Publications and Presentations

Presentations – Patent Law

"Inconsistencies and Possible Illegalities in Current USPTO Restriction Practice." National Association of Patent Practitioners Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.. July 2004
"Transcription Factors for Research and Medicine." US Patent & Trademark Office TC 1600 Technology Fair, Alexandria, VA. July 2004
"Proposed PTO Rule Changes Relating to Continuing Applications and Claim Number." Panelist at BIO IP Counsels’ Committee Meeting, San Francisco, CA. March 2006
"The Written Description Requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph: Origins, History and Recent Perversions." National Association of Patent Practitioners Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.. July 2006
"The Supreme Court’s Expanding Role in Patent Law." Panelist at BIO IP Counsels’ Committee Meeting, Boston, MA. October 2006
"Obviousness After KSR: ‘It’s All Been Done’." National Association of Patent Practitioners San Francisco Bay Area Regional Meeting. May 2007
"What is Obvious? The History and Impact of KSR v. Teleflex." National Association of Patent Practitioners Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada. July 2007

"Changing Standards for Compliance with the Written Description Requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, First Paragraph." The Disclosure (National Association of Patent Practitioners). September 2006 [ download pdf ]
“After Myriad: A Herd of Elephants in the Room.” Patent Docs Blog, July 3, 2013. [Link]