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 When Is a Car a Character? The Ninth Circuit Revisits Copyrightability in Halicki v. Carroll Shelby Licensing by: Dylan J. Price Public Hearings on OSHA’s Proposed Heat Hazard Rule Begin by: Lisa B. Marsh , Adrienne M. Wood What to Watch: Potential Increase in Enforcement of “RUO” Diagnostics by: Dominick DiSabatino , Audrey Mercer Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care by: Eric J. Neiman , Lisa Pierce Reisz EPA Proposes RFS Standards for 2026 and 2027, Will Hold Hearing on July 8, 2025 by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton NYC Comptroller Report Calls for Overhaul of State Consumer Financial Protections by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia California AI Policy Report Outlines Proposed Comprehensive Regulatory Framework by: Jason M. Loring Maine Enacts Ban on Reporting Medical Debt to Credit Bureaus by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia CFPB Proposes to Eliminate Education Allocations from Civil Penalty Fund by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Supreme Court Unanimously Sides with Catholic Charities in Wisconsin Unemployment Tax Exemption Case by: Richard M Corn , Amanda H Nussbaum Texas Supreme Court Issues New Interpretation of Texas Usury Law by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia New York AG Secures $250,000 Settlement with Money Transmitter Over Remittance Rule Violations by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Compliance Deadlines for Chicago Employers Coming July 1, 2025 by: Markeya A. Fowler EPA Releases Draft Charge Questions for SACC Meeting on Phthalates and Memorandum on Proposed Refinement for Estimating DBP Skin Exposures by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton CFPB and DOJ Terminate Another Redlining Consent Order by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Upcoming Events Jun 24 2025 2025 Special Assets Summer School Webinar: Agricultural Borrowers and Problem Loans Jun 25 2025 TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later Jun 25 2025 Business Law Institute Virtual Elimination of Bias Session Jul 9 2025 Employment Law in the US Print