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 […]
Read More »
News | July 14, 2026
Patent Term Adjustment After Twenty-Five Years*
I. BACKGROUND A. Twenty-Year Patent Term: Section 532(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA)[1] amended 35 U.S.C. § 154 to provide that the term of a U.S. patent applied for on or after June 8, 1995 begins on its date of issue and ends on the date that is twenty years from the […]
Read More »
News | May 11, 2026
Maier & Maier Secures Victory in Competitor Litigation
Maier & Maier PLLC is pleased to report that it has obtained victory for its client Mayflower Auto Equipments Inc. in a case involving automotive repair equipment. The case was originally filed by Demax USA Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas on February 18, 2026 (case number 4:26-cv-00177-SDJ). Demax subsequently filed a motion for […]
Read More »
News | April 9, 2026
USPTO Announces new PIER Pilot Program
The USPTO announced a new PCT Informed Examination Request (PIER) pilot program for 371 national stage applications. Under this pilot PIER program, the USPTO will issue a requirement for information (PIER RFI) in selected 371 applications. The USPTO will not accept requests to opt out of the PIER pilot program. The PIER RFI will require the […]
Read More »