Erise shareholders Adam Seitz and Paul Hart were successful at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Federal Circuit on behalf of a technology client in a patent infringement case centering on a method for transmitting “signals from a plurality of transmission antennas.”

After hearing oral arguments, the three-judge panel affirmed an April 2020 decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, who upheld the patent after INVT, an affiliate of a patent licensing firm, made claims of patent infringement.

The panel found that the plaintiff’s patents were “rendered obvious by two patents from the early 2000s and a paper presented at the 1999 Global Communications Conference…” Law360 reported.

The IP Boutique Has Made the Exclusive Shortlist Second Year in a Row

Erise is pleased to announce it has maintained its place on the Managing Intellectual Property annual awards’ shortlist, making Erise one of the few firms to be nominated in the same category two consecutive years, and the only Kansas City-based law firm on either year’s list.

Partners Eric Buresh and Adam Seitz were both honored for their litigation work in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB); Eric was honored in 2020 and Adam in 2021.

Erise is the only firm of its size to be listed among other BigLaw firms with multiple offices and thousands of attorneys on the list. In addition, Erise is the only Kansas City firm to make this list, cementing its position as the leading firm in Kansas City for intellectual property work.

The short lists are compiled by Managing IP after obtaining information from thousands of firms, IP practitioners and clients through interviews, email and online surveys. Researchers then evaluated the data to arrive at the shortlist of PTAB practitioners who are excelling at their work.

The Managing IP awards are considered the most comprehensive and widely respected IP law firm awards event in the world. Now in its 16th year, the program covers a broad range of IP practice areas and more than 30 jurisdictions.

After a year of national awards as one of the Top 25 intellectual property firms in the entire country, Erise shareholders Adam Seitz and Eric Buresh spoke with the Kansas City Business Journal about how they managed to add new clients, attorneys and office space all during the pandemic.

The resulting article, Erise IP’s Growing National Reputation Leads to More Clients, Attorneys and Office Space, outlines how the firm’s high profile defense verdicts in Texas and wins at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) made Erise, a midwest boutique IP firm, one of the elite law firms in the nation.

Read the full article in the March 29 edition of the Kansas City Business Journal.

Erise is pleased to announce it has been recognized as one of the top 20 elite national firms for its work at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in 2020 by Law360.

Ranked 16th, Erise is the only firm of its size to be listed among other BigLaw firms with multiple offices and thousands of attorneys. Indeed, Erise was one of only three law firms on the list with fewer than 100 attorneys. On a per capita basis, this ranking shows Erise is handling more high stakes PTAB work than any other firm in the nation. In addition, Erise is the only Kansas City firm to make the list cementing its position as the leading firm in Kansas City for intellectual property work.

The Law360 ranking is the latest in the firm’s recent string of significant national recognitions for its patent litigation work. In February, Erise was ranked the 24th best performing firm in the nation for patent litigation work in Patexia’s 2021 Patent Litigation Intelligence Report. Then, in September, Erise was recognized again by Patexia in its IPR Intelligence Report, which named three Erise shareholders among the most active in the entire nation at PTAB.

Erise is pleased to announce shareholder Adam Seitz was named to the Managing Intellectual Property Awards’ shortlist, where he’s honored as a nationwide Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Practitioner of the Year. The winner will be announced April 7 at a virtual awards ceremony.

The short list was compiled by Managing IP after obtaining information from thousands of firms, IP practitioners and clients through interviews, email and online surveys. Researchers then evaluated the data to arrive at the shortlist of PTAB practitioners who are excelling at their work.

Seitz focuses his practice on patent litigation and post grant reviews. He is one of the most active PTAB attorneys in the country having been involved with well over 100 IPRs. Seitz also has been lead counsel in nearly as many cases at both the ITC and in District Courts across the country. He represents top-tier clients across many different technology areas from telecommunications to fitness devices to advanced medical components. Seitz is routinely ranked as one of the top 50 attorneys at the PTAB for his work on IPRs, and he has helped lead Erise to be recognized as one of the top 20 firms at the PTAB where it is the only firm of its size to receive that honor.

The Managing IP Awards are considered the most comprehensive and widely respected IP law firm awards event in the world. Now in its 16th year, the program covers a broad range of IP practice areas and more than 30 jurisdictions.

Erise is pleased to announce it has been ranked among the best performing IP law firms in the United States – ranking 24th – in Patexia’s 2021 Patent Litigation Intelligence Report. The firm was also recognized among the top 50 most active defense firms in the country in the same Patexia report, ranking 44th.

In addition, Erise ranked higher than any other law firm in Kansas City, including its BigLaw peers in Patexia’s best performing defense law firms (54th).

Over a three-year period from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2020, Patexia evaluated 2,841 law firms, 9,131 unique patents in 10,552 patent cases, 11,786 companies and 12,780 attorneys. Patexia evaluated overall activity and success to develop a weighted average to determine rankings.

Founded in 2010 to bring efficiency and transparency to intellectual property by leveraging the power of data, technology and experts, Patexia is the largest network for IP professionals and routinely provides these independent assessments for rankings of IP firms in the U.S.

Erise is pleased to announce partner Eric Buresh was recognized by Patexia, the world’s largest network for intellectual property professionals, as one of the top 100 most active patent attorneys representing defendants in patent litigation.

Buresh currently ranks 66th with a 33.6% defendant activity score, which is based on the attorney’s number of unique cases and unique patents.

Over a three-year period from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2020, Patexia evaluated 2,841 law firms, 1,090 district court judges, 11,786 companies and 12,780 attorneys. Patexia evaluated overall activity and success to develop a weighted average to determine rankings.

Buresh focuses his IP practice on patent infringement matters in district courts across the nation. He leads teams in appeals at the Federal Circuit and handles cases through trial at the International Trade Commission (ITC).

Founded in 2010 to bring efficiency and transparency to intellectual property by leveraging the power of data, technology and experts, Patexia is the largest network for IP professionals.

Erise is pleased to announce it was listed among the largest law firms in Kansas City, according to the Kansas City Business Journal’s 2021 Law Firm List, which ranks firms by headcount.

The firm, which is currently No. 38 on the list, moved up two spots from last year. The 2021 Law Firm List recognizes the city’s largest 70 law firms.

Learn more about Kansas City Business Journal’s lists here.

Erise associate Hunter Horton recently discussed his intellectual property career with Patent Education Series, including how a presentation from an attorney during his sophomore year of undergrad at Missouri University of Science and Technology changed his career path.

Hunter, who has been in the IP profession for approximately five and a half years, shared his favorite things about working in IP law. These included analyzing a variety of technically complex projects; diving deep into a single technology within a large, general field to become an “expert” on that invention; and the ability to do both while maintaining a work-life balance.

Hunter concluded by sharing tips for anyone unsure about a career in IP law, advising that “anyone looking at a career in IP law [should] never stop improving your knowledge and skillset. IP law evolves quickly, and it is imperative to stay ahead of the curve and adapt to the shifting market trends. Pay attention to how policy shapes the law and this will keep you at the forefront of your field.”

Hunter provides clients with comprehensive intellectual property strategies to meet their business goals. He focuses his practice on patent litigation and specializes in advising clients in high-technology matters.

Read the full Patent Education Series Q&A here.

Contact Hunter Horton at (913) 777-5617 or hunter.horton@eriseIP.com for more information.

Erise is pleased to announce it has welcomed two new associate attorneys, Joe Craig and Adam Wright, and junior technical advisor Justin Grimes to its Kansas City office.

Learn more about each of the firm’s newest additions below.

Craig is an intellectual property attorney with experience in patents, copyright, trademarks and trade secrets. He focuses on issues related to the creation, protection and monetization of software and related technology.

Prior to his legal career, he worked as a technology consultant and software developer. His technology background provides him with a unique perspective to better assist clients in complex intellectual property matters. He earned his legal degree from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law and his undergraduate degrees in computer science and finance from  Washington University in St. Louis. With a background in biochemistry, Wright understands how to take seemingly complicated matters and make them understandable to his clients. At Erise, he will work with clients to file patent applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Wright has deep experience drafting patent applications – both provisional and nonprovisional; reviewing and analyzing prior art for noninfringement, invalidity, and freedom to operate opinion letters; and drafting motions and responses to office actions for the USPTO, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and federal district courts. He earned his legal degree from the University of Missouri School of Law and his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Missouri.

Grimes is a mechanical engineer with a background in manufacturing processes and experience with 3D CAD/CAM systems; he also has prior experience programming in Python. At Erise, he will aid the IP prosecution team with filing patents at the USPTO. He draws on his background to provide the firm’s clients with key technical guidance.

Prior to joining Erise, Grimes spent two summers interning with Cardinal Health, a medical device manufacturer/distributor. In this role, he worked with a research and design team designing medical catheters. In addition to lab work, he also designed some of the test fixtures using SolidWorks. Grimes earned his degree in mechanical engineering, with emphasis in manufacturing processes, from Missouri University of Science and Technology.