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The Importance of Prioritizing Foreign Filing Requirements

In this episode of the Examining Patents podcast series, Stephanie Schonewald and Dan Klein discuss the punitive consequences to patent owners of not complying with foreign filing requirements when filing a patent application covering a US-made invention in a country other than the United States.

Brian Reese Moderates and Brenda Jarrell Co-Chairs at IP Life Sciences Executive Roundtable

Brian Reese will moderate the panel, "Managing Complex IP Portfolios," and Brenda Jarrell is the conference co-chair at the 2025 Consero IP Life Sciences Executive Roundtable on Thursday, March 13th.

Choate Represents BS&A, a Serent Capital Portfolio Company, in Acquisition of Boyce Systems

Choate represented Serent Capital and its portfolio company, BS&A Software, in the acquisition of Boyce Systems. BS&A is a leading provider of cloud-based municipal enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, and Boyce Systems, with its Keystone software, is one of Indiana's top providers of financial and ERP solutions for municipalities.

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