The U.S. House Members Introduce The Litigation Transparency Act of 2025

Members of The United States House of Representatives introduce The Litigation Transparency Act of 2025. According to a press release from Congressman Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), and Congressman Mike Collins (GA-10), who introduced HR 1109, The Litigation Transparency […]

Donika Pentcheva’s Research Was Cited In Connection With A Case Pending In The United States District Court For The Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division

Donika Pentcheva’s research involving intellectual property assets was cited in exhibits in connection with a case that was pending in the United States District Court for The Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division.

A Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Has Been Introduced to Restore Injunctive Relief for Patent Infringement

On February 26, 2025, a bipartisan, bicameral bill was introduced to restore injunctive relief for patent infringement. The bill is titled: “Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2025.” If enacted, the bill would restore the presumption that courts will issue an injunction to stop patent infringers. More […]

The United States Patent and Trademark Office Rescinds Memorandum Addressing Discretionary Denial Procedures

On February 28, 2025, The United States Patent and Trademark Office indicated that a previous Memorandum addressing discretionary denial procedures is now rescinded. The Memorandum was titled “Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in America Invents Act Post-Grant Proceedings with Parallel District Court Litigation,” and was dated June 21, 2022. Parties to post-grant proceedings may now […]

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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 […]

Donika Pentcheva’s Research Has Been Cited in The Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal

Donika Pentcheva’s research involving intellectual property law has been cited in the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, The University of Texas School of Law’s premier student-run law journal for cutting-edge, substantive legal issues in Intellectual Property, Patents and emerging technologies. The article is titled: “Rogue One: Section 285 Attorney’s Fees in Doctrinal Patent Ineligibility Cases.” […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Acknowledged by The American Intellectual Property Law Association For Her Work on the Model Patent Jury Instructions

The 2024 Model Patent Jury Instructions are a neutral set of jury instructions that are not biased in favor of either the patent owner or the accused infringer. These Instructions are not intended to address every conceivable issue that might arise in patent litigation. Instead, guidance is provided on those issues that typically arise in […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Nominated as a Lawyer of Distinction for 2023

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to accept a nomination as a Lawyer of Distinction for 2023. Lawyers of Distinction Members have been selected based upon a review and vetting process by a Selection Committee utilizing U.S. Provisional Patent # 62/743,254. The platform generates a numerical score of 1 to 5 for each of the 12 […]