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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a new pilot program, the PCT Informed Examination Request (PIER) Pilot Program, aimed at reducing application inventory and improving examination efficiency. Application inventory, currently 1,249,845 applications, and total pendency, now 27.9 months as traditionally measured, are both at all-time highs according to the USPTO’s dashboard. The PIER pilot was announced in the Federal Register on April 9, 2026, and will operate for an initial 12 month period, subject to possible extension or early termination. IP attorneys Grant Ehrlich and Wanli Wu take a look at the new program in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a new pilot program, the PCT Informed Examination Request (PIER) Pilot Program, aimed at reducing application inventory and improving examination efficiency. Application inventory and total pendency, currently at 1,249,845 applications and total pendency of 27.9 months as traditionally measured, are both...

Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is transforming how Kentucky employers across all industries recruit, screen, and manage their workforce. With federal agencies, courts, and nearby states issuing new rules and guidance, Kentucky employers must understand the opportunities and risks associated with AI in employment decisions. Attorneys Rachel Gumbel, Harlee Havens and Jackson Hurst-Sanders take a look at the opportunities and risks in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.

Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is transforming how Kentucky employers across all industries recruit, screen, and manage their workforce. With federal agencies, courts, and nearby states issuing new rules and guidance, Kentucky employers must understand the opportunities and risks associated with AI in employment decisions. The Promise and Risks of AI in...

Date: April 21, 2026

Marshall University, Arthur Weisberg Family Applied Engineering Complex, 1105, 1676 3rd Ave., Huntington, West Virginia 25703

IP attorney Terry Wright will be a speaker at this seminar presented by Marshall University Office of Technology Transfer.

Presented by Marshall University Office of Technology Transfer This program will provide an overview of the Technology Transfer process at Marshall University, Intellectual Property Law, the various types of patents, copyrights, and trademark options available to protect your ideas as well as other available resources for moving innovations to market....

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a provider of a service cannot be contributorily liable for copyright infringement of another when that provider does not induce the infringement or provide a service to the infringer that is tailored to infringement. Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment et al., No 24-171, ___ U.S. ___ (March 25, 2026). Merely providing an online service with knowledge that the user of the service will infringe and failing to take sufficient action to prevent the infringement does not demonstrate the intent necessary to establish contributory infringement. Moreover, failure to comply with the safe harbor practices in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act does not alone create liability for internet service providers who serve infringers. IP attorneys Alex MacKay and Sam Miller take a look at the issue in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a provider of an online service cannot be contributorily liable for copyright infringement of another when that provider does not induce the infringement or provide a service to the infringer that is tailored to infringement. Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony...

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Lawdragon has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Chrisandrea L. Turner to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. Turner has been recognized six times by Lawdragon. She is the only Kentucky attorney honored in 2026.

Turner is the Only Honoree from Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky.—Lawdragon has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Chrisandrea L. Turner to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. Turner has been recognized six times by Lawdragon. She is the only Kentucky attorney honored in 2026. Lawdragon is a...
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