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Donika Pentcheva Celebrates Being Authorized By The Supreme Court of Texas To Practice Law In Texas

In celebration of Donika Pentcheva’s recently-granted authorization by the State Bar of Texas, an agency of the judiciary under the administrative control of the Supreme Court of Texas, to practice law in the State of Texas, Donika Pentcheva has partnered up with BiC® Corporation, which “began simply – with a vision and a pen” and […]

President Donald Trump revives the Presidential Physical Fitness Award

On May 5, 2026, United States President Donald J. Trump revived the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as part of the President’s push to return an annual physical fitness test to America’s schools: “We’re bringing it back,” Trump said at an Oval Office ceremony alongside children and professional athletes. “My administration is working very hard to […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited To A Lecture On #IntellectualProperty Social Justice: From Theory To Practice

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to a continuing legal education lecture on #IntellectualProperty Social Justice: From Theory To Practice. The lecture will delve into how intellectual property law, policy, and practice are structured around the social justice precepts of equitable access, inclusion, and empowerment that maximizes the social efficacy of the intellectual property ecosystem.

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to a Law Review Symposium on Founding Ideals in Constitutional Practice: The Declaration of Independence’s 250-Year Legal Journey

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to a Law Review Symposium on Founding Ideals in Constitutional Practice: The Declaration of Independence’s 250-Year Legal Journey. The Law Review Symposium will explore how the principles of the Declaration of Independence have shaped American law and constitutional interpretation through expert panels featuring leading scholars, judges, and legislators. The Law […]

Two Harvard Medical School Professors and the Deputy Editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association cite Donika’s Intellectual Property Research

October 19, 2020

Donika humbly recognizes that her research regarding intellectual property law has been cited by Jonathan J. Darrow, S.J.D., LL.M., J.D., M.B.A., Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School; Ameet Sarpatwari, Ph.D., J.D., Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School; and Gregory Curgman, M.D., Deputy Editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The citation appears in […]

Donika Pentcheva has been appointed Vice Chair of the High Tech and Software Patent Committee

September 26, 2020

The American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property Law has appointed Donika Pentcheva as Vice Chair of the High Tech and Software Patent Committee. The scope of the High Tech and Software Patent Committee includes issues relating to the intellectual property protection of inventions in the technology fields. In particular, the committee is tasked with […]

Donika Pentcheva is recognized with a Top-Rated Attorney Rating in 2020

September 8, 2020

Donika Pentcheva humbly accepts being recognized with a Top-Rated Attorney Rating in 2020 by the legal community. The recognition is being bestowed by Avvo.com, a platform for consumer information regarding attorneys.

An Inventor’s Sale of an Invention to a Third Party who is Obligated to Keep the Invention Confidential can Qualify as Prior Art

August 21, 2020

The United States Supreme Court held in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. et al. (No. 17-1229, 2019) that inventor’s sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential can qualify as prior art under section 102(a) of title 35 of the United States Code. The […]

Donika’s Intellectual Property Law Research Has Been Cited in a Multi-District Patent Litigation Case in Texas

August 16, 2020

Donika Pentcheva is pleased to announce that her research involving intellectual property law has been cited in In RE: Industrial Print Technologies, LLC, Patent Litigation, a case pending before the Northern District of Texas. Before the Court were seven identical Motions for Leave to Amend the Pleadings to Add Acacia Research Group, LLC (“ARG”) as […]

United States Representative Thomas Massie introduces “Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2020” (H.R. 7366)

July 29, 2020

On June 25, 2020, United States Representative Thomas Massie (a Republican representing Kentucky’s District Four) introduced in the United States House of Representatives a bill titled “Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2020” (also referred to as H.R. 7366). If enacted into law, H.R. 7366 would repeal the “first-to-file” system under the America Invents […]

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