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Hansen IP Law provides intellectual property services of the type and caliber found at typical “Big Law” firms using a small firm platform. This allows us to deliver legal services at a value that cannot be matched by other firms. We do not operate on a “leveraged” model. Our clients’ matters are handled exclusively by an attorney with over a decade of experience in major law firms. We strategically employ the best practices learned from “Big Law” without saddling clients with the burdens of a leveraged practice.

January 3, 2012: RECENT NEWS

This month Intellectual Property Today published the article “Strategies for Litigating Software Copyright Infringement Cases,” which was co-authored by Hansen IP Law owner Steve Hansen and Dr. Richard Turley, a professor of Computer Information Systems at Colorado State University. To see the article, click here.
January 26, 2012: RECENT NEWS

On January 26, 2012, Steve Hansen spoke to the IT Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan on “Strategies for Litigating Software Copyright Cases.” This presentation described techniques for overcoming hurdles imposed by the legal standards for evaluating software copyright infringement. Mr. Hansen described some of the “expressive” aspects of software that are potentially protectable by copyright and how to use those aspects to build a non-infringement defense.
February 7, 2011: RECENT NEWS On February 7, 2012, Hansen IP Law Owner Steve Hansen and Enoch Liang of Lee Tran & Liang presented “Protecting Your Footwear Designs—Design Patent and Trade Dress” to a group of footwear companies at the ENKWSA show in Las Vegas. “We were very pleased by the number of attendees as well as their insightful questions and level of engagement, ” said Mr. Hansen. “The unauthorized use of intellectual property is rampant in the footwear industry, and we explained how design patents and trade dress protection can be used to protect valuable shoe designs. Enoch and I are very grateful to have had this opportunity to share our experience with the ENKWSA attendees,” said Mr. Hansen.
March 29, 2012: RECENT NEWS On April 5, 2012, Steve Hansen will present a webinar on the Yahoo v. Facebook case. The webinar is entitled “Yahoo v. Facebook, Statutory Subject Mater Defense May be Key.” The webinar will discuss the scope of the lawsuit and the subject matter of the Yahoo patents as well as how recent statutory subject matter case law may provide Facebook with a defense to many of Yahoo’s claims. The webinar is being offered by NALS, the National Association for Legal Professionals and is open to both members and non-members of NALS. For registration information, click here. The webinar will expand on the initial discussion of the case which we posted on the Business of Patents blog.
April 18, 2012: RECENT NEWS On April 18, 2012 the American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter published an article by Steve Hansen entitled “The Increased Scrutiny of Reasonable Royalty Damages Awards.” The article examines the evolving and increasing standard of proof applied to reasonable royalty patent infringement damage awards by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and whether such standards may conflict with the statutory mandate that patent holders be awarded at least a reasonable royalty upon a finding of patent infringement. For a copy of the article, click here.
May 25, 2012: RECENT NEWS

In its May 2012 issue, IP Management & Valuation published “Strategies for Keeping Your Patent Applications on Track” by Steve Hansen. The article discusses how to improve the value of patent portfolios by implementing strategies to ensure that they remain aligned with changing business conditions and strategies. “Patent applications are prepared and filed at a point in time based on the state of development of products or business conditions,” said Mr. Hansen. As product development progresses or competitors make new moves in the marketplace, it is important to take a fresh look at your patent applications and, to the extent possible, make necessary changes or amendments. Such reviews may reveal that new patent applications are required,” said Mr. Hansen. For a copy of the article, click here.
August 1, 2012: RECENT NEWS

In its August 2012 issue, Business Valuation Update published “10 Key Patent Damages and Valuation Takeways from Google v. Oracle” by Steve Hansen. This hotly contested case produced several rulings on methodologies for determining patent infringement damages, and the article explores some key lessons from those rulings. For a copy of the article, click here.
September 15, 2012: RECENT NEWS

Hansen IP Law is proud to announce that Super Lawyers Magazine has again named Steve Hansen a “Rising Star” in Intellectual Property for the State of Michigan in 2012. ”I am grateful to have received this recognition last year and this year and will continue to strive to provide the type of client-focused, strategic intellectual property representation that led to my nomination,” said Mr. Hansen.
December 16, 2012: RECENT NEWS

Hansen IP Law is pleased to announce that Steve Hansen authored a chapter of an upcoming eBook entitled IP Law for Businesses: Protecting Yourself & Your Company for ExecSense, the world’s largest publisher of professional webinars, eBooks, eDocuments, & Podcasts (www.execsense.com). The chapter is entitled “Developing and Maintaining a Patent Portfolio” and is now available as a stand-alone item on Amazon.com by clicking here.