Carstens, Allen & Gourley https://www.caglaw.com/ Intellectual Property Law Firm with offices in Dallas & Denver. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:38:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.caglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cclaw_main_header_logo-2.png Carstens, Allen & Gourley https://www.caglaw.com/ 32 32 Carstens, Allen & Gourley, LLP Recognized in Chambers’ 2024 Texas Regional Spotlight Rankings https://www.caglaw.com/2024/07/11/carstens-allen-gourley-llp-recognized-in-chambers-2024-texas-regional-spotlight-rankings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carstens-allen-gourley-llp-recognized-in-chambers-2024-texas-regional-spotlight-rankings Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:28:16 +0000 https://www.caglaw.com/?p=5578 Plano, Texas – Carstens, Allen & Gourley, LLP is honored to announce its recognition as one of the best firms in Chambers’ 2024 Texas Regional Spotlight rankings. Our robust intellectual property practice continues to establish us as a leading firm in the region, making us one of only 13 law firms recognized in the Dallas-Fort […]

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]]> Carstens, Allen & Gourley, LLP Recognized as Texas Super Lawyers of 2023 https://www.caglaw.com/2023/09/22/texas-super-lawyers-of-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-super-lawyers-of-2023 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:18:21 +0000 https://www.caglaw.com/?p=5353 We are proud to announce Texas Super Lawyers has again recognized Carstens, Allen & Gourley, LLP in its 2023 annual award listing. This list of Super Lawyers, published by Thomson Reuters, is based on peer recognition and professional achievements. Of those nominated, no more than five percent of the total lawyers in the state are selected […]

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]]> Creativity in the age of AI: US Copyright Office Issues Guidance for AI-Generated Content https://www.caglaw.com/2023/05/17/creativityintheageofai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creativityintheageofai Wed, 17 May 2023 16:29:12 +0000 https://www.caglaw.com/?p=5029 Creativity in the age of AI: US Copyright Office Issues Guidance for AI-Generated Content   The US Copyright Office has developed guidance on how to register works containing content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) as it has received a growing number of applications claiming copyright for AI-generated material. Such applications have been denied if the […]

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]]> Vincent J. Allen named to America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®2023 https://www.caglaw.com/2023/04/19/vincent-j-allen-named-to-americas-top-100-high-stakes-litigators2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vincent-j-allen-named-to-americas-top-100-high-stakes-litigators2023 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:01:18 +0000 https://www.caglaw.com/?p=5024 April 19, 2023 – Announcing the selection of Vincent J. Allen among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® for 2023.  Selection to America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the nation’s most exceptional trial attorneys in high value, high stakes legal matters. To be considered for selection, an attorney […]

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]]> Carstens, Allen & Gourley LLP Celebrates its 25th Anniversary https://www.caglaw.com/2023/04/19/carstens-allen-gourley-llp-celebrates-its-25th-anniversary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carstens-allen-gourley-llp-celebrates-its-25th-anniversary Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:27:47 +0000 https://www.caglaw.com/?p=5021 Carstens, Allen & Gourley, LLP (formerly Carstens & Cahoon, LLP), which opened for business out of a small office space in North Dallas in January 1998 is thrilled to celebrate our 25th anniversary. For a quarter of a century, our firm has been committed to protecting the unique and innovative ideas of our clients, and […]

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]]> From Filings to Fuel: Unpacking the Latest Hydrogen Patent Report by James R. Gourley https://www.caglaw.com/2023/03/20/from-filings-to-fuel-unpacking-the-latest-hydrogen-patent-report-by-james-r-gourley/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-filings-to-fuel-unpacking-the-latest-hydrogen-patent-report-by-james-r-gourley Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:57:51 +0000 https://www.caglaw.com/?p=5005 The “Hydrogen Patents for a Clean Energy Future” report, released jointly by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Energy Agency (IEA), provides a comprehensive analysis of clean-energy hydrogen technology innovation over the past two decades based on global patent filings. As patents are a strong indicator of innovation activity and the state of […]

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]]> Blog: New Year’s Resolutions: Exercising the Mind https://www.caglaw.com/2022/12/31/blog-new-years-resolutions-exercising-the-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blog-new-years-resolutions-exercising-the-mind Sat, 31 Dec 2022 19:41:34 +0000 https://www.caglaw.com/?p=4976 While a common New Year’s resolution is to go to the gym regularly to improve one’s appearance, we do not pay enough attention to an equally noble goal of exercising the mind. Also overlooked is how individuals and businesses can protect creations of the mind by properly utilizing the IP laws established by Congress.  Intellectual […]

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]]> Named Partners David W. Carstens & Vincent J. Allen Named to the 2022 Super Lawyers List https://www.caglaw.com/2022/09/29/2022superlawyers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2022superlawyers Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:29:39 +0000 https://caglaw.com/?p=4836   We are pleased to announce that equity partners David W. Carstens & Vincent J. Allen have been selected to the 2022 Super Lawyers list in the practice areas of Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation. The Super Lawyers list is an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in their practice areas. Only […]

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]]> Firm Name Change: Carstens & Cahoon is now Carstens, Allen & Gourley, LLP https://www.caglaw.com/2022/09/01/newhuesamecrew-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newhuesamecrew-2 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:56:37 +0000 https://caglaw.com/?p=4672 It is with great pleasure that we announce an exciting change. Carstens & Cahoon, LLP will be known as Carstens, Allen & Gourley, LLP. This change marks the addition of equity partners Vincent J. Allen and James R. Gourley to the firm’s name. We are adopting this new name after Colin Cahoon, our co-founder, long-term […]

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]]> David W. Carstens & Vincent J. Allen Named to the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America© https://www.caglaw.com/2022/08/19/david-w-carstens-vincent-j-allen-named-to-the-2023-edition-of-best-lawyers-in-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-w-carstens-vincent-j-allen-named-to-the-2023-edition-of-best-lawyers-in-america Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:16:45 +0000 https://cclaw.com/?p=4634 Carstens, Allen & Gourley LLP partners, David W. Carstens and Vincent J. Allen have been named to the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for their work in Intellectual Property. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review to […]

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]]> Vincent J. Allen named to America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® https://www.caglaw.com/2022/04/14/vjatop100-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vjatop100-2 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:15:47 +0000 https://cclaw.com/?p=4572 Carstens, Allen & Gourley, LLP partner Vincent J. Allen named to America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® April 14, 2022 – Announcing the selection of Carstens & Cahoon’s Vincent J. Allen among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® for 2022.  Selection to America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify […]

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]]> Game changing steps taken to finally unite the European patent system, (UPC/UP) https://www.caglaw.com/2022/01/28/europeanunifiedpatents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=europeanunifiedpatents Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:19:16 +0000 https://cclaw.com/?p=4520 After many years of planning, and threats to implement it, both the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the Unitary Patent (UP) are (likely) finally becoming reality sometime between mid-2022 and early 2023.  UPs will provide protection in those European Union (EU) member countries that elect to participate in the UPC/UP system (with the hope that […]

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]]> Judge Albright: Regular and Established Place of Business of Hyundai at Authorized Dealers https://www.caglaw.com/2021/09/22/judge-albright-regular-and-established-place-of-business-of-hyundai-at-authorized-dealers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-albright-regular-and-established-place-of-business-of-hyundai-at-authorized-dealers Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:44:42 +0000 https://cclaw.com/?p=4473 Last week, Judge Alan Albright denied Hyundai’s motion to dismiss StratosAudio’s patent infringement claims for improper venue.  Although Hyundai does not directly control any regular and established place of business in the Western District of Texas, it does have authorized dealers there.  Based on the contractual control exerted over those dealerships by Hyundai, Judge Albright […]

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]]> AI Inventorship and Intellectual Property – Would You Like to Pay Rent to a Machine? https://www.caglaw.com/2021/07/15/ai-inventorship-and-intellectual-property-would-you-like-to-pay-rent-to-a-machine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-inventorship-and-intellectual-property-would-you-like-to-pay-rent-to-a-machine Thu, 15 Jul 2021 20:31:03 +0000 https://cclaw.com/?p=4235 On August 6, 2020, Dr. Stephen Thaler filed a lawsuit against the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. At the heart of the dispute, is the USPTO’s recent conclusion that Artificial Intelligence (AI) cannot be an inventor. I am not surprised by USPTO’s conclusion given the current state of the law, or […]

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]]> COVID-19 Vaccines, Patents and Human Rights https://www.caglaw.com/2021/05/19/covid-19-vaccines-patents-and-human-rights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-19-vaccines-patents-and-human-rights Wed, 19 May 2021 13:41:56 +0000 https://cclaw.com/?p=4225 The world is enduring the onslaught of COVID-19 and to date, an estimated four million have died as a result.  But parts of the world are moving into a post-pandemic state due to effective vaccines.  The Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are each highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death from COVID-19.  But […]

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]]> Possible Limit on the Use of “Common Sense” to Invalidate a Patent Claim for Obviousness Based on a Single Reference https://www.caglaw.com/2021/03/24/possible-limit-on-the-use-of-common-sense-to-invalidate-a-patent-claim-for-obviousness-based-on-a-single-reference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=possible-limit-on-the-use-of-common-sense-to-invalidate-a-patent-claim-for-obviousness-based-on-a-single-reference Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:22:08 +0000 https://cclaw.com/?p=4216 The law regarding obviousness, like a pendulum, has swung over time between favorable to unfavorable positions depending upon one’s perspective.  In 1952, the requirement that an invention be “nonobvious” was codified in Section 103 of the Patent Act.  In 1966, the Supreme Court issued its seminal decision in Graham v. John Deere 383 U.S. 1 […]

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]]> New Apple patent Paves the Way for Passive Alignment and Charging Technology https://www.caglaw.com/2021/02/25/new-apple-patent-paves-the-way-for-passive-alignment-and-charging-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-apple-patent-paves-the-way-for-passive-alignment-and-charging-technology Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:53:34 +0000 https://cclaw.com/?p=4192 Recently issued Apple patent utilizing passive alignment technology for charging an electric car that does not require human initiation illustrates a possible solution to one of the many hurdles facing electric cars going mainstream. Filed on May 18th of 2020, granted less than five months later, and titled “Charging station with passive alignment mechanism,”[i] Apple’s […]

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]]> 2021 Patent Litigation Trials in the Western District of Texas https://www.caglaw.com/2021/02/11/2021-outlook-for-patent-litigation-trials-in-the-western-district-of-texas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2021-outlook-for-patent-litigation-trials-in-the-western-district-of-texas Fri, 12 Feb 2021 00:14:44 +0000 https://cclaw.com/?p=4175 By Vincent J. Allen. It is no secret that the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas is the rising star of patent litigation.  Judge Alan Albright successfully marketed the district to patent infringement plaintiffs to become the country’s busiest patent judge.  One attraction of the Western District is that Judge Albright moves his […]

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]]> The Dallas County Line Matters in Texas Patent Litigation https://www.caglaw.com/2021/02/03/the-dallas-county-line-matters-in-texas-patent-litigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-dallas-county-line-matters-in-texas-patent-litigation Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:38:13 +0000 https://cclaw.com/?p=3959 One of the finer points of practicing patent litigation in Texas, which is home to four federal judicial districts, is knowing whether a defendant in the DFW area is located north or south of the Dallas County line. The boundaries between the Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas are based on county lines. […]

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]]> Pirates Beware: Amazon Patent Aims to Sink Shipments of Counterfeit Products https://www.caglaw.com/2020/12/23/patent-aims-to-sink-shipments-of-counterfeit-products/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=patent-aims-to-sink-shipments-of-counterfeit-products Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:47:04 +0000 https://cclaw.com/?p=3817 Gone are the days of pirate ships bristling with cannons and chests of stolen treasure.  Modern pirates operate computers, and their valuable targets are often intangible.  Nonetheless, their thievery remains a scourge of modern commerce . . . . at least it once was. Amazon’s newly patented technology (US10664797B2) is the equivalent of a full […]

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