The Federal Circuit in Lubby Holdings v. Chung overturned a jury verdict finding that Lubby satisfied Sec. 287(a)’s requirement to notify Chung of his infringement.[i] Was this reversible error, or…
By Dominic A. Frisina Inequitable conduct is an affirmative defense to patent infringement, but the bar for proving it is a high one. A defendant must prove by clear and…
By Dominic A. Frisina Can an employee’s unpatentable “idea”, conceived under a duty to assign intellectual property, give rise to co-ownership in an invention conceived after employment terminates? That was…
By Dominic A. Frisina We live at a time when Artificial Intelligence (AI) autonomously drives cars, carries on conversations with humans, and in many other ways engages in seemingly…
By Dominic Frisina Is your employee handbook sufficient to automatically capture patent rights in your employee’s inventions? The recent Federal Circuit case of Omni Medsci v. Apple suggests that it…
(Cleveland, OH, August 23 , 2021) – Buckingham is pleased to announce David J. Myers has joined the law firm as a Partner as of August 23, 2021. Myers…
On August 4, 2021, the IRS released additional guidance concerning the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) for Q3 and Q4 2021. See IRS Notice 2021-49. A notable expansion to eligible businesses…
(Akron, OH, August 19, 2021) -- Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC is pleased to announce that 27 lawyers have been included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best…
(Akron, OH, August 19, 2021) – Four Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC attorneys were recently named 2022 Best Lawyers ® “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. Since it…
(Akron, OH, August 19, 2021) -- Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC is pleased to announce that four lawyers have been included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America list of ‘Ones to Watch.’ Since…