Luciano AlvaradoAssociateSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPWebsitewww.sheppardmullin.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail858-876-3552 Professional Biography Luciano Alvarado is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office. More Legal and Business Bylines From Luciano Alvarado The Push and Pull of Prosecution Estoppel: How Cancelled Claims Can Affect the Scope of Non-Amended Claims - (Posted On Thursday, August 07, 2025) No Credit Where It Isn’t Due: The Importance of Preemption and Inventorship in Patent Law - (Posted On Thursday, May 22, 2025) Slicing Through Insufficient Evidence of Infringement, Willfulness, and Damages - (Posted On Friday, November 01, 2024) Celanese v. ITC: How the On-Sale Bar Can Turn Sweet Sales into Spoiled Patents - (Posted On Tuesday, September 17, 2024) Federal Circuit Finds That a Narrowing Claim Limitation That Expressly Requires Optional Elements of a Markush Group from the Same Claim is Neither Contradictory nor Indefinite - (Posted On Monday, June 10, 2024) Navigating Revised Motions to Amend in Inter Partes Review as a Non-active, Joined Party - (Posted On Wednesday, May 29, 2024) Current Legal Analysis Borrowing and Lending 101 by: Financial Poise Faculty Valuing Lost Profits in Litigation: Making the Case (and the Math) Work by: Financial Poise Faculty Practical Tips for Taking and Defending Depositions by: Michele Schechter AI Notetaking Tools Under Fire: Lessons from the Otter.ai Class Action Complaint by: Joseph J. Lazzarotti Why Anthropic’s Copyright Settlement Changes the Rules for AI Training by: Timothy P. Scanlan, Jr. , Andrew R. Lee The Future of Work: California Employment Legislation in 2025 by: Christopher W. Olmsted , Charles L. Thompson, IV Beltway Buzz, August 29, 2025 by: James J. Plunkett ECHA Publishes Updated REACH Restriction Proposal for PFAS by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Colorado Budget Cuts Hit Home for Medicaid Providers by: Ryan B. Thurber , Bragg E. Hemme PEER Petitions MAHA Commission to Remove PFAS from U.S. Food Chain by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Canada’s Plan of Priorities Includes Several Nanoscale Materials by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Age Discrimination Act—Which Proscribes Age Discrimination in Programs Receiving Federal Assistance—Does Not Apply to Medical Residency Rankings, Ninth Circuit Panel Rules by: Daniel J. Ganz European Court of Justice Ruling on Works Agreements: Reinforcing GDPR Compliance in the Workplace by: Simon J. McMenemy , Benjamin W. Perry The Empire State's Continuing Battle Over the Timing of Local Elections by: Joseph T. Burns Some Congressional Dissent to Trump Administration’s AI Chip Sales to China; FTC Cracks Down on AI Marketing Claims — AI: The Washington Report by: Bruce D. Sokler , Alexander Hecht Upcoming Events Sep 15-16 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15-16 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Sep 29-30 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - New York Oct 20-21 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - California Print