 1, 2026) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox and two directors were ranked in the inaugural edition of Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) and World Trademark…
How “Material Error” Has Become Key To Avoiding Discretionary Denial at the PTAB
Former associate, Tyler Drye, contributed to this article. Introduction Discretionary denial has long been one of the most important—and sometimes unpredictable—features of PTAB practice. Although the statutory bases…
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