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For over 150 years, Townsend has played a crucial role in shaping the evolution and development of intellectual property issues. Our attorneys are relied upon for their credibility, reliability and expertise, so they are often featured in the local and national press. Our publications cover a wide array of topics, and provide informative, provocative material that will help you stay current with the evolving legal changes and challenges that effect you most.

Townsend Antitrust Watch: Fox in the Henhouse
August 2006
 
Townsend Antitrust Watch - 2006 Supreme Court Update - Volume II
Gene Crew, Alexandra Sepulveda
April 2006
 
Townsend Antitrust Watch
Richard Grossman, Gene Crew
February 2006
 
Merck KGAA v. Integra Lifesciences I, LTD. and The Burnham Institute and Telios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. You will need Adobe Acrobat® to view this page.
Madison Jellins
2006
 
But drug approval process could bog down. (Merck and Company Inc.) This link is to an external site and will open in a new window.
Richard Hsu
Los Angeles Business Journal, Richard Hsu, August 29, 2005
 
University of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., Inc.; Monsanto Company; Pharmacia Corporation; and Pfizer Inc. (In the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) You will need Adobe Acrobat® to view this page.
Madison Jellins
November 2004
 
Edward H. Phillips v. AWH Corporation, Hopeman Brothers, Inc. and Lofton Corporation You will need Adobe Acrobat® to view this page.
Madison Jellins
November 2004
 
University of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., Inc.; Monsanto Company; Pharmacia Corporation; and Pfizer Inc. (Supreme Court of the United States) You will need Adobe Acrobat® to view this page.
Madison Jellins
November 2004
 
H.R. 5299 -- Patent Quality Assistance Act of 2004 You will need Adobe Acrobat® to view this page.
October 2004
 
Strategic Considerations in U.S. Copyright Litigation You will need Adobe Acrobat® to view this page.
Margaret McHugh
Building and Enforcing IP Value, 2004
 
Achieving Corporate Success in University Technology Transfer You will need Adobe Acrobat® to view this page.
Richard Hsu
Building and Enforcing IP Value, 1/1/2004
 
Patent Trends in Nanotechnology
M. Henry Heines Ph.D.
September 2003
 
How Much Product Must Be Produced to Infringe a Patent? You will need Adobe Acrobat® to view this page.
M. Henry Heines Ph.D.
5/1/2003
 
Valuing Intangible Assets: What is Innovation Really Worth? This link is to an external site and will open in a new window.
Denver Business Journal, 10/11/2002
 
Invention Pacts: Between the Lines
EDN Access/IEEE Spectrum (3/78), 8/9/2002 You will need Adobe Acrobat® to view this page.

Kenneth Allen
8/9/2002
 
Patently Ambitious -- New Patent Chief Hits Town to Get Input from Valley Leaders on How to Overhaul Patent Process This link is to an external site and will open in a new window.
5/24/2002
 
Intangible Assets, Intellectual Capital or Property? It Does Make a Difference This link is to an external site and will open in a new window.
Denver Business Journal, 2/3/2002
 
How (Not) to Disclose an Invention (1995) Originally published in Intellectual Property Today (aka the Law Works), 1/1/1985
Kenneth Allen
6/3/2001
 
Selling Spray Paint in Cyberspace: Applying the Fair Use Defense to Inline Note Service Providers You will need Adobe Acrobat® to view this page.
UCD Law Journal, 5/22/2001
 
A CHE's Guide to Patents
M. Henry Heines Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering Progress, 10/1/2000
 
How To Lawyer Your Web Site
Richard Ogawa
6/3/2000
 
Graphic Aids
Guy Chambers
San Francisco Daily Journal, 3/31/2000
 
"Markman" Hearings - Transforming Northern District of California Patent Litigation
Guy Chambers
San Francisco Daily Journal, 3/17/2000
 
Added Protection For Inventors Under The New Patent Law
M. Henry Heines Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering Progress, 3/1/2000
 
Development Contracts And The Critical Date
M. Henry Heines Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering Progress, 11/1/1999
 
Special Patent Infringement Concerns For Drugs
M. Henry Heines Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering Progress, 8/1/1999
 
Understand The Patent Cooperation Treaty
M. Henry Heines Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering Progress, 6/1/1999
 
How Claims Are Narrowed From Their Literal Wording
M. Henry Heines Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering Progress, 4/1/1999
 
Determining Infringement By X-Ray Diffraction
M. Henry Heines Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering Progress, 1/1/1999
 
Practical Tips for Managing a Biotechnology Patent Portfolio
Kenneth Weber Ph.D.
6/3/1998
 
What's in a Name?
Marc Gorelnik, John Baum
6/3/1998
 
How Broad is Your Patent Claim?
M. Henry Heines Ph.D.
6/1/1998
 
Publishing Patent Applications
M. Henry Heines Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering Progress, 2/1/1998
 
REALITY CHECKS: Closing Argument (1998)
Reprinted with permission from California Law Business (a supplement to The Daily Journal)

Kenneth Allen
California Law Business, 5/18/1998