Ryland West

Oct 30, 2024 | law.com | Andrew Denney |Ryland West

The Southern District of New York courthouse in Lower Manhattan sees some of the most high-profile and high-stakes cases of any federal venue in the United States. But some of the biggest scares in the courthouse can be found in District Executive Edward Friedland's office.

Jul 30, 2024 | law.com | Ryland West

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Jul 23, 2024 | bakerbotts.com | Sulaiman Abdur Rahman |Scott M. Smiler |Michelle Quinn |Ryland West

A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has changed the standard approach to evaluating questions of patent validity—in particular, the question of whether a patented design is obvious—for design patents. Following the principles of the less rigid approach to evaluating obviousness for utility patents in the Supreme Court’s decision in KSR International v. Teleflex, the Federal Circuit has now extended those broad-view principles to design patents.

Jul 22, 2024 | law.com | Ryland West

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Mar 28, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Samantha Joseph |Ben Seal |Ryland West |Paul Hodkinson

Many of the largest law firms do not appear to be looking to change their mental health policies in the wake of inquest findings into the death of Pinsent Masons partner Vanessa Ford. So what can individuals do to cope in such a stressful industry? Want to continue reading?