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Commissioner for Patents Robert Stoll to Retire Effective Dec. 31st. Deputy Commissioner Focarino to succeed.

Since he became an Examiner in the chemical arts in 1982, Bob Stoll has been an increasingly important presence (some would say “force”) in the USPTO. He has held executive/administrative positions in the Office since 1979 and has been Commissioner … Continue reading

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John L. White Dies – Authored Chemical Patent Practice

I was saddened to hear of the recent passing of John L. White, a founder of the Arlington firm of Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan. Although I did not know him well, he will be remembered for a long, long … Continue reading

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Bertram Rowland 1930 – 2010. Biotech Patent Pioneer Dies

died recently after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He had a long and productive career in patent law, but will always be known as the attorney who prepared and prosecuted the Cohen-Boyer patent (U.S. Pat. No. 4.237,224) on cloning a … Continue reading

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Congratulations

MERCEDES K. MYER, J.D., Ph.D., a partner at Drinker Biddle in DC was recently nominated (read “appointed”) to the Board of Directors of AIPLA. She was a the PTO Relations Subcommittee Chair when I was chair of the Biotechnology Committee … Continue reading

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