If you sell imported products in the United States, a single filing at a federal agency in Washington can put your entire import business at risk. That filing is a Section 337 complaint asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to
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Harness Dickey’s team of trademark and patent attorneys serve clients in all areas of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, IP litigation, PTAB Proceedings, trade secrets, due diligence investigations, and global IP management.
In response to Detroit’s growing automotive industry, J. King Harness established Harness Dickey in 1921. Serving as the head of the patent department for the Ford Motor Company, Harness understood the value of expertise in intellectual property and set out to open a firm that would focus exclusively on intellectual property law.
Today, we are one of the top IP law firms in the U.S. measured by both the number of attorneys and by objective rankings of results. Our trademark and patent attorneys represent world leaders in business and technology, and our collective experience spans practically every practice area and niche specialty within intellectual property law.
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Sued in America: A Canadian Company’s Plain-English Guide to U.S. Patent Lawsuits
If your company is based in Canada — or anywhere outside the United States — and you’ve been sued for patent infringement in a U.S. court, or hit with a demand letter, or named in a proceeding at the U.S.…
Can Canadian Companies Be Sued for Patent Infringement in the U.S.? What You Need to Know
If your company is based in Canada — or anywhere outside the United States — and you’ve been sued for patent infringement in a U.S. court, or hit with a demand letter, or named in a proceeding at the U.S.…
Post-Grant Challenges at the USPTO – 2026 2nd Quarter Update
Inter partes review petitions fell to an all-time quarterly low of 57 in the second quarter of 2026. The story is no longer just decline; it is substitution. Ex parte reexamination requests hit an all-time quarterly high of 336 in…
The Supreme Court Narrows Contributory Copyright Liability for ISPs in Cox v. Sony Music
The Supreme Court’s March 25, 2026 decision in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, No. 24-171, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), marks a major clarification of when internet service providers (ISPs) can be held liable for their customers’ online piracy. Sony and…
The AI Copyright Vacuum
What In-House Counsel Must Do Now Before the Window Closes
Client Advisory | April 2026
The intellectual property landscape has not faced a structural disruption of this magnitude since the advent of the internet. Generative AI has created a…
Tangled in Standing: Who Gets to Challenge a Trademark?
Rebecca Curtin filed an opposition to United Trademark Holdings’ attempt to register RAPUNZEL for dolls and toy figures in International Class 28 under 15 U.S.C. § 1063—the provision that, at least textually, invites “any person who believes that he would…
Patent Litigation Update: Adnexus Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
The Federal Circuit recently issued a precedential decision in Adnexus Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 2024-1551, vacating a district court’s order granting Meta’s motion to dismiss Adnexus’ complaint for failure to state a claim for patent infringement.[1] As summarized…
Green Patent Programs Worldwide – Expedited Examination for Patent Applications Related to “Green Technology” in Canada.
Colleen N. Shovlin of Harness IP and Roni M. Jones of Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
With the January 28, 2025 termination of the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program (CCMPP), applicants for US patent protection have lost an important…
Stopping Patent Infringement in Court
Patent owners who prevail in court proving that a competitor infringes their patent are, at minimum, entitled to an award of monetary damages.[1] By law, those damages must be at least a reasonable royalty for the competitor’s use of…