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Laurie B. Purpuro (opens the original)
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Ms. Purpuro is a government affairs advisor in the firm’s Public Policy and Law group. She focuses on energy policy. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Purpuro served as senior policy advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. She has more than 10 years experience on Capitol Hill working for Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) as Deputy Chief of Staff, and for Congressman Jim Saxton (R-NJ) and Congressman Bob Davis (R-MI) as Legislative Director. Ms. Purpuro has advised members of Congres
NCS Multistage Inc. v. Nine Energy Service, Inc.: Private Sales Are Not Necessarily Public Disclosures Under the AIA (opens the original)
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In NCS Multistage Inc. v. Nine Energy Service, Inc., the Federal Circuit held that a patentee’s prior commercial sale of a device embodying the invention does not qualify as a “public disclosure” under the AIA safe harbor of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)(1)(B) merely because a sale occurred. Relying on its earlier decision in Sanho Corp. v. Kaijet Technology International Ltd., the court explained that the safe harbor applies only when the subject matter of the invention is made available to the public. Th
James Green (opens the original)
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James Green is a partner in the corporate and transactional practice group in the London office. His practice covers a broad range of corporate areas, including public company takeovers, domestic/ cross-border private M&A, fundraisings and other transactions on the Official List and AIM (acting for companies, as well as sponsors/ nominated advisers/ brokers), private equity/ venture capital investments, joint ventures and complex group reorganisations. James has experience in a range of sectors,
Sophie Verstraeten (opens the original)
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Sophie Verstraeten is an associate in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice. Sophie previously worked as a paralegal at the firm, where she conducted trademark, design, and litigation searches. She prepared legal and commercial advice for IP clearance requests including product names, product designs, and collaborations for clients across the luxury fashion, beauty, and healthcare sectors. Sophie also drafted a range of privacy documentation, including privacy notices, cookie banners and pol
Duc T. Nguyen (opens the original)
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Duc Nguyen is a partner in the firm's global Finance practice. Duc's practice focuses on corporate and international finance matters, in the areas of structured finance, asset-based lending, real estate finance, acquisition finance and securitization. He regularly assists financiers and financial investors in all aspects of asset financing and leasing including portfolio financing, portfolio trading, sale and leasebacks, tax leases, finance leases and JOLCOs. He also has extensive experience in
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