Intellectual Property
Dec. 7, 2012
Veteran Bay Area IP attorney Neil Smith hired as patent office judge
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has hired veteran intellectual property attorney Neil A. Smith as an administrative judge in its planned satellite patent office.
By Rachel Swan
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has snagged another Bay Area attorney to serve at its planned Silicon Valley satellite. Neil A. Smith, a partner at Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley, will serve as an administrative patent judge on the new Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which will hold hearings and decide important patent validity and related issues. The patent office and Department of Commerce are still scouting for locations as the...
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