The key person in success of EDIG patent re - exmination " Stephen C Durant "
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Stephen Durant is a shareholder in the law firm Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., San Jose, California. He has written and prosecuted patents in a wide range of technologies including software, computers, electronic circuits, holography, MEMS, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, microprocessors, wired and wireless telecommunication devices, network architectures, database software, electronic design automation, disk drives, Internet software, motion picture animation, computer graphics processing and business methods. His practice is devoted to developing intellectual property portfolios aligned with business goals; enforcement and litigation strategy involving infringement, non-infringement and invalidity analyses, reexaminations and reissues; IP due diligence directed to financings, mergers & acquisitions and licensing; working with business managers to maximize portfolio value; assessing, avoiding and responding to third-party IP threats; and providing legal opinions. His experience also includes advising companies on copyright, trademark, trade secret and licensing. He has represented numerous high-technology clients including start-ups, emerging companies, public companies and universities in technology-related IP issues. Steve held leadership roles in the formation of the patent prosecution practices at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto and later at Morrison Foerster in San Francisco. Steve was a partner at each of those law firms. Steve worked in-house at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Space & Communications Group, in El Segundo, CA in the mid 80’s. Mr. Durant is a graduate of Cornell Law School, J.D, 1981 and University of Notre Dame, B.S.E.E., 1978.
One of the benefits of working with SLW is that our claim mapping capability and our thorough patent work makes it less likely that your patents will be reduced or demolished by a reexamination. Claims can only be considered invalid in light of prior art, publications and patents that precede the filing of the challenged patent application.
During the reexamination process, the patent owner and its attorneys communicate with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) to alter claims, avoiding newly revealed art that poses a challenge to the patent grant. The claims emerging from the reexamination process are valid over the prior art. Art that is neutralized via reexamination can’t effectively be used as a trump card in litigation.
Great patent work at the start, with a clear view of the patent landscape, help reduce the risk of reexamination.
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