Dear Patenticity, We recently found that an out-of-state competitor is infringing one of our patents. I know we need to put a stop to it, but I’m worried about the cease-and-desist letter. I heard that there was a recent case, Trimble v. Perdiemco, where a patent owner sent a cease-and-desist letter and ended upRead More
On December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved the stay that blocked OSHA from enforcing its vaccine or testing mandate. The OSHA ETS is once again in effect unless the United States Supreme Court agrees to swiftly take up the issue. On December 18, 2021, OSHA acknowledged that the stay created uncertaintyRead More
(Canton, OH, December 16, 2021) – Buckingham is pleased to announce Mitchell T. Kolesar has joined the law firm as an Associate as of December 13, 2021. Kolesar joins the Business practice group with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. He received his J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall School of Law in Cleveland, OH. HeRead More
(Cleveland, OH, December 9, 2021) – Buckingham is pleased to announce that Buckingham attorney Monica Davis has been accepted into the FDCC Ladder Down Cleveland Class of 2022. Ladder Down is a year-long program that provides direct training and career development through a combination of coaches, sponsors, and participants to empower women lawyers inRead More
As of December 9, 2021, three federal vaccine mandates (OSHA, federal contractor, and CMS) are on hold nationwide. The Biden Administration filed a motion to dissolve the nationwide stay put into place by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which prohibits OSHA from enforcing its vaccine or testing mandate. Briefing on the motion is stillRead More
On December 7, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a nationwide injunction preventing the government from enforcing the vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors in all covered contracts anywhere in the United States. The government will likely appeal to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. This Order followsRead More
Dear Patenticity, I have a chemical invention and I want to obtain the broadest coverage I can. The problem is I have not done much lab work, so I only have a couple real examples. I know that the written description requirement says that I must have examples to justify a broad claim scope. But,Read More
(Cleveland, OH, December 3, 2021) — Buckingham, Doolittle and Burroughs, LLC is pleased to announce that Attorney Dominic Frisina has been selected to serve on the Board of Trustees for Milestones Autism Resources. The Northeastern Ohio organization’s mission is to improve the lives of autistic individuals by education, coaching and connecting the autism community withRead More
Preliminary injunction blocks vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors On November 30, 2021, The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction preventing the government from enforcing the vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors in all covered contracts in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. In his Order, Judge Van TatenhoveRead More
Dear Patenticity, My company has several new product concepts under development right now, and some are very early in the design process. We are in a very competitive space, so we want to protect our work with patents to the extent we can. Typically, we file provisional applications early and follow up with a non-provisionalRead More
