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Firm, four partners honored by London-based IAM 1000 HOUSTON – Patent litigation boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush has been recognized among the top intellectual property law firms by London-based publisher IAM for 2020. In addition, firm partners Michael Heim, Les Payne, Russell Chorush and Eric Enger were honored individually on the IAM 1000 global list
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Firm co-founders Mike Heim, Les Payne earn individual honors for patent work HOUSTON – The highly regarded Chambers USA guide named Heim, Payne & Chorush among the nation’s best legal teams for intellectual property litigation and singled out firm co-founders Mike Heim and Leslie Payne for individual honors based on their patent litigation expertise. The
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Thank you for visiting Heim, Payne & Chorush. Due to the COVID-19 virus, we have opted to close our offices for the safety of our employees, our clients, our co-tenants and our city. Please be assured that the entire HPC team continues to work remotely. Should you need to connect with us, please contact our
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Heim, Payne & Chorush has successfully settled another patent infringement lawsuit on behalf of Spanish antenna technology company Fractus, S.A. The settlement with Chinese telecommunications corporation ZTE closes the book on a patent infringement lawsuit filed in 2017 over claims that ZTE had infringed on a family of patents covering multiband antennas used in cell
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While the U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to consider three closely watched patent eligibility appeals, recent decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit are providing valuable guidance regarding patent eligibility under Section 101, Heim, Payne & Chorush Partner Blaine Larson writes in an analysis published by Texas Lawyer magazine. The article,
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Heim, Payne & Chorush congratulates Christopher First on his promotion to partner. Since joining the firm in 2015, Chris’s cutting-edge tech, scientific and legal expertise have made him a key member of the HPC team in complex litigation involving patent infringement and patent-related antitrust litigation, as well as inter partes review (IPR) at the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board and appellate work at the U.S. Court
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Trailblazing firm involved in many of a generation’s largest pharma antitrust outcomes HOUSTON – The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) has honored intellectual property litigation firm Heim, Payne & Chorush (HPC) with its 2019 Antitrust Enforcement Award for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice. The award is based on the firm’s role in securing
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Patent, intellectual property litigation firm earns top honors for 2020    HOUSTON – Patent litigation boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush has been named among the best law firms in the nation for patent infringement and intellectual property litigation for 2020 by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America.     In addition to national recognition, the firm also earned repeat top-tier rankings
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A Federal Circuit ruling in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew sent tremors through the patent bar last week with a finding that the process for selecting U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges has been unconstitutional. The appeals court ruling found that PTAB judges have had insufficient oversight under the appointments clause of the U.S.
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Settlement is largest for a single defendant in an antitrust case involving delayed market entry of generic drugs NEW YORK – A class of wholesale drug distributors has reached a record $750 million settlement resolving antitrust claims based on anticompetitive conduct related to the Alzheimer’s disease drug Namenda®. The antitrust settlement is the largest private
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