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Seminar: The New
Patent Law and What it Means to You
Speaker
Bio: Charles (Chico) L. Gholz
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Derivation
law, Prior User Rights and Related
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 Charles
(Chico) L. Gholz is a partner at the law firm Oblon,
Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. He
practices in the Litigation and Patent Interferences
groups, specializing in patent interferences. In
addition to general patent litigation, he is
particularly skilled at handling patent interferences
under 35 USC § 135 before the Board of Patent Appeals
and Interferences (BPAI) and court review of decisions
by the BPAI in interferences. He handles both appeals to
the Federal Circuit under 35 USC § 141 and civil actions
in district courts under 35 USC § 146.
Mr. Gholz
represents a wide variety of domestic and foreign
clients across a range of technologies including
biotech, chemical, electronics, computers and lasers. He
regularly appears before the BPAI, the Federal Circuit,
and various district courts. He also counsels on patent
validity and patentability, and he has appeared as an
expert witness on patent issues.
Prior to joining
the firm, Mr. Gholz served as an assistant technical
advisor to the Honorable Giles S. Rich of the U.S. Court
of Customs and Patent Appeals (1970-1972). A former
Lecturer in Law at George Mason University School of
Law, he has written and lectured widely on patent law.
In addition, he co-authored "Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit: Practice and Procedure," LexisNexis,
and "Patent Practice," Patent Resources Institute.
Charles L. Gholz
Partner
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier &
Neustadt, L.L.P.
1940 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 412-6485 direct dial
(703) 413-2220
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