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 Australia: Preparing for Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing ACT 2006: What Tranche 2 Entities Need to Know by: Jim Bulling Anthropic and Meta Fair Use Rulings on AI Model Training by: Shawn C. Helms , Jason D. Krieser Fair Use or Foul Play? The AI Fair Use Copyright Line by: Jodi Benassi Seeing Double? Director Instructs Board to Resolve Claim Construction Pre-Institution by: Benjamin N. Ediger, PhD NSCEB Seeks Input to Modernize Biotechnology Product Regulation by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton California CCPA Settlement: Health Website Penalized for Tracking Non-Compliance by: Gretchen A. Ramos , Sherry Xiaoxuan Ding USCIS Issues Major Update to TN Visa Policy Manual by: Rosa M. Corriveau SEC and SolarWinds Seek Settlement in Securities Fraud Case by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Ninth Circuit Scrutinizes California Wiretap Law: Will Website Chat and Analytics Survive Legal Challenge? by: Harrison Brown , Ana Tagvoryan EPA’s 2024 Asbestos Ban Paused as Fifth Circuit Grants Abeyance for Rule Reconsideration by: John Surma Has SCOTUS Pre-decided Whether the NRC Can License Private Off-Site High-Level Nuclear Waste Storage Facilities? by: Peter A. Tomasi , David G. Cabrales Effective Immediately: CEQA Reform Legislation by: Caroline Guibert Chase , Zachary D. Rego Safety Basics XV: Imminent Danger—OSHA’s Immediate Response Procedures [Podcast] by: Frank D. Davis , John Surma Active Shooter Incidents, Part I: Beyond the Statistics to Practical Workplace Violence Insights [Podcast] by: Karen Tynan Hard Bargaining Gone Bad: D.C. Cir. Upholds NLRB’s Bad-Faith Finding by: Paul Salvatore , Joshua S. Fox Upcoming Events Jul 8 2025 Environmental Essentials Webinar - EPA’s Proposed Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants: Implications for the Rest of Industry Jul 9 2025 July 9 WEBINAR | Crossing Borders: US Business Immigration Strategies for Israeli Companies Jul 9 2025 Employment Law in the US Jul 10 2025 Mandatory Roth Catch-up Print