Sydney E. McDermottAssociateMcDermott Will & Schulte LLPWebsitewww.mcdermottlaw.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 Power Outage- Assignment Doesn’t Include Future Improvements - (Posted On Thursday, October 23, 2025) Kissing Cousins? SUNKIST and KIST Deemed Confusingly Similar - (Posted On Thursday, July 31, 2025) 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) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis United States: SEC Proposes Modernization Overhaul of Transfer Agent Rules by: Jon-Luc Dupuy OHCA Publishes Updated Draft Emergency Regulations Implementing AB 1415 by: Paul A. Gomez , Ashley N. Osak China’s Supreme People’s Court Clarifies Profit-Based Test for Inventor Remuneration in Service Invention Dispute Over Adalimumab Biosimilar Patent by: Aaron Wininger The Growth Docket by: Louis Lehot Setting Up the Lame Duck: Health Care’s Year-End Outlook by: Eli Greenspan , Sylvia Kornegay This Week in 340B: September 8 – 14, 2026 by: Emily J. Cook , Reuben Bank Another FCA Cybersecurity Settlement Signals Continued Commitment to Enforcement Priorities by: Matthew D. Krueger , Jason Mehta Looming Compliance Changes for NY Employers: Personnel Records Access, Construction Pay Reporting + More by: Richard Greenberg , Arin M. Liebman FTC Publishes Price Transparency FAQs for Auto Dealers by: Richard B. Newman FTC Issues Long-Awaited Guidance For Dealers On Price Transparency In Advertising by: Brandon Bigelow Federal Court Blocks DHS F-1, J-1 Fixed-Period Admission Rule; Curricular Practical Training Restrictions Remain by: Amy L. Peck , Jessica Feinstein Higher Burdens for NCAA Divisions as ‘Protect College Sports Act’ Gets Closer to Goal Line, Advancing in Senate by: Bernard G. Dennis III German Federal Labor Court Rules on Choice of Law in Cross-Border Home Office by: Dr. Ulrike Conradi Foley Automotive Update: September 16, 2026 by: Vanessa L. Miller , Ann Marie Uetz GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | September 2026 by: Janis E. Clements , Tonya M. Esposito Upcoming Events Sep 17-18 2026 IP Law Summit by Marcus Evans Sep 17-18 2026 Chief Litigation Officer Summit by Marcus Evans Sep 29 2026 Unearthing Coverage: Building Coverage Strategies for Environmental Liability Claims Oct 12-13 2026 2026 Proxy Disclosure & 23rd Annual Executive Compensation Conferences Print