Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Stites & Harbison, PLLC recently appointed attorney Robin E. McGuffin Chair of the firm’s Employment Law Service Group. McGuffin succeeds Shannon Antle Hamilton who has led the group for more than 20 years. Both Hamilton and McGuffin will continue their diverse legal practices in employment law.

IP attorney Terry Wright will be a speaker at this virtual seminar presented by Marshall University Technology Transfer Office on April 21, 2025.

On March 24, 2025, in In re Riggs, No. 22-1945, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) addressed when the filing date of a provisional application can be relied on under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) to support a rejection of a later-filed application. This opinion offers clarity on the importance of written descriptions in provisional patent applications for Patent Owners as well as Petitioners seeking to challenge a patent in a post-grant proceeding. Senior Patent Agent Samantha Page takes a look a the opinion in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.

Attorney Shannon Sprinkle will be a speaker at the Professional and Ethical Dilemmas in Litigation seminar presented by the State Bar of Georgia on Thursday, March 27, 2025.