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Firm News | 10 min read | 01.09.23

Crowell & Moring Elects 16 New Partners, Promotes Five to Senior Counsel, and 25 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected 16 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2023. The firm also promoted five lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 25 associates to the position of counsel.

Client Alerts 2 results

Client Alert | 6 min read | 02.15.24

Federal Circuit Grapples with Not-So-Obvious Answers for Design Patent Prior Art Test

On Monday, February 5, 2024, the Federal Circuit held its first en banc oral argument on a patent case in five years.  This oral argument was for the case of LKQ Corp. v. GM Global, addressing a question of the patentability standard for design patents over prior art references under 35 U.S.C. §103.  The Federal Circuit took up this argument en banc as Appellant LKQ Corp. sought to overturn the 40-year old Rosen-Durling test of obviousness for design patents, first established In re Rosen (1982) and further clarified in Durling v. Spectrum (1996). 
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Publications 1 result

Publication | 01.10.24

Patents: A Proposed Legislative Fix for Patent Eligibility Ambiguity Could Impact Litigation Strategy

Litigation Forecast 2024
A proposed overhaul of U.S. patent eligibility law could shape the patent litigation landscape in 2024, with some parties rushing to court before Congress enacts reform and others holding back on filing suit in the hope that the changes will strengthen their legal case, says Crowell & Moring partner Gang Chen.
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Events 1 result

Event | 04.18.23, 2:00 PM PDT - 7:00 PM PDT

Technology Trends and Predictions 2023: U.S. and Global Perspective

Please join us for a series of panels that will discuss and address the cutting-edge issues in technology impacting in-house legal teams navigating commercial risk and enforcement. This program will tackle important issues from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to antitrust, and from privacy issues to SEC regulatory schemes. Moreover, we recognize that many of the current, as well as future issues have an international component. Our presenters will provide companies with critical information not just on U.S. law and issues, but also touch button issues in Asia and Europe.

Speaking Engagements 1 result