On behalf of Coats & Bennett, PLLC | Feb 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
CARY, N.C. (February 8, 2011) – Coats & Bennett, PLLC, an intellectual property law firm in Cary, NC, announced the addition of Timothy Bradley to its electrical engineering practice group. Mr. Bradley joins the firm effective January 31. Mr. Bradley comes from a...
On behalf of Coats & Bennett, PLLC | Jan 20, 2011 | Firm News, Uncategorized
Larry Coats, Managing Member of Coats & Bennett, quoted in News & Observer’s “Tar Heel of the Week” in relation to patent work done for local inventor.
On behalf of Coats & Bennett, PLLC | Jun 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Supreme Court’s Bilski Decision The “Bilski” patent application claimed risk hedging, particularly as applied to energy markets. The Board of Patent Appeals rejected the claims as an abstract idea, and Bilski appealed to the Federal Circuit. In an en banc hearing,...
On behalf of Coats & Bennett, PLLC | May 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Patent Peace Treaties: Deals to Monetize your IP Portfolio New patent lawsuits arrive in court every day. Companies aggressively battle to protect and defend intellectual property rights, thinking that is the only way to make the most out of their patent portfolio. At...
On behalf of Coats & Bennett, PLLC | Sep 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Exergen v. Wal-Mart – A Return to Reasonableness in Inequitable Conduct Analysis Patent practitioners are constantly concerned about the duty to disclose that accompanies involvement in preparing and prosecuting patent applications. A major concern for many...
On behalf of Coats & Bennett, PLLC | Aug 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Interesting article discussing patent pools and 4G wireless It can be difficult for companies to design products according to a given technical standard, when that standard is protected by key patents held by different companies. The traditional approach requires the...
On behalf of Coats & Bennett, PLLC | Aug 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Edward Green, a member of Coats & Bennett, is quoted by IPFrontline.com on false patent marking.
On behalf of Coats & Bennett, PLLC | Jun 30, 2009 | Firm News, Uncategorized
Intellectual property law firm, Coats & Bennett, provided a major gift to Campbell Law School’s Campaign for Raleigh.