Sydney E. McDermottAssociateMcDermott Will & Emery Websitewww.mwe.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileBlogwww.mwe.com/insightsConnectEmailTwitterLinkedIn202-756-8045 Professional Biography Sydney McDermott is a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group. More Legal and Business Bylines From Sydney E. McDermott Jurisdiction Affirmed: Trademark Ripples Reach US Shores - (Posted On Wednesday, June 18, 2025) Pre-Markman Claim Construction Is OK, Within Limits - (Posted On Thursday, October 31, 2024) No Need to Call for Backup at the PTAB (Sometimes) - (Posted On Thursday, October 24, 2024) No Matter How You Slice and Dice It, Conclusory Evidence Can’t Support Entire Market Value Damages - (Posted On Thursday, October 10, 2024) When Can Same Claim Limitation Have Different Meanings? When It’s Functional, Of Course - (Posted On Thursday, September 26, 2024) Beware Equitable Doctrine of Issue Preclusion in Multiparty, Multivenue Patent Campaigns - (Posted On Thursday, August 01, 2024) Credibility at Issue? Court May Compel Party Representative to Appear in Person - (Posted On Thursday, July 25, 2024) How Close Are They? PTO Looking for “Significant Relationship” Between Sequential IPR Petitioners - (Posted On Thursday, May 09, 2024) Is Evidence of All Claimed Elements in Prior Art Enough? Not Without Motivation to Combine - (Posted On Thursday, April 04, 2024) Same Product in Different Packaging May Constitute Separate Market for Antitrust Purposes - (Posted On Thursday, March 28, 2024) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Beltway Buzz, July 25, 2025 by: James J. Plunkett California Regulator Finalizes CCPA Rules for Automated Decision Making, Cybersecurity Audits and Risk Assessments by: Trisha Sircar New York State Finalizes Rules for Notifying Current and Former Employees of 9/11 Fund Benefits by: Joseph B. Cartafalsa , Zachary V. Zagger Fifth Circuit Decision Clarifies Application of Highly Compensated Employee Overtime Exemption by: Jeffrey W. Brecher , Jaime Sanchez What You Need to Know About California’s Finalized CCPA Amendments: Part One by: Laila Paszti White House Reveals AI Action Plan by: Trisha Sircar , Alexander C. Kim From Data Centers to Ideology: Decoding the Latest AI Executive Orders by: Rachel Snyder Good , Eleanor T. Chung The Last One Standing: The Sun Finally Sets on COVID Leave in New York by: Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper , Katherine Heaney What a 1988 Statute Signals in the New England Patriots’ Privacy Class Action Settlement by: Kathryn M. Rattigan Texas Supreme Court Addresses Informal Fiduciary Relationships and The Fiduciary Duties Owed By Accountants by: David Fowler Johnson DOJ Expands Whistleblower Program to Include Corporate Immigration Violations by: Sarah J. Hawk , Scott Hulsey Kentucky AG Sues Temu for “Stealing Kentuckians’ Data” by: Linn F. Freedman White House Releases AI Action Plan by: Linn F. Freedman Privacy Under Pressure: What the NYT v. OpenAI Teaches Us About Data Governance by: Roma Patel Privacy Tip #452 – Temu + TikTok—Assess Risk Before Downloading by: Linn F. Freedman Upcoming Events Jul 29 2025 Real Estate Lunch & Learn Series–Navigating Orderly Sales Jul 30 2025 Local Housing Development Incentives: What's Working? A Bi-Coastal Perspective Jul 31 2025 Critical Insights for App Owners: Mastering Privacy Compliance and Avoiding Class Actions Jul 31 2025 Financial Deregulation and the Law of Unintended Consequences Webinar Print