Erise IP is pleased to announce the addition of Karyn Kesselring as an associate in the firm’s Denver office. She focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation, particularly defensive matters, utilizing her varied background and experience to assist clients.

Kesselring earned her law degree in June from the University of Colorado Law School where she was a member of a number of organizations on campus including the Intellectual Property Association at the University of Colorado Law School, the Women’s Law Caucus and the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association. She was a Production Editor for the Colorado Law and Technology Journal, and prosecuted patents and drafted documentation for start-up businesses in CU Law’s Entrepreneurial Law Clinic.

“Karyn was outstanding as a summer associate with us last year, and we were all impressed with her personally and with her meaningful contributions to our cases,” said Abran Kean, a shareholder in Erise IP’s Denver office. “We are thrilled that she is on our team full-time, and Karyn will be an important asset to our firm, and to our clients, for years to come.”

Prior to law school, Kesselring was a quality specialist at a pharmaceutical company where her duties included auditing, reporting and remediation of documentation issues within manufacturing batch records and logs. She later worked at a medical device company, working on regulatory affairs and quality assurance.

Erise IP partner Megan Redmond earned a place in the National Law Journal’s second annual Elite Boutique Trailblazers class. 

In recognizing Redmond, the National Law Journal published a profile on her, highlighting how well she knows her clients’ needs and position when they come to her and the firm for key litigation. The NLJ also highlighted her ability to adjust case strategy based on ever-changing precedent.

A recent case involving Redmond’s client, PACCAR, was noted as it was sued for trademark infringement but early on Redmond and Erise IP realized it was the plaintiff that was infringing upon PACCAR. They turned the tables on the Plaintiff and obtained a two-million-dollar settlement for PACCAR, as a defendant.

For the honor, the National Law Journal said it selected attorneys considered agents of change, including those who have made significant marks on the practice, policy and technological advancements.

Click here to view the National Law Journal’s 2018 Elite Boutique Trailblazers edition, which includes a profile on Redmond.

Erise IP is pleased to announce it has earned the distinction of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” for 2019.

The firm earned a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in Kansas City-KS for the practice areas of in Litigation – Intellectual Property.

The firm ranking comes after partners Adam Seitz and Marshall Honeyman were recognized by Best Lawyers in America in August for Litigation – Intellectual Property.

Bloomberg BNA and Law360 highlighted a recent case where Erise IP partners Eric Buresh and Michelle Marriott and associate Mark Lang were able to secure a venue change for an ongoing case involving its client Walt Disney Co.

On Oct. 25, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas transferred the case involving plaintiff Interactive ToyBox LLC’s to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California because “Disney did not have a regular and established place of business” in Texas.

Erise IP shareholders Eric Buresh, Jason Mudd and Carrie Bader co-authored a chapter in the recently published book Evidence in Patent Cases. 

Buresh’s, Mudd’s and Bader’s chapter, “Contents of Writings, Records, and Photographs,” analyzes Article X of the Federal Rules of Evidence in context of patent litigation. The three offer explanatory commentary, practice tips, and a collection of annotated case digests showing application of the rules to patent cases to give patent litigators a quick and easy reference to quickly find support for evidentiary positions during the heat of pre-trial, trial, and/or evidentiary hearings.

Buresh and Mudd are members of the editorial board and were Associate Editors of the book.

The book will be featured by BNA at a booth at the American Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting held October 25-27 in Washington, DC.

Abran Kean recently participated in a Law Week Colorado roundtable that featured partners of boutique firms.

Kean, along with Pat Linden of Linden Segal and Michael Mihm of Ogborn Mihm, sat down with Law Week Colorado managing editor Tony Flesor to discuss the benefits and struggles that are unique to boutique law firms and how they face competition from BigLaw.

The roundtable in its entirety can be read here (subscription required).

Erise IP partners Eric Buresh and Megan Redmond, and technical advisor Callie Pendergrass defended FanDuel from patent infringement claims.

The Kansas Business Journal reported on the firm’s inter partes review win before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, noting the ruling “is a big one for anyone utilizing online gaming or gambling associated with sports. It’s a growing industry, especially since the Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in May that opened the door for states to legalize betting on sports.”

The plaintiff argued it owned the rights to a type of technology that weeded out players who are under age or in states where gambling is illegal.

However, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled the subject matter behind the patent “would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains.”

Law360 also reported on the firm’s victory.

On October 4, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled in favor of Erise IP and its client FanDuel, writing that a number of claims of a video system “would have been obvious and, thus, are unpatentable.”

Law360 reported that FanDuel – represented by partners Eric Buresh and Megan Redmond, and technical advisor Callie Pendergrass – and other petitioners argued “the combination of Walker and Kelly disclosed most claims in the ‘818 patent.”

“The ‘818 patent covers an interactive video game system that comprises a central processing unit, or CPU, connected to a video screen and wireless game controllers to play the game,” Law360 writes.

FanDuel was sued in April 2016 by CG Technologies, which had accused the companies of infringing several patents, including the ‘818 patent. The companies had then requested inter partes review of the patent, and the PTAB agreed to institute review, finding they had shown a ‘reasonable likelihood’ they could prevail on at least one of the claims.

While the ‘818 patent has been resolved, the case is still ongoing with a number of additional patents still involved.

Erise IP has been selected as one of eight companies in the Kansas City metro to participate in the second annual Coolest Office Spaces contest.

As a firm committed to redefining the status quo in IP and high technology representation, it’s also committed to redefining the traditional law office space. When we designed our office, we opened up the office to foster a collaborative environment. The goal of the entire space was openness and integration of all employees as well as removing barriers from the most senior employee to the newest employee.

Erise IP will participate in Division 2, which groups companies with office that are 8,000 to 19,999 square feet. The winner will advance to the finals where it will compete against the winners of the other three groups.

To vote, click here.

Joining volunteers around the world, employees from Erise IP took part in the inaugural Global Day of Service, a worldwide initiative spearheaded by Ford Motor Company’s Legal Alliance for Women (LAW), the company’s professional organization focused on women in the legal practice. The coordinated global effort assists organizations supporting the empowerment and well-being of women and girls in their respective communities. Erise IP is among more than 90 law firms around the world partnering with LAW to volunteer time and perform pro bono work on a day of community service on September 27.

Erise IP brought the Global Day of Service to Kansas City and volunteered to help a group of area Girl Scouts earn their “IP Patch,” a program created by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the Intellectual Property Owner’s Association (“IPO”). The program educates young girls on the basics of intellectual property, including how they can themselves become innovators, and promotes careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (“STEM”) and the legal profession. United States District Court Judge, Holly L. Teeter of the District of Kansas, spoke to the girl scouts at the event about careers in STEM, her career practicing intellectual property law and her work as a member of the judiciary.

“When Ford LAW reached out to us about the Global Day of Service, we jumped at the opportunity to participate and immediately thought of the Girl Scouts IP Patch program created by the USPTO and IPO as a way to promote STEM careers for girls in our community,” said Jason Mudd, a Shareholder at Erise IP. “We greatly value our relationship with Ford Motor Company, an iconic American company, and were thrilled to join together in service with the global community of Ford partners in the legal profession.”

Ford LAW and partners’ Global Day of Service kicked off this year with a singular vision to help community organizations that are assisting women and girls through educational, empowerment and support programs. Bringing together volunteers from more than eight countries, this day of service is a collective effort to give back to the communities Ford and its partners operate in.

“Through this day of service, we are aiming to marshal the collective efforts of our partners in the legal profession around world to give back to the community,” said Beth Rose, assistant general counsel at Ford Motor Company and chairperson of Ford’s Legal Alliance for Women. “The passion we share in advocating for and serving our communities extends beyond this one day. It is part of who we are as individuals and drives our community service year round.”

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About Ford Motor Company

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About Erise IP

Erise IP is an intellectual property and high-technology boutique law firm based in Overland Park, Kansas, with offices in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded by a group of former big-firm IP lawyers who launched with a commitment to redefining the status quo in IP and high technology representation. Since that time, Erise IP has caught the industry’s attention with Managing Intellectual Propertymagazine recognizing it as the “IP Firm to Watch” nationwide. Erise IP’s attorneys have represented numerous household name companies such as Ford Motor Company, Apple, Sony and Garmin, among many others. For more information about Erise IP, please visit www.eriseip.com.