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It might seem odd to hear that Project Management is one of the most important skills that a law firm needs to be successful. Aren't law firms just there to solve people's legal problems? Why would that require project management expertise? One of the common complaints I hear from clients about ...

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Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Plantronics, Inc. on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,999,531 titled Detecting and framing a subject of interest in a teleconference on May 4, 2021. The patent is directed to A teleconferencing system which determines where meeting participants...

On May 3, 2021, Ramey & Schwaller LLP, led by counsel Trey Mahoney, successfully defended clients Stylwan IP Holding, LLC and Stylwan IIT, LLC from competitor Stress Engineering Services, Inc.'s motion to dismiss.  Stylwan asserts six related patents directed to marine riser inspection technology...

Melissa Schwaller was appointed to the University of Houston, Bauer College of Business, Leading High Performance Teams Certificate Program Advisory Panel.  The Leading High Performance Teams Certificate Program provides participants with key concepts and knowledge that will help them not only to...

Melissa Schwaller was appointed to the University of Houston, Bauer College of Business, Women in Leadership Program Advisory Panel.  The Women in Leadership Program is designed to bring together research-based insights and professional leadership experiences of Bauer faculty and industry leaders...

Among the many techniques used by registered patent practitioners to benefit their clients is the minimization of prosecution history estoppel. They know that whatever you say to the patent office can be used against you, typically to unfavorably narrow your claim scope. Beware, however, that the...

Ramey & Schwaller has filed over 79 new plaintiff patent cases to date in 2021 for multiple clients and a wide variety of technology.  Based on Docket Navigator's data, 79 cases would place Ramey & Schwaller as a top 10 Patentee Law Firm for 2020.  Ramey & Schwaller's cases are filed in district ...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC  on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,963,662 titled Touch Sensor With Masked Layout Pattern on March 30, 2021. The patent is directed to In accordance with at least one embodiment, a touch sensor is disc...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,965,331 titled Broad range voltage-controlled oscillator  on March 30, 2021. The patent is directed to An integrated circuit comprising: a substrate; a configurable ta...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Credo Technology Group Ltd. on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,964,777 titled Enhanced inductors suitable for integrated multi-channel receivers on March 30,2021. The patent is directed to Integrated circuits such as multi-channel receivers ma...

On April 5, Ramey & Schwaller asked the United States Supreme Court to clarify its patentable subject matter standard under Alice after lower courts found U.S. Patent No. 9,978,107 invalid for not claiming patentable subject matter.  NetSoc contends the claims of the ‘107 patent are patent eligib...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Semiconductor Components Industries LLC on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,945,081 titled Low-latency streaming for CROS and BiCROS on March 9, 2021. The patent is directed to: Disclosed wireless systems, devices, and methods can leverage exis...

Bill Ramey of Ramey & Schwaller was chosen as a Texas Super Lawyer for 2021 in the area of Intellectual Property Litigation.  Super Lawyers list is a prestigious distinction that only the top 5% of attorneys in Texas receive.  Bill has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2013.  Congratulat...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,625,994 titled FAST ACTING COMPRESSIBLE STOP on April 21, 2020. The patent is directed to: A compressible stop for use in a crane has a housing, a rod slidably mounted within t...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Extreme Technologies, LLC on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,626,922 titled LOW-FRICTION, ABRASION RESISTANT REPLACEABLE BEARING SURFACE on April 21, 2020. The patent is directed to: A system includes a device with at least one recess with a ...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Credo Technology Group Limited on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,605,860 titled IDENTIFYING LANE ERRORS USING A PSEUDO-RANDOM BINARY SEQUENCE on March 31, 2020. The patent is directed to: A device includes a first die including a pseudo-rand...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Mistbox, Inc. on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,584,910 titled AIR CONDITIONER MISTER, APPARATUS AND METHOD on March 10, 2020. The patent is directed to: A mister has an on state and an off state. Ramey & Schwaller is a full-service intellec...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,882,723 titled CYLINDER RETENTION DEVICE on January 5, 2021. The patent is directed to: A system and method for retaining a linear actuator on a crane component such as a mast ...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,877,233 titled ACTIVE ETHERNET CABLE WITH PRESET PRE-EQUALIZATION on December 29, 2020. The patent is directed to: A cable, a manufacturing method, and a communications method,...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Coil Solutions, Inc. on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,570,680 titled MOBILE COILED TUBING REEL UNIT, RIG AND ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF on February 25, 2020. The patent is directed to: A system is provided for injecting coiled tubing (CT)into and...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Plantronics, Inc. on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,904,485 titled CONTEXT BASED TARGET FRAMING IN A TELECONFERENCING ENVIRONMENT on January 26, 2021. The patent is directed to a method for determining camera framing in a teleconferencing sy...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client Credo Technology Group Ltd. on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,529,795 titled ENHANCED INDUCTORS SUITABLE FOR INTEGRATED MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVERS on January 7, 2020. The patent is directed to integrated circuits such as multi-channel receivers...

Ramey & Schwaller wishes to congratulate its client CNPC USA CORPORATION on issuance of U.S. Patent Number 10,563,464 titled CONVEX RIDGE TYPE NON -PLANAR CUTTING TOOTH AND DIAMOND DRILL BIT on February 18, 2020. The present invention provides non-planar cutting tooth and a diamond drill bit. Th...