FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (From the Deputy Press Secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce) Friday, February 25, 2011 News Media Contacts:Shira Kramer, (202) 482-4883, skramer@doc.gov U.S. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT’S COMMERCECONNECT EXPANDS INTO DENVER – CommerceConnect business assistance initiative in Denver is one of 16 to launch this year. WASHINGTON – Following the launch of its Michigan [...]

By Bloomberg Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall said there is a need for multiple offices so the patent office can be “responsive to economic demands.” In December the patent office said it would open its first satellite office in Detroit, and that it would boost the region’s innovation economy and create 100 new jobs [...]

Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 requires a lawyer to make a reasonable inquiry before asserting a patent/copyright/trademark infringement claim in a complaint. Often, to satisfy the Rule 11 obligation, an IP lawyer, directly or through non-attorney staff or a private investigator, may need to collect information from unrepresented or represented third parties. For example, in [...]