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Hultquist IP attorneys are registered before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and are extensively engaged in assessing inventions and discoveries for patentability, and preparing and prosecuting corresponding patent applications for U.S. and foreign patents.
For a sampling of U.S. Patents issued by Hultquist IP attorneys, please see Issued Patents.
Additionally, Hultquist IP attorneys are experienced in adversarial and ex parte patent proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including re-examination, reissue and interference proceedings.
Hultquist IP attorneys are also experienced in enforcement proceedings involving U.S. patents, including litigation in U.S. federal courts pertaining to patent infringement, patent validity and related matters arising under the U.S. Patent Laws, and litigation in U.S. state courts involving patent ownership and contractual matters involving or affecting patent rights. Judicial decisions in patent and patent-related cases involving Hultquist IP attorneys include the following:
- Guinn v. Kopf, 96 F.3d 1419 (Fed. Cir. 1996); patent interference involving bioreactor technology.
- Arcelor France v. Mittal Steel USA, Inc., District of Delaware (06-307); patent case involving aluminum coated boron steel products.
- CIF Licensing d/b/a GE Licensing v. Denso Corp., et al. (Valeo), Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division) (2:06-cv-00345 DF); patent case involving charge pump voltage regulator.
- GPS Industries, Inc., et al. v. Altex Corp., Skyhawke Technologies, Inc., et al., Northern District of Texas (Dallas Division) (3:07cv0831-K); patent case involving global positioning systems.
- Mary Queen of The Third Millennium, Inc. v. The Foundation for Christian Civilization, Inc., Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Opposition No.: 91/157,073; opposition proceeding.
- National Products, Inc. v. Gamber Johnson, LLC, Western District of Washington (2:04-cv-02524); patent and trade dress case in mechanical art.
- Restoration Industry Association, Inc. v. Certified Restorers Consulting Group, LLC, et al., District of Idaho (CIV 07-0227); case of unfair competition and breach of fiduciary duty.
- Zambon Group S.p.A. v. Teva, District Court for the District of Columbia (1:04cv01157); patent case involving pharmaceutical compound.