Coats & Bennett is proud to announce that Attorneys William G. Pagán and Edward H. Green III both had unblemished records on Appeal before the Patent Trials and Appeal Board (PTAB) in 2019, obtaining complete reversals of the Examiner’s rejections in six out of six cases. Not a single rejection was affirmed by the PTAB…
What does it take to succeed in business? The answer is, of course, many things. You need to have something that someone wants, and you need to have a way to get it to them. You also need to monetize that exchange. And behind it all? You need a plan to separate yourself from your…
Coats & Bennett is proud to announce that, for the second consecutive year, William G. Pagán has been named to Super Lawyers‘ North Carolina Intellectual Property Rising Stars list. No more than 2.5% of all attorneys in the state are named to the Rising Stars list based on nominations received from other NC attorneys and…
Printed publications often are the best source of evidence that a patent claim is invalid. For example, textbooks, technical specifications, whitepapers, and even comments posted in an online forum can include details that provide one or more grounds under 35 U.S.C. § 102 (anticipation) or § 103 (obviousness) in support of a petition to institute…
William G. Pagán has been given the Meritorious Service Award for his pro bono work in service of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), United States Air Force Auxiliary. Mr. Pagán serves dual roles on the North Carolina Wing Commander’s staff as North Carolina’s most senior CAP Legal Officer and its most senior CAP Diversity Officer.…
In Door County, Wisconsin, there’s a restaurant with a grass roof. And on that roof? There’s a small herd of goats. It’s the sort of thing that helps you remember a place. And even though a herd of goats might not constitute a trademark, their existence atop the restaurant has been rightly confirmed as trade…