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GaBiz Magazine Honors Bill Joseph as a 2025 Top Lawyer

GaBiz magazine names Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Bill Joseph as a 2025 Top Lawyer in Tax Law. The annual list of Atlanta’s top lawyers is based on a peer-review survey of attorneys within the state of Georgia conducted by Professional Research Services.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC January 24, 2025
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Ross Hutchison Named Chair-Elect of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Construction Law Section

The Tennessee Bar Association’s Construction Law Section recently appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney J. Ross Hutchison Chair-Elect of the section. Hutchison will serve a one-year term.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC January 23, 2025
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Changes Impacting Intellectual Property and Innovation Policies Under the New Trump Administration

Since his inauguration on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has implemented several initiatives that significantly impact intellectual property (IP) and innovation in the United States. IP attorney Mandy Decker takes a look at those initatives in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.

by Mandy Wilson Decker January 22, 2025
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Pre-AIA Patent Applications Filed Before but Published After the Priority Date of a Challenged Patent are “Printed Publications” for IPRs

On January 14, 2025, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a ruling in Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., No. 23-2346, clarifying whether a patent application that is § 102(e)(1) prior art qualifies as a prior art printed publication in an IPR proceeding. Senior Patent Agent Samantha Page and IP attorney Kimberly Vines take a look at that ruling in this Stites & Harbison Client alert.

by Samantha Page Ph.D. and Kimberly Vines Ph.D. January 21, 2025
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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Elects Walter S. Robertson as President of Board of Directors

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance recently elected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Walter S. Robertson as President of the Board of Directors. He has been active in the organization since 2018. Walt is a Member in the Lexington, KY office.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC January 15, 2025
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