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 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) Stay in the Know: Informational Message Is Not a Source Identifier - (Posted On Thursday, February 01, 2024) Current Legal Analysis Ohio Will Allow Employers to Electronically Post Certain Workplace Labor and Employment Notices by: Samuel H. Ottinger EPA Extends Comment Period on Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for PFOA and PFOS by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton “I’m Interested in a Revolution” -- RFK, Jr. Outlines His FDA Priorities in the Regulation of Food Ingredients and Food Packaging by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman Impact of Tariffs on Commercial Contractual Performance: Can Tariffs Be a Force Majeure Event? by: Marla Tun Reschly , Thomas G. Allen Environmental Law Monitor: Revisiting the Endangerment Finding: The Future of Greenhouse Gas Regulation [Podcast] by: Jeffrey R. Holmstead , Daniel J. Pope New York Finds Personalized Analysis of Advertising Campaigns Is Taxable by: Glenn Newman , Nikki E. Dobay China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases RFC for Regulations on the Protection of Trade Secrets by: Aaron Wininger Privacy and Security in AI Note-Taking and Recording Tools, Part 2: Risk Mitigation and ADMT Regulations [Podcast] by: Benjamin W. Perry , Lauren N. Watson New Era of Collaboration? States Team Up to Coordinate on Privacy Laws by: Liisa M. Thomas , Kathryn Smith D.C. Circuit Erases NLRB Joint Employer Order After Google-Cognizant Contract Lapses by: Joshua S. Fox , Shanice Z. Smith-Banks New Executive Order Aims to End Disparate Impact Liability for Discrimination by: Myles Moran Mental Health Awareness Month: Supporting Employee Mental Health While Navigating ADA Compliance by: Sara J. Higgins Pay Transparency Laws Are Trending: What’s Coming in 2025 Q2 & Q3 by: Jacqueline A. Hayduk Healthcare Preview for the Week of: April 28, 2025 [Podcast] by: Debra Curtis , Kayla Holgash Three Environmental Law Takeaways on President Trump Ordering DOJ to Rescind Civil Rights ‘Disparate Impact’ Regulations by: J. Michael Showalter , Samuel A. Rasche Upcoming Events Apr 30 2025 Workplace Horizons 2025 May 6 2025 Legal AI Demo Day Hosted by WashU Law School and Wickard Apr 29 2025 Navigating the Future of Hospice, In-Home Care, PACE, and Certificate of Need in New York Apr 29 2025 ABA 2025 ILS Annual Conference – Adapting to Today’s International Legal Challenges: A New Era? Print