October 23, 2023 — Coats & Bennett has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms, ranked by Best Lawyers, regionally in the following five practice areas. Regional Tier 1 Raleigh Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation – Patent Patent Law Regional Tier 3 Raleigh Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation Firms included in the 2024 Best Law…
On Friday, October 13, 2023, Coats & Bennett Attorney William G. Pagán will be speaking as a panelist at the annual Law and Technology Summit on the patent implications of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Generative AI is a technology in the field of Computer Science that uses large collections of example materials to generate new…
Coats & Bennett is pleased to announce that four of its attorneys have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Please help us to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2024 The Best Lawyers in America list in the following categories: David Bennett – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, and Patent…
The Board of Visitors (BoV) for the NC Central University School of Law has elected Member William G. Pagán as their new Chair. As noted in the BoV bylaws, the Board Chair is considered to be “the Chief Volunteer of the NCCU School of Law [and] is a partner with the Dean in achieving the…
On 13 March 2023, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Intel Corp. v. PACT XPP Schweiz AG, No. 22-1037 (Fed. Cir. 2023). The decision relates to the requirements for showing that a patent claim is unpatentably obvious. The Patent Office will often find that an invention as claimed is not patentable because the…
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) has appointed William G. Pagán to the role of Deputy Regional President for Region VI covering North Carolina and South Carolina. Founded in 1972, the HNBA is a non-profit, nonpartisan, national organization representing Hispanics in the legal profession throughout the United States and its territories. Its core missions include…
Coats & Bennett is proud to announce that, for the fifth year in a row, Patent Attorney and firm Member William G. Pagán has been named to SuperLawyers’ Intellectual Property Rising Stars List. Will is one of only nine attorneys named to this list throughout North Carolina. An established leader in the firm’s computing technology…
Coats & Bennett is proud to welcome its newest Associate Attorney, Deirdre Beasley. Deirdre brings nearly a decade of experience as a former Primary Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office to the firm. A graduate of Bowie State University’s Computer Science program, Magna Cum Laude, she further deepens Coats & Bennett’s…
Jurors have reached a much-anticipated verdict in the Depp v. Heard defamation trial. In case you haven’t already heard, Johnny Depp sued Amber Heard for defamation, asking a jury for $50 million in damages. Ms. Heard countersued for defamation, asking the same jury for $100 million in damages. After deliberating for about 13 hours over…
Having served on the Board of Visitors for the NC Central University School of Law since 2020, Member William G. Pagán has been named their new Vice Chair. One of the primary roles of the NCCU Law Board of Visitors is to assist the Dean of the law school in maintaining continuous engagement with alumni.…