Recent Headlines

May 7, 2008
Elizabeth Millard Wins AIPLA Award - Elizabeth Millard received the 2007 American Intellectual Property Association (AIPLA) Past President's Award for her paper titled "Injunctive Relief in Patent Cases: Should Courts Apply a Rebuttable Presumption of Irreparable Harm After e-Bay?" Ms. Millard is a former summer associate at Senniger Powers and will join the firm in September after her graduation from St. Louis University Law School.

May 6, 2008
Kurt James Speaks at Seminar - Attorney Kurt James was one of the presenters along with James Thompson, Dean of Mizzou's College of Engineering, Paul Rehrig of MU's Technology Development Office, and Randy Schilling, CEO of Quilogy, at the May 6, 2008 St. Louis Business Journal breakfast seminar on "Bringing Ideas to Market: Academia Meets Industry." Click here for program details.

April 25, 2008
Senniger Powers Sponsors "Angel" Event   - Senniger Powers is pleased to be a Platinum Sponsor of the Missouri Venture Forum event "Getting $$$ from Angel Investors." Click here for more information and to register for this panel discussion and networking opportunity, to be held on May 15, 2008 at the Missouri Athletic Club West.

April 22, 2008
Kathleen Petrillo Quoted in "The Pink Sheet"   - In the April 11, 2008 issue of "The Pink Sheet," attorney Kathleen Petrillo comments on a recent court decision granting Teva Pharmaceuticals 180 days of market exclusivity for a generic version of the schizophrenia drug Risperdal (risperidone). Ms. Petrillo notes the decision is "extremely valuable" for Teva, and that Teva "had a good case."

April 21, 2008
David Crawford Takes Oath as BAMSL President   - Today attorney David Crawford took the oath of office to become the new President of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL). Crawford's goals during his term are "to increase service to the community by providing opportunities for pro bono activities and to further increase diversity in the Bar."

April 15, 2008
Sara Gillette Elected as Young Lawyers' Division Member - Senniger Powers extends congratulations to attorney Sara Gillette, who was recently elected to a two-year term as a member-at-large to the Young Lawyers' Division of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL).

April 14, 2008
Senniger Powers to Relocate Offices   - Senniger Powers will relocate later this year to the Bank of America Tower in downtown St. Louis after 17 years at Metropolitan Square.

April 10, 2008
Timothy McBride Discusses Roche Patent Lawsuit   - Attorney Timothy McBride, in the March 2008 issue of IVD Technology, discusses a recent lawsuit filed by Roche Diagnostics on two patents for electrochemical sensor technology in blood glucose monitoring. Click here for the complete article.

April 6, 2008
Patent Reform Meets the Big Easy - Senniger Powers attorney Paul Fleischut addressed the Patent Law Reform Act of 2007 currently pending in the U.S. Senate in a technical presentation April 6 at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition in New Orleans.

April 3, 2008
PTO Considering Substantial Changes to Disclosure Requirements   - Senniger Powers attorney Andrew Wegman explains the U.S. Patent Office has published proposed rules regarding the requirements for submission of information to the Patent Office that would significantly increase the burden on patent applicants in many common situations. The proposed rules here were approved by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on December 10, 2007.

April 2, 2008
Proposed USPTO Claims and Continuation Rules Rejected   - A Virginia District Court rejected the USPTO's proposed rules on patent applications, stating that the rules are "in excess of statutory jurisdiction [and] authority." The proposed rules sought to limit the number of claims and number of "continuing applications" originating from a patent application.

March 24, 2008
Timothy McBride Quoted in "The Pink Sheet."   - Senniger Powers attorney Timothy McBride is quoted in the March 17, 2008, issue of "The Pink Sheet," a leading weekly publication covering the prescription pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. McBride discusses the USPTO's reexamination of the Genentech patent -- the same patent that fueled the Supreme Court's highly publicized MedImmune decision.

March 10, 2008
Federal Circuit Year in Review - Click here for a summary of cases being presented today by Senniger Powers attorney Paul Fleischut with assistance from Nicholas Keppel, Marc Vander Tuig, and Nancy Swiezynski at the legal education program sponsored by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

March 5, 2008
Federal Circuit Year in Review - Senniger Powers attorney Paul Fleischut and Nicholas Keppel are presenting highlights from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals' very active last 12 months on Monday March 10, 2008 at the downtown headquarters of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. The 50-minute lunch program qualifies for one hour of CLE credit, and is sponsored by BAMSL's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section. Call BAMSL at 314-421-4134 to sign up for this or the March 6 Inventor of the Year Program.

Febrary 25, 2008
Inventor of the Year Dinner   - The 32nd annual Inventor of the Year Awards Dinner, sponsored by the Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2008. The event is being chaired by Senniger Powers attorney Julie Jennings.

February 20, 2008
Senniger Powers Sponsors Idea to Product Competition   - The Idea to Product (I2P) Regional competition will take place on March 7-8, 2008 at St. Louis University. This academic competition assesses the potential of business and technology ideas created by teams from universities in Missouri and Illinois.

February 18, 2008
Senniger Powers Sponsors KWMU Winemakers' Dinner   - Senniger Powers is pleased to be a sponsor of the Winemakers' Dinner, scheduled for March 6, 2008. For reservations or more information on this annual fundraiser benefiting public radio station KWMU, call 314-516-5968 or click here.

February 12, 2008
Olin Cup Winner Announced   - The top prize in Washington University's annual Olin Cup competition, sponsored in part by Senniger Powers, was awarded to the owner of the company IsThatOneGood LLC.

February 6, 2008
Paul Fleischut Is Quoted on Patent Reform Legislation - Senniger Powers attorney Paul Fleischut discusses patent reform legislation in the January 28, 2008 issue of Chemical Week magazine. Mr. Fleischut says, "The impetus for the reform seems to be a desire to harmonize with the rest of the world and to simplify and eliminate litigation on the timing of one's invention." Organizations within the chemical industry differ in their support of such a change. The full article is here.