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An internationally known and trusted name in IP Law

Maier & Maier was established with the goal of providing intellectual property analysis and advice for large, multi-national corporations, universities, middle-market and emerging market companies, and startups and spinouts. We are proud of our ability to advise our clients, and to obtain patent protection for a wide scale of technologies, and offer years of experience in litigation, licensing, and other intellectual property-related issues.

The History of Our Firm

The AIA Grace Period: Not Your Parent’s Grace Period

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) recently issued a decision interpreting one of the exception provisions in AIA U.S.C. § 102(b), namely subsection (b)(2)(B). Sanho Corp. v. Kaijet Tech. Int’l, 108 F.4th 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2024).  The patentee in Sanho Corp. sought to disqualify a U.S. Patent Application Publication to […]

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New Proposal Requirements for Terminal Disclaimers Filed to Overcome Non-Statutory Double Patenting

The filing and recordation of an unnecessary terminal disclaimer has been characterized as an “unhappy circumstance” (MPEP 1490, citing In re Jentoft, 392 F.2d 633, 639 n.6 (CCPA 1968)). In an apparently “not significant” regulatory action, the USPTO is proposing a noteworthy change to terminal disclaimer requirements. 89 Fed. Reg. 40439-49 (May 10, 2024). The change […]

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Maier & Maier Secures Victory At the International Trade Commission

April 22, 2024  – Maier & Maier PLLC is pleased to report that our clients Hikam America, Inc., Hikam Electrónica de México, S.A. de C.V., Hikam Tecnologia de Sinaloa, Hewtech Philippines Corp., Hewtech Philippines Electronics Corp., and Hewtech (Shenzhen) Electronics Co., Ltd. have been terminated from ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1365. The Firm represented six of […]

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