Donika Pentcheva’s Law Practice Was Shortlisted for “Top Most Legal Law Firm of the Year 2023” by Business Insight Review Magazine

Donika Pentcheva was informed that Donika Pentcheva’s law practice has been shortlisted for “Top Most Legal Law Firm of the Year 2023” by Business Insight Review Magazine. Business Insight Review is a business magazine for all business leaders, decision-makers and entrepreneurs to interface with the most reliable source of news and information for business experts. […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited to Attend the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Business Methods Partnership Meeting

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to attend the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Business Methods Partnership Meeting for an interactive discussion of business methods. The topics that may be discussed include the following: Per the website of The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): The USPTO is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents […]

Donika Pentcheva Was Awarded “Patent Attorney of the Year” by Corporate Live Wire

Donika Pentcheva was awarded “Patent Attorney of the Year” by Corporate Live Wire! By way of background, during the awards process, Corporate LIve Wire invited over 90,000 businesses and corporate professionals, magazine contributors and our subscribers to nominate companies and individuals based on factors such as service, innovation, experience, sustainability and other key criteria. Additionally, […]

Donika Pentcheva’s Legal Research Was Noted in An Article Published by Stout

Donika Pentcheva’s legal research was noted in an article published by Stout. The article is titled: “Getting to ‘Yes’ High-Low Patent License and Settlement Agreements.” The article can be accessed at: Getting to ‘Yes’: High-Low Patent License and Settlement Agreements | Stout.

Donika Pentcheva’s Article Was Published by the American Bar Association

Donika Pentcheva’s article was published by the American Bar Association. The article is titled: “From The Inside: In-House Counsel Look at the Issues.” The article can be accessed at From the Inside: In-House Counsel Look at the Issues (americanbar.org). Please note, a subscription is required.

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited to The Esquire Roundtable’s Figure Eight Deal Makers

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to the Esquire Roundtable. The Esquire Roundtable is a professionally-moderated forum to discuss practice group and law firm leadership strategy, business development tactics and tools, firm operations, the professionals involved, and future trends.

Donika Pentcheva Contributed to Updating the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s Model Patent Local Rules

Donika Pentcheva contributed to updating the Model Patent Local Rules. The Model Patent Local Rules are provided as general guidance for consideration during the formulation of local rules for use in patent cases. One of the fundamental goals of the Rules is to provide a model set of jury instructions that would not be biased […]

Donika Pentcheva’s Legal Research Has Been Cited by the University of Minnesota Law School’s Law Review

Donika Pentcheva’s legal research has been cited in an article published by the University of Minnesota’s Law Review. The article delves into patentable subject matter. The article concludes as follows: Mayo, Myriad, and Alice streamlined the patentable subject matter doctrine into a two-part test that proves difficult to apply to epigenetics-based inventions. The close relation […]

Donika Pentcheva’s Legal Research Has Been Cited in The UNC School of Law’s North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

Donika Pentcheva’s legal research has been cited in the UNC School of Law’s North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology in an article, titled “Juries in U.S. Patent Cases: A Comparative Portrait of the Boundaries of Democracy.” The Introduction of the article provides as follows: The optimal boundaries of democracy are persistently challenged even in […]

Donika Pentcheva Submitted an Amicus Brief to the United States Supreme Court on Behalf of the American Bar Association

Donika Pentcheva represented the American Bar Association in an Amicus Brief filed with the United States Supreme Court in a case involving patent latches. The case is titled: “SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC.” The case held that laches cannot be invoked as a defense against a claim for damages brought […]

Trademark Licensing Protection Act

Franchising is governed by trademark law which is enacted in the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq. This law requires that franchisors police the use of their intellectual property licensed to third parties so that the brand is consistent and uniform to consumers. While trademark law requires franchisors and franchisees to enact controls to […]

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 […]