A Lower-Cost Alternative to IPRs: The Case for Third Party Submissions at the USPTO
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This webinar will address Third-Party Preissuance Submissions under 35 U.S.C. 122(e) and how they can be strategically employed to curtail the issuance of overly broad US Patents. A case for when and how to take advantage of the power to participate in the patent prosecution of competitors will be laid out. Benefits vs. drawbacks and potential pitfalls will be outlined. Finally, a model third-party submission regime will be proposed, including publication monitoring, prior art development, and strategic drafting of third party submissions with be detailed. Presenters will include both in house and law firm counsel with extensive third-party submission experience to provide a diverse set of perspectives.
Michael Burleigh
Patent Attorney
Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Michael Burleigh is a patent attorney in Leydig’s Boulder office whose practice focuses primarily on patent prosecution, due diligence and trademark matters. His diverse range of patent prosecution experience encompasses materials science, chemistry, biotechnology, computer science, and mechanical engineering. His prior career as a process engineer in the pharmaceutical industry informs his legal approach and grounds him technically.
Nathan Frederick
Director, IP Services
Cardinal Intellectual Property
Nathan Frederick is the Director of IP Services for Cardinal Intellectual Property. Within this role, he manages Cardinal's corporate and law firm accounts. His concentration focuses on IP search, e-discovery, valuation, monetization, and competitive monitoring of products and services. He received his Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering from Valparaiso University and his law degree at the University of Iowa.
Dimitry Kapmar
Director Counsel, Patent Operations
Zebra Technologies Corporation
Dimitry Kapmar is an Intellectual Property attorney with an emphasis on patent portfolio management and patent litigation. He also has extensive prior engineering experience in the wireless telecommunications arena. His specialties include patent portfolio management, patent litigation, patent opinions and due diligence, patent prosecution, and trademark counseling. He received his B.S., Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and his law degree from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
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