Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

Welcome to the homepage of Bacon & Thomas, PLLC. We are your source for sound legal advice regarding the protection of your inventions, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, maskworks, trade dress, works of authorship, and confidential information.Our firm has provided intellectual property law services since before 1920, and each year we file hundreds of applications for patents as well as trademark and copyright registrations on behalf of our clients.

Our experience and expertise are truly global—not only do we provide services for all conceivable technologies, we also operate within an international context. Bacon & Thomas utilizes trusted associates outside the United States to obtain patents and trademark registrations for our clients around the world.

The objective of this website is to introduce you to our firm and keep you connected to the world of intellectual property law. You will find a brief history of Bacon & Thomas, PLLC, as well as biographies of each of our distinguished attorneys and registered agents. For your convenience, Baconthomas.com also provides downloadable forms and links to relevant government agencies.

How in the world do you protect your intellectual property? Come to Bacon & Thomas, PLLC.

Please note that the information on this web site is not legal advice as stated in our Disclaimer.

Court of Appeals Uses "machine-or-transformation test" in Bilski

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in the Bilski case on October 30, 2008. A majority of the judges on the court in this en banc decision, denied a patent after applying the "machine-or-transformation test." The patent application on appeal includes a claim to a "method for managing the consumption risk costs of a commodity sold by a commodity provider at a fixed price comprising the steps of ...." The court's decision is being reviewed by the Supreme Court. Click here for a copy of the decision (132 pages).

USPTO Rescinds Patent Continuation Rules

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced on October 8, 2009, that the controversial patent Continuation Rule, RCE Rule, Claims Rule and ESD Rule are rescinded, and the pending court case is expected to be dismissed. Click here for a copy of the Press Release #09-21.

Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers Listing

Bacon & Thomas, PLLC is listed for “Intellectual Property Law” and “Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition” in the 2009 Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers, which “includes only those select law practices that have earned the highest rating in the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory and have been designated by their colleagues as preeminent in their field”.