The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host its 18th Annual Independent Inventor Conference on October 11-12, 2013, at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. A pre-conference workshop will be held the evening of Thursday, October 10. The conference will address inte...
Bill Ramey is at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University in Houston, Texas, today judging company presentations at the 11th Annual Rice Alliance Energy & Clean Technology Venture Forum. Rice Alliance is Rice University's program developed to support technology-based companies in ...
Ramey & Browning files an action in Federal Court under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act seeking damages against an employer who erased client Saman Rajaee's personal business data from his smartphone. Federal law allows the client to recover actual d...
Managing Partner Bill Ramey was selected as a top Houston Lawyer for 2013 in the area of Intellectual Property as reported by H-Texas magazine. Award recipients are nominated and selected by their peers.
In its June 13, 2013 opinion in Association of Molecular Pathology et al. v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. et al., the Supreme Court held that isolated DNA is not patent eligible merely due to its isolation and that cDNA is patent eligible because it does not occur naturally. The Court reversed the Fede...
We are happy to report that changes may be underway at the European Patent Office which will make life for companies and individuals with interest in obtaining patents in Europe. The proposed changes will allow patentees to choose between a new unitary patent (“European Patent”) covering multi...
A small group of lawyers from the Texas State Bar, including Bill Ramey of Ramey & Browning, drafted and pushed through the Texas legislature the Uniform Trade Secret Act in Texas. The Act was signed by Governor Rick Perry on May 3, 2013, effective September 1, 2013. Of the law, Bill Ramey said, ...
Ramey & Browning was an event sponsor for the Texas A&M Patent and Innovation 2013 Awards Luncheon held Friday, April 26, 2013. The Luncheon was held at the George Bush Presidential Library on the A&M campus in College Station, Texas. The Patent Awards are given in recognition of individuals pr...
Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics made its way to the Supreme Court this week as the court heard oral arguments. This is an important and closely watched case involving the patentability of human genes. Notably, the genes are not within the human body. Rather, the genes which...
Bill Ramey of Ramey & Browning is riding in the BP MS-150, the largest fundraising event of its kind for the multiple sclerosis society. The ride is a two day, 180-mile journey for MS from Houston to Austin. The ride begins Saturday morning at three convenient starting points: Tully Stadium in Ho...
Bill Ramey is judging at the Rice Business Pan Competition from April 10, 2013 through April 12, 2013. The Rice University Business Plan Competition is the world's richest and largest graduate-level business plan competition. It is hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entr...
Bill Ramey is teaching a class at Texas A&M on Monday, April 8, 2013. The class, Intellectual Property for the Entrepreneur, is in Room 107 at the Mays Business School. Bill teaches this class every semester for Texas A&M's Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship. Ramey & Browning, PLLC i...
Ramey & Browning is pleased to sponsor the Ol'Army Cycling Team for the BP MS 150 taking place on April 20-21, 2013. The annual Houston-to-Austin BP MS 150 is the largest fundraising ride of its kind, supporting research and vital services for men, women and children living with multiple sclerosis.
Ramey & Browning is pleased to sponsor the 14th Annual ACC Golf/Spa CLE held at the Houstonian on April 5, 2013. The Houston Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC Houston) will hold its 14th Annual Golf/Spa Retreat at The Houstonian Hotel and Wild Cat Golf Club, both of which are n...
Managing Partner Bill Ramey successfully coordinated the 39th Annual Giles Rich Moot Court Competition at the Federal Courthouse located at 515 Rusk, from March 15-17, 2013. Schools from across the nation competed in the three day event. Judges for the competition were volunteer and lawyers solic...
The Court ORDERED, in Tennessee, that Tim McGraw and the other Defendants, produce Gross Revenue received from the song Everywhere from 1996 to the present, including revenue from McGraw's performances of the song Everywhere. McGraw's counsel stated they could not identify the performances of Eve...
In Gunn v. Minton, No. 11-1118, slip op. (U.S. February 20, 2013), the United States Supreme Court held that the state court has jurisdiction for a patent malpractice claim because the claim did not meet the “arising under” factors to provide exclusive federal jurisdiction. Background of the Case...
The First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of the America Invents Act, included within new 35 U.S.C. § 102, takes effect on March 16, 2013. Should applicants file new patent applications before March 16, 2013? The United States currently operates solely under a first-to-invent system. Old 35 U.S.C....
The Ramey & Browning trial team racked up another success for its client James Martinez, when, in Martinez v. McGraw et al, pending in the Middle District of TN, under cause No. 3:08-0738, Magistrate Judge Bryant Ordered defendant Tim McGraw to produce a listing by date and location of each conce...
The trial team of Ramey & Browning scored another victory for its client Array Holdings, Inc. when, on January 30, 2013, Magistrate Judge Frances H. Stacy Ordered Defendants McAfee & Taft and Michael LaBrie to produce all documents withheld on the basis of attorney client privilege related to the...
The Houston Wellness Project passed a milestone with its one year anniversary run of the Run for Wellness 5k on January 27, 2013. Ramey & Browning is proud to continue its support of THWP. With over 300 runners, the Run for Wellness 5k is becoming quite an event. For more information, please s...
Ramey & Browning is proud to have been a founding sponsor of The Houston Wellness Project and we look forward to many years of continued support. The programs for THWP can be found at www.thehwp.org.
Ramey & Browning views pro bono work to be an essential part of its practice. Each attorney within the firm is required to take at least one pro bono matter a year. As an example, on January 23, 2013, the Ramey & Browning trial team successfully defended a pro bono client in an eviction lawsuit.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that it will support the Smithsonian's development of an “Innovation Pavilion” at the Washington, D.C. Arts and Industries Building that will showcase educational programs and exhibitions about American innovation. The pavilion will serv...
In Harney v. Sony Pictures Television, Inc., No. 11-1760 (1st Cir. Jan. 7, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit explained when are two photographs substantially similar for copyright infringement purposes. The Court explained that a photograph may have protected and u...
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