Primary Patent Examiner
CurrentConduct prior art searches and examine patent applications in technology areas including exercise and rehabilitation devices, ventilators, respirators, drug delivery systems, wound and blood treatment devices, diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices. Draft patentability opinions and communicate Office positions with applicants and legal counsel. Perform PCT international patent search and examination. Conduct examiner interviews. Defend appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Full Signatory Authority granted April 2017. Assist Supervisory Patent Examiner (SPE) with training and work product review of junior patent examiners. Independently prepare, lead, and present Art Unit level Quality Enhancement Meetings (QEMs). Assist external stakeholders with USPC/CPC search guidance. Collaborate with European Patent Office (EPO) counterparts on interagency harmonization and revision projects.