News | November 12, 2024
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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News | July 9, 2025
Kathleen Cooney-Porter returns to USPTO as Senior Trademark Advisor
Kathleen Cooney-Porter has announced her return to the USPTO to serve as a senior trademark advisor Under Secretary and Director of The United States Patent and Trademark Office. Ms. Cooney-Porter is an expert in trademark matters having previously worked both at the USPTO as a trademark examiner and senior law advisor as well as […]
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News | June 26, 2025
Acting Director Stewart Revises Vidal Era Sanction Decision
On June 5th, 2025, Acting Director Coke Stewart modified a previous Vidal order by announcing that sanctions cancelling claims considered not unpatentable on the merits were too harsh when no “extraordinary circumstances” existed in an Inter-Partes Review (IPR) proceeding. This is a reversal of former Director Kathi Vidal’s position that these sanctions were appropriate in […]
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News | June 26, 2025
Maier & Maier awarded USA 100 M&A Today Legal Excellence Award
We are pleased to announce that Maier & Maier has been awarded the USA 100 M&A Today Legal Excellence Award. The USA 100 – 2025 Awards are presented by Global Publishing Media Group (GPMG), a globally recognized publishing house based in Birmingham, UK, which honors leading firms and professionals across various industries worldwide. The […]
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