Practice Areas - Intellectual Property Law
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 585-270-2100
Fax: 585-270-2179
http://www.leclairryan.com
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| University | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S.Ch.E., 1977 |
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| Law School | George Washington University, J.D., 1983 |
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| Admitted | 1983, District of Columbia; 1991, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
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| Memberships | The District of Columbia Bar; New York State Bar Association. |
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| Born | Buffalo, New York, 1955 |
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| Biography | Named a New York "Super Lawyer," Intellectual Property, 2011/2012. Former Law Clerk to the Hon. Jack R. Miller, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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| ISLN | 907018894 |
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Supreme Court Invalidates Two Medical Diagnostic Methods PatentsGeorgia C. Evans,Michael L. Goldman,Shelley A. Jones,Edwin V. Merkel,Tate L. Tischner,Jeffrey N. Townes, March 26, 2012 This week, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court invalidated claims of two patents relating to medical diagnostic methods, stating that the claims in question amount to nothing more than laws of nature and "well-understood, routine, conventional activity previously engaged in by...
Patent Reform: First Inventor-to-FileMichael L. Goldman,Wendell W. Harris,Shelley A. Jones,Edwin V. Merkel,Tate L. Tischner,Jeffrey N. Townes, September 21, 2011 The American Invents Act proposes to harmonize the U.S. patent system with the patent systems of other countries by replacing the “first-to-invent” system, adopted at the inception of the U.S. patent system, with a “first inventor-to-file” system. This requires several major...
Patent Reform: Obama Signs America Invents ActMichael L. Goldman,Shelley A. Jones,Tate L. Tischner, September 21, 2011 President Obama today signed into law the America Invents Act, the first significant change in patent law since 1952. The legislation is aimed at streamlining the patent process and reducing costly legal battles pertaining to intellectual property rights.
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