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05/10/18
Nikia Gray Named Managing Partner of Quarles & Brady’s Washington, D.C. Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that partner Nikia L. Gray has been named managing partner of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, effective May 1, 2018.
Gray succeeds Larry P. Cote, who served...
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08/15/17
Quarles & Brady Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018
179 Quarles & Brady Attorneys Recognized Nationally
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 179 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018. The following Quarles...
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04/19/17
Epic Systems Invalidation of Troll Patent on Abstract Idea Affirmed by Federal Circuit
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — On April 12, 2017, the Federal Circuit affirmed a win for Epic Systems Corporation against the appellant, Preservation Wellness Technologies, LLC, a non-practicing entity. The appellate court panel, consisting of Judges Dyk, Moore, and Reyna, affirmed by...
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11/01/16
Quarles & Brady Named in 2017 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced its recognition as a "Best Law Firm" by Best Lawyers and U.S. News Media Group. Quarles & Brady is now ranked "first-tier" in 47 practice areas.
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08/15/16
Quarles & Brady Attorneys Named Best Lawyers’® 2017 “Lawyer of the Year”
12 Quarles & Brady Attorneys Recognized Nationally
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 12 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers as “Lawyers of the Year” in The Best Lawyers...
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05/25/16
Epic Systems Takes Out Troll Patent on Abstract Idea
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — On May 10, 2016, Federal Circuit Judge William Bryson, sitting by designation in the Eastern District of Texas, granted Epic Systems Corporation’s motion to dismiss a patent infringement suit because the asserted patent was directed to unpatentable...
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01/27/16 – Media Mention
David R. Cross mentioned in article “WARF Wins Kidney Disease Treatment Royalty Battle”
Below is an excerpt:The University of Wisconsin's nonprofit patent and licensing organization has escaped a lawsuit brought by Washington University in St. Louis that accused the nonprofit of stiffing Washu on royalty payments related to a treatment for conditions associated...
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Law 360
11/02/15
Quarles & Brady Named in 2016 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced its recognition as a "Best Law Firm" by Best Lawyers and U.S. News Media Group. Quarles & Brady is now ranked "first-tier" in 44 practice areas....
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10/08/15 – Media Mention
Quarles & Brady Team featured in article “Jury Awards $5M Verdict In Closed-Caption Phone Patent Row”
Below is an excerpt:A jury granted Ultratec Inc. a $5.4 million damages judgment for intellectual property infringement in Wisconsin federal court Wednesday, days after rejecting Sorenson Communications Inc.'s argument that three claims in a closed-captioned telephone system patent were obvious.
The...
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Law 360
08/17/15
Quarles & Brady Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016
175 Quarles & Brady Attorneys Recognized Nationally
MILWAUKEE, Wis.— The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 175 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016. The following Quarles...
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08/17/15
Quarles & Brady Attorneys Named Best Lawyers’® 2016 “Lawyer of the Year”
13 Quarles & Brady Attorneys Recognized NationallyMILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 13 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers as “Lawyers of the Year” in The Best...
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06/23/15
Five Quarles & Brady Attorneys Listed in IAM Patent 1000 2015 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that partners Jean C. Baker, Bennett J. Berson, Charles L. Leeck, Carl R. Schwartz, and Anthony A. Tomaselli have been listed in the 2015 guide of...
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03/20/15 – Media Mention
“Quarles & Brady Obtains Litigation Victory for Flambeau, Inc.”
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that on March 17, 2015, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision invalidating 79 patent claims asserted against its client, Flambeau, Inc. That result marks the conclusion of...
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WisBusiness.com
11/03/14
Quarles & Brady Named in 2015 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
MILWAUKEE, WI — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced its recognition as a "Best Law Firm" by Best Lawyers and U.S. News Media Group. Quarles & Brady is now ranked "first-tier" in 45 practice areas."The...
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11/03/14 – Media Mention
“Ultratec Gets Closed-Caption Patent Nixed In AIA Review”
Below is an excerpt:The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has ruled that a CaptionCall LLC patent covering closed-captioned error-correction technology used by the hearing impaired was invalid, a win for Ultratec Inc. which also recently won $44 million from a...
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Law360
10/30/14 – Media Mention
“Law360’s Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs”
Below is an excerpt:Ultratec Inc. captured a $44.1 million award in a patent fight with rival Sorenson Communications Inc. after a Wisconsin federal jury found Sorenson ripped off closed-caption technology for telephones used by people with hearing impairments. Ultratec is...
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Law360
10/27/14 – Media Mention
“Ultratec Wins $44M In IP Suit Over Closed-Captioned Phones”
Below is an excerpt:A Wisconsin federal jury awarded Ultratec Inc. $44.1 million on Friday after finding that rival Sorenson Communications Inc. infringed Ultratec's patents on closed-captioned technology for telephones used by people with hearing disabilities. After a seven-day trial,...
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Law360
07/23/14
Nicole Bashor Named to the Best 40 LGBT Lawyers Under 40
CHICAGO, IL — Quarles & Brady LLP is pleased to announce that Nicole A. Bashor, a patent attorney at the firm, has been named to the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40. The honorees were selected by the National LGBT Bar...
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06/12/13 – Media Mention
Jean C. Baker quoted in article “Supreme Court Decision to Affect Breast Cancer Testing”
At the heart of the Supreme Court case, Association for Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics, is the question of whether a gene is still a natural product when isolated from its natural environment and placed in a new one.Scientists and...
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
01/18/11 – Media Mention
David R. Cross quoted in article “Patent Settlement Largest Reported Outcome”
Milwaukee attorney David R. Cross has become a better intellectual property litigator by being a patent holder himself.A recent client, Metso Minerals Industries Inc., was the beneficiary of that expertise, with Cross leading a team of lawyers that successfully prosecuted...
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Wisconsin Law Journal
