Alexandria, VA
The Stites & Harbison office in Alexandria is the result of the January 2004 combination with the intellectual property boutique of Larson & Taylor, which traces its own roots back to 1954.
USPTO Announced Termination of its After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0
Citing millions of dollars in administrative costs and lack of offsetting revenue as driving factors, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on October 1, 2024, that it is terminating its After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) effective December 14, 2024.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Achieves 2023-24 Mansfield Certification
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that it has achieved 2023-24 Mansfield Certification. Mansfield is a year-long structured certification process designed for law firms to ensure all lawyers have an opportunity to advance into leadership.
Impacts of the Demise of Chevron Deference on Environmental Law
On June 28, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 144 S.Ct. 2244 (2024), the Supreme Court overruled its 1984 Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. NRDC, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), decision and the legal doctrine of Chevron deference with it. In doing away with Chevron deference, the Court has broken from the accepted regulatory landscape of the last 40 years, which will have dramatic effects on environmental law for decades to come. Environmental attorney Jennifer Cave and summer associate Noah S. Dunaway take a look the Court’s decision and its impacts on regulated entities, beginning with an analysis of what Chevron deference was in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.
Stites & Harbison Named to 2024 Top 10 Trademark Firms in North America – South List
The Trademark Lawyer Magazine has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC to the 2024 Top 10 Trademark Firms and IP Practices in North America – South list. This is the firm’s second year being honored.