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Firm News 33 results

Firm News | 3 min read | 01.27.26

IP Attorney John Paik Joins Crowell & Moring’s Patents Group

Irvine, Calif. – January 27, 2026: John Paik, an intellectual property attorney with more than two decades of experience at leading law firms and technology companies, has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Department in Orange County.
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Firm News | 4 min read | 10.14.25

Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United Kingdom 2026

London – October 14, 2025: Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP has been recommended in five practice areas in the Legal 500 United Kingdom 2026.
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Firm News | 1 min read | 07.17.25

Kent Goss Named to Los Angeles Business Journal 2025 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys List

The Los Angeles Business Journal has named Crowell & Moring partner Kent B. Goss to its 2025 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys list. The list recognizes the top litigation lawyers in the Los Angeles region who have achieved outstanding professional successes and contributions to the community.

Client Alerts 76 results

Client Alert | 4 min read | 03.02.26

Ex parte Reexamination: Strategic Considerations for Patent Challengers in Light of Recent PTAB Policy Changes

Ex parte reexamination is seeing a resurgence in popularity as a cost-effective means to challenge a patent’s validity and should be part of your patent strategy. An ex parte reexamination is a proceeding in which any party — including a patent owner or an anonymous third party — may submit prior art to request that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reassess an issued patent's validity. Once overshadowed by the introduction of inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) following the enactment of the America Invents Act in 2012, ex parte reexamination is now experiencing a significant resurgence as a strategic alternative to both proceedings. This client alert explains what is driving ex parte reexamination’s resurgence and what it means for your patent strategy.
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 02.18.26

The CeramTec Case, or How to (not) Navigate the Patent to Trademark Transition

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently delivered its judgment in the CeramTec case (C-17/24).
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.29.25

More Than Math: How Desjardins Recognizes AI Innovations as Patent-Eligible Technology

On November 4, 2025, the USPTO in Ex parte Desjardins designated as precedential an earlier Appeals Review Panel (ARP) decision overruling the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board), instead holding that claims directed to training a machine learning model are patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 when they integrate a mathematical concept into a practical application that improves how the model operates. That precedential designation represents a material shift in legal precedent in the § 101 arena post-Alice, and it has already driven updates to the MPEP and examiner practice. As a result, Desjardins signals an adjustment in practice in favor of AI and software eligibility at the USPTO.
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Press Coverage 9 results

Publications 16 results

Publication | 12.26.24

Efficiency v Flexibility – The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program’s Pros and Cons

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program is a collaborative initiative between the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and several foreign patent offices, created to speed up the examination process. Through the PPH, a patent application initially filed with a participating patent office (Office of Earlier Examination, or OEE) can be expedited in another participating intellectual property office, provided it meets specific requirements. According to the USPTO, PPH leverages fast-track examination procedures already in place among participating patent offices to allow applicants to reach final disposition of a patent application more quickly and efficiently than standard examination processing.  
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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 2 results

Event | 09.18.25, 5:30 PM EDT - 7:30 PM EDT

Thriving As In-House Counsel: How to Use Well-Being as a Superpower - New York

Enjoy an evening of networking and thoughtful conversation around three dimensions of well-being and their corresponding superpowers: (1) individual well-being (superpower: sharper, more efficient, happier), (2) team-focused well-being (superpower: better retention, recruitment, and team work-product), and (3) external-focused well-being (superpower: stronger relationships with outside counsel for enhanced synergies and partnerships).

Event | 03.12.25 - 03.13.25, 8:00 AM CDT - 6:00 PM CDT

World Intellectual Property Review Summit

Crowell was a silver sponsor of The World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) Summit in Chicago March 12 and 13. The conference topic was “Create A Winning IP Strategy: Overcome Market Uncertainty, Harness AI, And Improve Efficiency."

Webinars 1 result

Webinar | 07.25.24, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

The Evolving AI Legal and Policy Landscape: Mid-2024 Update

Since the November 2022 release of ChatGPT, generative AI has been a regulatory accelerator for governance of AI writ large. Individuals, organizations, industries, and governments across the world have grappled with the implications of AI, including how it is and could be regulated using existing and new legal frameworks. For example, since our December 2023 update:
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Speaking Engagements 8 results

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 03.05.26

Writer’s Block Is Dead: Drew McElligott on AI in Legal Practice

DeepIP “IP Innovators”