Ann Arbor Attorney to present on IP trends in nanotechnology
Keith D. Weiss, Ph.D., an intellectual property attorney in Brinks Gilson & Lione’s Ann Arbor office, will be a presenter at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Nanotechnology, to be held July 25-28 in Pittsburgh.
Weiss’ presentation, Competitive Intelligence: Understanding Current Trends in the Patent Landscape for Nanomaterials, addresses technology trends, key patents and players in the nanotech field, product areas that are heavily patented or scarcely addressed, and critical aspects of strategic planning that account for the patent landscape associated with a company’s particular nanomaterial product. The presentation is based on an article of the same title that Dr. Weiss co-authored with Brinks colleague and shareholder, Lawrence G. Almeda, and will be published in tandem with the IEEE conference.
Listed as an inventor on more than 30 U.S. patents and four pending patent U.S. patent applications, Weiss understands the product development cycle, having been through the process many times.
Weiss’ presentation will take place on Friday, July 28.
Judge considering national freeze on Iraqi deportations
DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers for Detroit-area Iraqi nationals who fear they could be tortured or killed if they’re kicked out of the U.S. asked a judge on Monday to extend his freeze on their deportations to all Iraqis who have been ordered to leave the country.
U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith heard arguments but didn’t immediately rule on the matter. He ordered a 14-day stay last week for 114 Iraqi nationals who recently were rounded up in the Detroit area, including many who are Christian. The American Civil Liberties Union wants him to extend the deportation freeze to all Iraqis who have been ordered to leave the U.S.
The U.S. government says 1,400 Iraqis are under deportation orders, though most are not in custody. Some have been under removal orders for years because they committed crimes in the U.S. But legal action over deportations suddenly is heating up because Iraq has agreed to accept them.
Goldsmith isn’t even sure if he has jurisdiction. The 14-day freeze is intended to give him more time to decide.
“It’s an unusual case for all kinds of reasons,” he said.
The Justice Department argues that immigration court, not U.S. District Court, is the proper venue. The ACLU says a freeze is necessary so Iraqi nationals can go to immigration court and argue that their lives would be in jeopardy if returned to their native country.
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