Recent News
February 2, 2012
Six SP Attorneys Named as Best in St. Louis Area for 2012 - St. Louis Magazine's annual Best Lawyers issue includes six attorneys from Senniger Powers.
January 11, 2012
Senniger Powers Attorneys Recognized for Pro Bono Work - Sara Weilert Gillette and Julie Jennings have been recognized by the Young Lawyers' Section of the Missouri Bar Association for their pro bono activities in 2010.
January 4, 2012
USPTO's Prioritized Patent Examination - Update - One feature of the recently enacted America Invents Act is the implementation of the Prioritized Patent Examination (Track I) program.
January 3, 2012
Hartley and Walters Named As New Partners - Senniger Powers is pleased to announce that Michael J. Hartley and N. Chris Walters have each been promoted to partner effective January 2012.
December 22, 2011
Promoting Licensing Via the PCT - Beginning January 2012, the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), which administers the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), will provide international patent applicants the ability to register their willingness to license their inventions.
December 13, 2011
Crawford Appointed to MLTAF Board of Directors - David Crawford has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Missouri Lawyer Trust Account Foundation (MLTAF) for a three-year term beginning January 2012.
November 1, 2011
Senniger Powers Named a Best Law Firm - U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® have selected Senniger Powers as a 2011-2012 Tier 1 Best Law Firm in the areas of Appellate Practice, Patent Law, and Trademark Law.
October 24, 2011
USPTO's Prioritized Patent Examination - One feature of the recently enacted America Invents Act is the implementation of the Prioritized Patent Examination program.
October 17, 2011
Super Lawyers Selects Four Senniger Attorneys - Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers has selected Senniger Powers attorneys Jordan Cherrick, Robert Evans, and Kathleen Petrillo for inclusion on their 2011 list.
October 11, 2011
Schroeder Published in Saint Louis University Law Journal - John Schroeder's article "Should Foreign Sales Exhaust U.S. Patent Rights Post Quanta?" appears in the Winter 2011 issue of Saint Louis University Law Journal.
October 6, 2011
Article by Janet Hendrickson Published in Landslide Magazine - An article by Janet Hendrickson, Ph.D., "Is the Big Blue Marble Getting Greener?" appears in the September/October 2011 issue of Landslide® magazine.
October 4, 2011
Three Senniger Attorneys Named "Lawyer of the Year" - Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has now named its "Lawyer of the Year" in St. Louis for each particular practice area.
September 29, 2011
Senniger Wins Injunction for MANGIA ITALIANO - Judge Carol Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri granted a preliminary injunction on September 19, 2011 to Evantigroup, LLC, owner of local restaurant Mangia Italiano.
September 20, 2011
Gillette Authors St. Louis Lawyer Article - Sara Weilert Gillette discusses how young lawyers can contribute to the community in her article "The Importance of Young Lawyers Serving on Boards," appearing in the September 2011 issue of St. Louis Lawyer.
September 19, 2011
Obama Signs Leahy-Smith America Invents Act - On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.
September 1, 2011
Federal Circuit Affirms CyberSource Decision - On August 16, 2011, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed the district court decision in CyberSource Corp. v. Retail Decisions Inc., upholding the district court's grant of summary judgment of invalidity under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
September 1, 2011
Senniger Powers Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 - Senniger Powers congratulates Jordan B. Cherrick, Robert M. Evans, Jr., Paul I.J. Fleischut, Michael E. Godar, Kurt F. James, Kathleen M. Petrillo, and John K. Roedel, Jr., all of whom were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).
August 10, 2011
Federal Circuit Rules Breast Cancer Gene Patentable Subject Matter - On July 29, the Federal Circuit held that isolated genetic sequences fall within the scope of patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101, reversing a previous district court decision.
July 21, 2011
Patent Reform Delayed by Debt Ceiling Negotiations - Further action on H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act, is being delayed while the Senate concentrates on negotiations on the federal debt ceiling.
July 19, 2011
Ben Hodges Honored for Pro Bono Work - Senniger Powers congratulates Ben Hodges, who has been awarded the John R. Essner Young Lawyer of the Year Award by Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM) for his outstanding pro bono dedication.
June 29, 2011
House Passes Patent Reform Legislation - The House of Representatives voted to approve the America Invents Act, H.R. 1249, by a 304-117 vote on Thursday.
June 13, 2011
Supreme Court Rules in Microsoft Case - The Supreme Court affirmed the clear and convincing standard of evidence needed to invalidate a patent in Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership.
June 8, 2011
St. Louis Law Firms Raise $16,000 For Joplin Tornado Victims - The law firms of Williams Venker & Sanders LLC and Senniger Powers LLP came together on Thursday, June 2 to raise $16,000 for victims of the devastating tornado that hit Joplin, MO in May.
June 3, 2011
Senniger Powers Wins Appeal in Advanced Software Design Corporation v. Fiserv - The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday handed Advanced Software Design Corporation (ASDC) a significant victory in its ongoing patent infringement litigation against Fiserv, Inc. regarding the use of Fiserv's "Secure Seal" product to validate checks and prevent check fraud.
June 2, 2011
Supreme Court Rules on "Willful Blindness" Doctrine - In Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A.G, the Supreme Court determined that a party may only induce infringement with actual knowledge that the induced acts would be infringing, or willful blindness to that fact.
May 27, 2011
Federal Circuit Issues New Inequitable Conduct Requirements - In a 6-1-4 decision, the en banc Federal Circuit issued new requirements for proving inequitable conduct in Therasense, Inc v. Becton, Dickinson and Co.
May 18, 2011
USPTO Expands and Extends Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program - The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that the Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program has been expanded and extended until May 16, 2012.
May 16, 2011
Fleischut Speaks on Privilege and Confidentiality - Paul Fleischut recently spoke to members of the St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel on "Attorney-Client Privilege and Confidentiality."
May 9, 2011
Fleischut Awarded Professional Degree In Metallurgical Engineering - Senniger Powers LLP is pleased to announce that Paul Fleischut was awarded a Professional Degree in Metallurgical Engineering at the May 7, 2011 general commencement exercises at Missouri University of Science & Technology in Rolla, Missouri.
April 27, 2011
Federal Circuit Affirms TiVo Decision - The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), in an en banc hearing, affirmed a 2010 decision finding that EchoStar infringed on home entertainment company TiVo's patent (U.S. 6,233,389) for "Multimedia Time Warping System."
April 25, 2011
USPTO Postpones Expedited Patent Process - Due to recent budget constraints, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has indefinitely postponed its Track One expedited patent examination process that was scheduled to go into effect on May 4, 2011.
April 21, 2011
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Microsoft Case - On April 18 the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Microsoft Corporation v. i4i Limited Partnership, et al.
April 19, 2011
Senniger Powers Wins for International Mulch - The litigation team at Senniger Powers won a victory for their client International Mulch in Green Edge Enterprises, LLC v. Rubber Mulch etc. LLC, et. al. (E.D. Mo. 4:02-CV-566).
April 12, 2011
Robert Evans to Lead Litigation Group - Senniger Powers has appointed Robert Evans as Chair of its intellectual property litigation and complex litigation practice.
April 11, 2011
Keith Rabenberg Re-Elected to School Board - Keith Rabenberg, Managing Partner at Senniger Powers, was re-elected to the Brentwood School Board on April 5.
April 6, 2011
The Need for Speed: The USPTO's New Prioritized Patent Examination - The United States Patent and Trademark Office has answered the call from patent applicants in need of speedy patent examination.
April 4, 2011
Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Foreign Copyrights - The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Golan v. Holder, a case that challenges a law reinstating copyright protection to some foreign works that were previously in the public domain.
March 18, 2011
Courts Continue to Rule on False Marking Cases - Attorney Ben Hodges Analyzes In re BP Lubricants
March 10, 2011
Patent Reform Moves Forward - Yesterday the Senate overwhelmingly approved patent reform bill S.23, the American Invents Act. Patent reform now moves to the Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives.
March 1, 2011
John Roedel Delivers Keynote Speech at Inventor of the Year Banquet - Senniger Powers attorney John Roedel was the keynote speaker at the recently held 35th annual Inventor of the Year Awards banquet, sponsored by the Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.
February 28, 2011
Qui Tam Provision Of False Marking Statute Found Unconstitutional - Senniger Powers Attorney Michael Hartley Analyzes Unique Product Solutions, LTD. v. Hy-Grade Valve, Inc.
February 15, 2011
USPTO Would Benefit from Proposed Budget - Under President Obama's proposed fiscal 2012 budget, the patent system would be improved by giving the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) "full access to its fee collections" and would "strengthen USPTO's efforts to improve the speed and quality of patent examinations through a temporary fee surcharge and regulatory and legislative reforms."
February 2, 2011
Eight SP Attorneys Named as Best in St. Louis Area for 2011 - St. Louis Magazine's annual Best Lawyers issue includes eight attorneys from Senniger Powers.
January 19, 2011
SP Attorneys Discuss Expediting Patent Examination - In an article entitled "Patent Pending: Are You Waiting Too Long for Your Patent?" published in the January 2011 issue of St. Louis Lawyer, Vincent Keil and Paul Tietz discuss the various avenues available to patent applicants for expediting the patent examination process.
January 13, 2011
CAFC Rules in Uniloc v. Microsoft - A decision from the Federal Circuit this week in Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. sounds the death knell for the “25 percent rule” and allows Microsoft to dodge a $388 million jury verdict.
January 5, 2011
Akamai v. Limelight Update - Senniger Powers Attorney Ben Hodges Analyzes Recent Developments in Akamai v. Limelight.
January 3, 2011
Senniger Powers Names New Partners - Senniger Powers is pleased to announce that Janet S. Hendrickson, Ph.D., and Marc W. Vander Tuig have each been promoted to partner effective January 2011.