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Patent Litigation: Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Represented small biotech company and two academic researchers against large pharmaceutical company in dispute over inventorship of several patents relating to mesenchymal stem cells and their uses, as well as defending against numerous state law claims regarding alleged improper use of information; co-lead counsel; responsible for damages experts and substantial responsibility for state law claims; examined (and cross examined) multiple witnesses in one of the first Zoom bench trials in Massachusetts; prevailed on all state law claims, including a finding that defendants were not entitled to any monetary compensation.

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State Trademark Registration

The United States has two levels of trademark registration: state and federal. A state trademark registration is issued by a state office and protects a trademark only in that state, whereas a federal trademark...

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Litigation Update: Jack Daniels V. Bad Spaniels. Is It Parody or Is It Trademark Infringement?

This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in the case, Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, U.S. Doc. No. 22-148, to decide the question: Can we do that? It’s been...

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Verrill Welcomes William Ryann to Firm’s Intellectual Property Group

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Verrill Welcomes Intellectual Property Partner Patrick Duplessis, Enhancing the Firm’s Highly Sophisticated Patent Practice

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Successful Representation of Insurer before U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Verrill successfully represented an insurer before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in an insurance coverage matter alleging that the insurer improperly denied a defense and indemnification to a landlord under...

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Elections and Constitutional Law: Successfully Challenged Certification of Initiative Petition

In a victory for consumers and the ride-hailing public, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently barred the Secretary of State from placing on the November ballot initiative petitions proposed by companies such as Uber...

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Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say…Gorelick v. Star Markets: A Study in Indemnity

Indemnity clauses in contracts are a valuable tool for allocating risk among the contracting parties, most often risk attendant to personal injury and property damage, and their effect can be far-reaching. Despite their significance...

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Verrill Welcomes Victoria M. Cascarelli to Firm’s Litigation & Trial Group

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Daniel J. Dwyer Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Article

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82 Verrill Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2024, Including 10 Named Lawyers of the Year

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