Sydney E. McDermottAssociateMcDermott Will & Schulte LLPWebsitewww.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 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) Is Evidence of All Claimed Elements in Prior Art Enough? Not Without Motivation to Combine - (Posted On Thursday, April 04, 2024) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Is ChatGPT the New “WebMD” for Human Resources Professionals to Contend With? by: Abby M. Warren Removal? Snap to it! by: Timothy E. Burroughs Training Artificial Intelligence and Employer Liability: Lessons from Schuster v. Scale AI by: Naomi C. Friedman Demystifying Commercial Litigation Finance by: Financial Poise Faculty The Fundamentals of the Chapter 11 First Day Hearing by: Michele Schechter The Anatomy of a Trial by: Joshua L. Gablin USCIS Updates Child Status Protection Act Age Calculation Policy – Considerations for Employers and Employees by: Ian R. Macdonald Court Reversed Judgment Against A Trustee Due To Jury Instruction Errors And Also Held That A Party Is Not Entitled To A Jury Trial In Trustee Removal Actions by: David Fowler Johnson Remote Work Compliance Considerations for H-1B, E-3, and H-1B1 Employees by: Ian R. Macdonald Court Dismissed Appeal From Interim Trust Orders Because It Lacked Jurisdiction by: David Fowler Johnson NYC Limits Housing Discrimination Based on Criminal Background: Is ‘Criminal History’ History? by: John A. Snyder , Diane Krebs Massachusetts Makarevich: ‘Understandable’ Separation Agreement Language Aids Employer in Unpaid Wages Case by: Brian E. Lewis , Eve R. Keller Breastfeeding at Work Redefined: Puerto Rico’s New Code Ushers in Major Changes by: Sara E. Colón-Acevedo , Karina Rodríguez Civil Rights Enforcement following Columbia’s Settlement with the White House by: Amy Fabiano , Brigid Harrington Court Rules Pension Fund’s Position Was Not ‘So Baseless’ as to Mandate an Award of Attorneys’ Fees by: Robert R. Perry Upcoming Events Aug 21 2025 Crash Course: How to Acquire and Resuscitate Distressed Companies Sep 15 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Aug 13 2025 TSCA 30/30 - August 13, 2025 Print