Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited to The Mergers And Acquisitions Deal Summit

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to the Mergers and Acquisitions (“M&A”) Deal Summit. The Summit is scheduled to offer award celebrations, pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings, thought-leadership discussions and networking among highly accomplished and active deal professionals, executives, investors, and advisors. The Deal Forum is a set of exclusive daytime activities to facilitate deal flow, new business […]

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Has Announced Draft Clean Water Act National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has announced the availability of draft Clean Water Act national recommended ambient water quality criteria for the protection of human health for three PFAS: PFOA, PFOS, and PFBS. According to the EPA, PFAS are a large class of thousands of synthetic chemicals that have been in use in […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited To The American Bar Foundation’s Fellows Events At The American Bar Association’s Midyear Meeting

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to the American Bar Foundation’s Fellows events at the American Bar Association’s Midyear Meeting. Donika Pentcheva is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. According to the American Bar Foundation: The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is the world’s leading research institute for the empirical and interdisciplinary study of law. The […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited to The Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Bench and Bar Gathering

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to attend the Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Bench and Bar Gathering in Washington, District of Columbia. According to the Federal Circuit Bar Association: The Association represents the interests of those involved with the subject matter which comes before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and its […]

NASA and The USPTO announce an agreement to engage in tech transfer and commercialization

According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, on December 19, 2024, The United States Department of Commerce’s Patent and Trademark Office (“The USPTO”) and The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (“NASA”) Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) announced a collaboration via a five-year Memorandum of Understanding “to promote and advance innovation through technology transfer […]

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The United States Court of Appeals for The Federal Circuit Adopts Amendments to The Federal Circuit Rules of Practice

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has adopted amendments to the Federal Circuit Rules of Practice 21, 27, 30, 32, 35, and 40; Practices Notes to the Rules 15, 28, 30, 35, and 40; and the Federal Circuit Attorney Discipline Rules Introduction and Rule 5. The amendments will apply to all […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited to Attend National Contract Management Association’s Webinar on Contracts

The National Contract Management Association invited Donika Pentcheva to attend a webinar involving contracts. The National Contract Management Association is a professional association, based in the United States, that is dedicated to the profession of contract management. It was founded in 1959. The National Contract Management Association now has over 20,000 members and more than […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited to Attend the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s 2025 Leadership Forum

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to attend the 2025 Leadership Forum of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, also commonly referred to as AIPLA. The 2025 AIPLA Leadership Form has been described as “a transformative experience” that has been “designed for current and aspiring leaders with the AIPLA community,” where many of the United States […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Received Clients’ Choice Award For 2024 For Best Contract Lawyer By Lawful

Donika Pentcheva has received Clients’ Choice Award for 2024 for one of the best contract lawyers by Lawful. Lawful finds and reviews the top businesses across the U.S. Each month, Lawful researches more than 10,000 businesses to help customers find the best-qualified lawyers for their needs. Lawful’s research process always evolves to keep up with industry changes. Lawful […]

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Enacts a New Rule Mandating Electronic Filing for Trademark Submissions

Subject to limited exceptions, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is enacting a new rule that mandates electronic filing for trademark submissions. In particular, trademark applicants and registrants will be required to: File their trademark applications and documents concerning trademark applications and registrations online using the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System; […]

Implications of The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that the USMCA “will be the best and most important trade deal ever made by the USA.”  U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi added that “there is no question of course that this trade agreement is much better than NAFTA.” What will be the impact of the USMCA?  The U.S. International […]

U.S. Senators Introduce A Bill to Enforce Design Patents at the U.S. Border

On December 5, 2019, four U.S. senators introduced a bill that would allow Customs and Border Patrol (“CBP”) to directly seize goods based on design patent infringement.  The bill is titled the “Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019.”  Currently, design patents at the CBP can only be enforced by seeking an exclusion order from the […]

Donika Pentcheva Is Recognized as Best Legal Counsel for Intellectual Property Law

Donika Pentcheva is recognized as Best Legal Counsel in 2019 for Intellectual Property Law. Best Legal Counsel uses its own independent criteria, including both objective and subjective factors in determining if an attorney will be recognized in their respective field. The designation is based upon our proprietary analysis and is not intended to be endorsed […]