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How a Track One Patent Filing Could Increase Your Chances of Getting a Patent
Neil Kardos covers "How a Track One Patent Filing Could Increase Your Chances of Getting a Patent" in this Practical Patents short blog....
Hindsight Bias in Patent Examination: How Language Models Can Help
Derek Abeyta covers "Hindsight Bias in Patent Examination: How Language Models Can Help" in a featured article for IPWatchdog.com. The ar...
The Importance of Using Commas After “Such As” in Patent Applications
Neil Kardos covers "The Importance of Using Commas after 'Such As' in Patent Applications" in this Practical Patents short blog. As paten...
Rocky Berndsen Featured in IAM Article: Covid Impact on US Patent Filings
A recent article by Angela Morris for IAM features patent data and insight from Rocky Berndsen, Head of the Harrity Patent Analytics Team. U...
Harrity Featured in Bloomberg Law: Moving the Needle
Harrity & Harrity has recently been recognized by Bloomberg Law for our diversity initiatives, specifically with respect to increasing t...
Elaine Spector Featured in ChIPs for World IP Day
Harrity's Elaine Spector was recently featured in a blog by ChIPs in celebration of World IP Day. The organization shared what World IP D...
Harrity Recognized for DEI Initiatives
Harrity & Harrity has recently been recognized by IM-Media, in their article "Closing diversity gaps in patenting: current initiatives a...
Track One Filings on Faster Track?
Are Track One Filings on a Faster Track? By Neil Kardos, Partner Does filing a Track One prioritized examination request increas...
Harrity Names Ryan Thelen as Newest Partner
Congratulations to Harrity's newest Partner, Ryan Thelen! (WASHINGTON, DC) Harrity & Harrity, LLP, a leading patent law firm based i...
Making Technology Part of Your Strategic Planning, Featuring Neil Kardos
Harrity is focused on providing high-quality work to our clients in a timely & efficient manner, a lot of which comes down to our people...
Harrity Welcomes Four Outstanding Patent Professionals
Harrity & Harrity, LLP, a leading patent preparation and prosecution firm in the electrical and mechanical space, is excited to announce...
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Negotiate Long-Term Flex Work?
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Negotiate Long-Term Flex Work? By Elaine Spector (September 16, 2021) Experts answer questions on career and wor...
Law360 Analysis: Retiring Federal Circuit Judge Kathleen O’Malley ft. Eli Mazour
In Praising O'Malley, Attys Call For District Judge To Fill Seat By Ryan Davis Harrity Partner Eli Mazour is featured in Law360's recent...
IPWatchdog on Who Should Head the USPTO, ft. Eli Mazour
The Right Choice: IP Stakeholders Emphasize Practical Experience, Strong IP Advocacy in Next USPTO Head By Gene Quinn Harrity Partner El...
IPWatchdog: Wish Upon a Star ft. Eli Mazour
Wish Upon a Star: Experts Share Their Wildest IP Dreams for 2021 Harrity Partner Eli Mazour is featured in IPWatchdog's recent article as...
Patents for Humanity
By Edward Kim, Harrity Associate Some time ago, in discussing humanitarian efforts and engineering, a friend of mine told me about a conc...
Law360: Harrity & Harrity Launches Academy To Diversify Patent Law
By Sameer Rao Law360 (December 23, 2020, 4:20 PM EST) -- To address some of the issues underlying a lack of diversity in patent law, ...
John Harrity Interviewed for Law360: How 7 IP Firms Weathered The COVID-19 Pandemic
By Dani Kass Law360 (December 21, 2020, 4:47 PM EST) -- Intellectual property firms ranging from just a handful of lawyers to several...
Joe Lentivech – An Ex-PTAB Judge on Ex-Parte Appeals: Clause 8, Episode 23
How does the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) actually operate? What does it take to win an ex parte appeal? When should you req...
Maximize Your Patent Portfolio Using Helferich-Style Claims
By Michael Woodward, Harrity Associate Patent owners often obtain patents to protect products, as well as complementary products or use c...
Automation in the Patent Field: From Fantasy to Reality
By Robert O'Loughlin, Harrity Associate Before joining Harrity & Harrity, LLP at the beginning of 2020, I would have summarily dismis...
Core Wireless: Parsing the Data on Enforcement Trends Three Years On
By Alexander Zajac, Harrity Associate To many patent practitioners, the Federal Circuit’s decision in Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v....
Brad Watts – Section 101 Reform Efforts in the 116th Congress: Clause 8, Episode 22
Brad Watts is the Majority Chief Counsel and Staff Director for the Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. Under the leadership of Se...
Diversity in Patent Law: A Data Analysis of Diversity in the Patent Practice by Technology Background and Region
Harrity's Elaine Spector and LaTia Brand provide a deep-dive analysis of the lack of diversity in the patent practice for the American Bar A...
Infographic of the Top 15 Companies Obtaining Patents in 2022
Each year, Harrity Analytics releases the annual Patent 300® List, a ranking of the top 300 companies, organizations, and universities obtai...
Harrity Analytics’ Top Patent Firms List Featured in Law360
The newly released 2022 Top Patent Firms List by Harrity Patent Analytics and accompanying data is featured in a recent Law360 article, titl...
Bloomberg Features Patent 300® by Harrity Analytics
The newly released 2023 Patent 300® List by Harrity Patent Analytics and accompanying data is featured in a recent article by Brody Ford for...
Rocky Berndsen Featured in IAM Article: Covid Impact on US Patent Filings
A recent article by Angela Morris for IAM features patent data and insight from Rocky Berndsen, Head of the Harrity Patent Analytics Team. U...
AT&T Slips in Patent Rankings, Rocky Berndsen Quoted for DBJ
A recent article by Brian Womack, Staff Writer for Dallas Business Journal, referred to data and expertise from Rocky Berndsen and the Harri...
Visual Capitalist Features Patent 300® by Harrity Analytics
Visual Capitalist is one of the fastest growing online publishers globally, focused on topics including markets, technology, energy and the...
Track One Filings on Faster Track?
Are Track One Filings on a Faster Track? By Neil Kardos, Partner Does filing a Track One prioritized examination request increas...
Using Examiner Analytics for Prosecution
A Look at Examiner Analytics By Paul Harrity, Managing Partner If you had a patent application with a particular Examiner and these we...
Top Medical Device Companies in 2021 US Patents
Top Medical Device Companies in 2021 US Patents By Rocky Berndsen, Head of Harrity Analytics Medical devices are a $432 billion dollar...
Business Methods Patents Are Alive & Well!
By Rocky Berndsen, Head of Harrity Patent Analytics Business Method patents are alive and well! Here is a list of the top 25 companies th...
Comparing Auto Manufacturer’s Patent Data to Sales, Revenues, and R&D
By Rocky Berndsen, Head of Harrity Patent Analytics One of my favorite ways to look at patent data is by comparing the data to...
Harrity Analytics Announces Top Patent Firms of 2021
HARRITY PATENT ANALYTICS ANNOUNCES THE TOP PATENT FIRMS OF 2021 WASHINGTON (January 20, 2022) – Harrity Patent Analytics is excited to a...
Harrity Analytics Releases 2022 Design Patent 100 List
HARRITY PATENT ANALYTICS RELEASES THE 2022 DESIGN PATENT 100 LIST List ranks top 100 companies, organizations, and universities in the de...
A Look at Patent 300® Companies’ Office Actions Per Patent
HARRITY PATENT ANALYTICS: A LOOK AT PATENT 300® COMPANIES' OFFICE ACTIONS PER PATENT By Rocky Berndsen, Head of Harrity Analytics One...
Law 360: IBM, Samsung Keep Top Spots On Annual Patent 300® List
Law360 publishes report based on Harrity Analytic's annual Patent 300® List. Law360 (January 6, 2022, 7:42 PM EST) -- IBM Corp. maintain...
Harrity Analytics Releases 2022 Patent 300® List
HARRITY PATENT ANALYTICS RELEASES THE 2022 PATENT 300® LIST Top 300 innovators in the patent field ranked by patents obtained WASHINGT...
Titans of Technology: Blockchain / The Top Companies in Blockchain Patents 2021
By Rocky Berndsen Blockchain patenting has been exploding since 2016 and with Bitcoin and Ethereum hitting new all-time highs this year, Ha...
Perfecting Your Prosecution Strategy with Patentprufer
Eli Mazour leads Harrity’s patent prosecution team, developing and implementing best practices for managing workflow and creating innovative...
Harrity Analytics Provides Patent Data on Medical Diagnostics for IAM
Harrity Analytics provides patent data relating to medical diagnostics for IAM to gain an understanding of how Mayo vs Prometheus has impact...
Using Analytics for Patent Portfolio Gap Analysis & Maintenance Fee Strategy
Rocky Berndsen, Head of Analytics for Harrity & Harrity, shows how to use patent prosecution data found in the interactive Patent 300® D...
Sandra Maxey Featured on World of Marketing Podcast
Harrity's Firm Controller, Sandra Maxey, was featured on Foster Web Marketing's World of Marketing Podcast! Along with host, Tom Foster, San...
John Harrity & WashingtonExec’s Rachel Kirkland: American Heart Association’s Lawyers Have Heart 10K, 5K and Fun Walk
WATCH NOW: Lawyers Have Heart Co-Chairs John Harrity, David Jaffe on May 20 10K, 5K and Fun Walk Heart health is a topic that resonates...
Patent Pathways™ Webinar: How You Can Get Involved & Help Solve the Diversity Problem in Patent Law
Patent Pathways (a 501(c)(3)) is a virtual program that focuses on helping the least represented demographic in patent law, Black women, by...
Elaine Spector Featured in The Patent Lawyer Magazine in a Women in IP Leadership spotlight on inspirations, experiences, and ideas for equality.
Elaine Spector is determined to bring equality and diversity to the patent world, and she’s not afraid to show it. She recently sat down for...
John Harrity Featured in Law 360 on Disrupting Law Firm Models
John Harrity interviews for Law360 Pulse On Disrupting Law Firm Models Law360 reported that Harrity is disrupting the traditional law fir...
Elaine Spector on How to Make the Future DigitALL: Persevere
Elaine Spector, Partner at Harrity & Harrity, LLP, and ChIPs Washington D.C. Member, was featured in ChIPs recent spotlight, "How to Mak...
Celebrating Women’s History Month – MFI 2.0 Spotlight – Shawna Lemon
To celebrate Women's History Month, and what is to come for women in our field, Harrity is highlighting Shawna Lemon, a graduate of our Mino...
Harrity Named Juristat Top Patent Firm for 4th Year
Harrity & Harrity has been named a Top Patent Firm by Juristat for a fourth consecutive year. The list, backed by a database of more...
Elaine Spector Featured on Inclusion Evolution Podcast
Harrity Partner & Diversity Co-chair, Elaine Spector, joins Judy Yee (Microsoft) as guests on Inclusion Evolution, a podcast hosted by L...
Celebrating Women’s History Month – Harrity for Parity Spotlight – Bree Vculek
To celebrate Women's History Month, and what is to come for women in our field, Harrity is highlighting Bree Vculek, a participant from the...
Celebrating Women’s History Month – Harrity for Parity Spotlight – Bree Vculek’s Advice for Others
To celebrate Women's History Month, and what is to come for women in our field, Harrity is highlighting Bree Vculek, a participant from the...
Celebrating Women’s History Month – Harrity for Parity Spotlight – Bree Vculek’s Experience in the Field
To celebrate Women's History Month, and what is to come for women in our field, Harrity is highlighting Bree Vculek, a participant from the...
Sandra Maxey Recognized at ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer Bold for Blue Awards
ZERO — The End of Prostate Cancer is the nation’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to ending prostate cancer. With research advance...
Diversity Dialogue ThinkTank: An Update on Programs to Increase the Representation of Women in IP
Harrity Partner and Diversity Co-Chair Elaine Spector meets with Meredith Struby (MCC IP Law), Lisa Mueller (Casimir Jones) and Carlyn Burto...
Celebrating Black History Month – MFI 2.0 Spotlight – Ted Wood
To celebrate Black History Month, Harrity is highlighting the black-owned law firms that participated in the 2022 Minority Firm Incubator 2....
Celebrating Black History Month – MFI 2.0 Spotlight – James Bennin
To celebrate Black History Month, Harrity is highlighting the black-owned law firms that participated in the inaugural Minority Firm Incubat...
Celebrating Black History Month – MFI 2.0 Spotlight – Arlene Neal
To celebrate Black History Month, Harrity is highlighting the black-owned law firms that participated in the 2022 Minority Firm Incubator 2....
Elaine Spector Goes Viral with #BreakMomBias
Harrity Partner & Diversity Co-chair, Elaine Spector, recently went viral in a LinkedIn post sharing her thoughts on how mothers are tre...
Harrity Welcomed Seven Exceptional Attorneys in 2022
Harrity & Harrity, LLP is excited to report that we have added 7 exceptional patent professionals to the team this year! Over the last 1...
Elaine Spector Featured in Brink News Article, “Why Is There a Chronic Lack of Diversity in the Legal Profession?”
Harrity Partner & Diversity Co-chair, Elaine Spector, was recently featured in an interview with Brink News, where she shared her though...
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