by Tori Staniewicz | Jul 28, 2026
Wiggin and Dana ECVC Co-Chair Evan Kipperman authored the United States chapter for Legal 500’s Venture Capital Country Comparative Guides 2026, offering insights into current venture capital market practices and investment trends across the United States. The...
by Tori Staniewicz | Jul 20, 2026
Wiggin and Dana Partners Paul Hughes, Evan Kipperman, Daniela Badiola Spanos, Katherine “Katie” Rubino, Tamia Simonis, and Mark Heaphy authored the “USA – Massachusetts Trends and Developments” chapter for Chambers and Partners’ Doing Business In… 2026...
by Siena Mangi | Jul 16, 2026
A small drafting mistake can have major consequences in patent law. That was the lesson from Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Pfizer Inc., where the Federal Circuit held in a precedential opinion that Enanta’s patent could not rely on the filing date of its earlier...
by Siena Mangi | Jul 9, 2026
Since Alice and Mayo came down, Software patents have started to drown. But a SMED’s the new way To keep 101 at bay— And turn that rejection around! Background Under 35 U.S.C. § 101, patent applicants must demonstrate that their inventions are directed...
by Siena Mangi | Jul 9, 2026
Since leaving the Manhattan DA’s Office’s Major Economic Crimes Bureau at the end of 2024, I am frequently asked the following question: “Is the Manhattan DA’s office (“DANY”) going to start indicting white-collar cases that the DOJ is not prioritizing? My answer has...
