Check before writing a check The European Patent Office and several other patent offices have released a warning concerning letters issued by the German firm, ZDR-DatenRegister GmnH, which asks patent and trademark owners to pay additional fees.The letters imply an association with the European Patent Office, and state that 1235.40 EUR should be sent to obtain registration with the Continue Reading →
USPTO proposes fee increase On April 30, 2003, the Patent and Trademark Office proposed a 2.17% increase in fees based on the Administration Continue Reading →
Des Moines patent firm sends ‘Treasures for Troops’ The war in Iraq has affected every American and our allies around the world. Of course, no one was more affected than the soldiers who voluntarily headed overseas into dangerous territory leaving behind all the comforts of home. Warm thoughts, prayers and sometimes even phone calls or video broadcasts helped bridge the gap, but could […] Continue Reading →
MVS administrator to be president of IALA John McCune, office administrator of McKee, Voorhees & Sease, an intellectual property law firm in downtown Des Moines, has been elected to serve as president of the Iowa Association of Legal Administrators. He will oversee monthly informational and social gatherings as well as the groups quarterly chapter meetings which seek to provide legal administrators with […] Continue Reading →
MVS Associate passes bar exam With the passing of the February 2003 Iowa Bar Examination, Tonya Y. Brady transitions from technical consultant to attorney with the intellectual property law firm of McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC in downtown Des Moines. Brady originally hails from Youngstown, OH. She obtained her baccalaureate degree in molecular genetics from The Ohio State University and […] Continue Reading →
Patent attorney Vince Egolf joins MVS Attorney Vincent S. Egolf recently joined McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC, an intellectual property law firm in downtown Des Moines. With a baccalaureate degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Illinois and a juris doctorate from Northern Illinois University Egolf’s past career experience includes working as a project engineer with Unilever/Best Foods, as a […] Continue Reading →
Enzo Biochem v. Gen-Probe US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Enzo Biochem v. Gen-Probe (requires MS Word or Word Viewer)Enzo Biochem v. Gen-Probe translated to HTML Continue Reading →
Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co. United States Supreme Court DecisionsFesto Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co. Decision (requires Adobe Acrobat)Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co. Decision in HTML format Continue Reading →
Judge renders decision in Audi copyright case In post-trial motions, Magistrate Judge Jarvey overturns jury Continue Reading →
A NEW LOOK! As you can see on this issue of MVS Spotlight, McKee, Voorhees and Sease is sporting a new look these days. You will be seeing this new, more contemporary design on all of our current communications and many of the new materials that are currently under development. We wanted our identity to really look and […] Continue Reading →