Kassidy Schmitz
Overview
Kassidy leverages her unique legal experience and education to deliver sophisticated counsel to patent clients. Her broad technical background makes her effective in a wide range of technology areas and industries, including electrical and mechanical engineering.
Career & Education
- The George Washington University, B.S., Mechanical Engineering
- American University, J.D., 2022
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Kassidy's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 08.13.24
The Federal Circuit in Sanho Corp. v. Kaijet Technology International Limited, Inc., No. 2023-1336 (Fed. Cir. July 31, 2024) recently addressed the prior art exception of a “public disclosure” under 35 USC § 102(b)(2)(B). Affirming a decision of the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“PTAB”), the court held that “publicly disclosed” is only satisfied if the invention was made available to the public, and a non-confidential but otherwise private sale of an invention is not a sufficient “public disclosure”. This case provides a cautionary tale that disclosing or selling an invention before filing a patent application is fraught with risk.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 07.21.23
Something to Taco-Bout: Taco Bell Takes on TACO TUESDAY Trademark Registrations
Publication | 2021
“TRIPing Over Trade Secrets: How China’s Cyber Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets Violated TRIPS,” American University International Law Review, Volume 36, 2021.
Publication | 07.22.21
“Denials of Transfer Motions in Western District of Texas and Mandamus Reversals by Federal Circuit,” Unified Patents – Insights
Insights
Publication | 2021
Publication | 07.22.21
“TRIPing Over Trade Secrets: How China’s Cyber Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets Violated TRIPS,” American University International Law Review, Volume 36, 2021.
|2021
“Denials of Transfer Motions in Western District of Texas and Mandamus Reversals by Federal Circuit,” Unified Patents – Insights
|07.22.21
Kassidy's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 08.13.24
The Federal Circuit in Sanho Corp. v. Kaijet Technology International Limited, Inc., No. 2023-1336 (Fed. Cir. July 31, 2024) recently addressed the prior art exception of a “public disclosure” under 35 USC § 102(b)(2)(B). Affirming a decision of the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“PTAB”), the court held that “publicly disclosed” is only satisfied if the invention was made available to the public, and a non-confidential but otherwise private sale of an invention is not a sufficient “public disclosure”. This case provides a cautionary tale that disclosing or selling an invention before filing a patent application is fraught with risk.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 07.21.23
Something to Taco-Bout: Taco Bell Takes on TACO TUESDAY Trademark Registrations
Publication | 2021
“TRIPing Over Trade Secrets: How China’s Cyber Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets Violated TRIPS,” American University International Law Review, Volume 36, 2021.
Publication | 07.22.21
“Denials of Transfer Motions in Western District of Texas and Mandamus Reversals by Federal Circuit,” Unified Patents – Insights
