Background
Gholz, Charles L. was born on March 26, 1944 in Hastings, Minnesota, United States.
Gholz, Charles L. was born on March 26, 1944 in Hastings, Minnesota, United States.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and B.S.Ec., 1965). Columbia University (Bachelor of Laws, 1968). George Washington University (Master of Laws in Patent and Trade Regulation Law, 1973).
Assistant Technical Advisor and Law Clerk to Honorable Giles South. Rich, United States.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1970-1972. Author, Publications: "Commissioners for the CCPA," 53 JPOS 388 1971.
"Patent and Trademark Jurisdiction of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals," 40 George Washington Law Review 416 1972 and 55 JPOS 69, 184 1973. "Recent Developments in the CCPA Relating to the First Paragraph of 35 University of Southern California 112," 54 JPOS 768 1972 and 55 JPOS 4 1973.
"The Defense of Patent Invalidity in Tariff Commission Patent Actions," 55 JPOS 791 1973.
"Criminal and Disciplinary Liability for Fraud on the Patent and Trademark Office," 3 APLAQJ 177 1975. "Extraordinary Writ Jurisdiction of the CCPA in Patent and Trademark Cases," 58 JPOS 356 1976 and 69 FRD 119 1976. "Petitions and Appeals," "Interferences," and "Correction of Issued Patents," in Patent Practice (Kayton educated, 1st educated
1976.
2nd educated 1983, 3rd educated 1985, 4th educated 1989); "Failure to Perfect Claim to Priority During Pendency of First—Filed United States. Patent Application," 63 JPOS 59 1981.
"Collateral Estoppel Effect of Decision by the Board of Patent Interferences," 30 De Paul Law Review 789 1981 and 65 JPOS 67 1983.
"Board of Appeals Jurisdiction Over Appeals from Decisions by Primary Examiners Refusing to Institute Interferences on Modified or Phantom Counts," 64 JPOS 651 1982. "Best Mode—Intent to Conceal," 65 JPOS 436, 1983.
"The Law of Double Patenting in the CCPA," 4 APLAQJ 261 1976 and 16 Industrial Property 197 1977. "Establishing the Time the Invention Was Made," Non-Obviousness: The Standard of Patentability in the United States, 1978.
"Review of Decisions Striking Patent Applications for Fraud," 61 JPOS 52 1979.
"Willful Infringement and ‘Magic Words’-The Effect of Opinions of Counsel on Awards of Increased Damages and Attorney Fees," 66 JPTOS 598, 1984. "Compelled Testimony, Testimony Abroad, and Protective Orders in Interference Proceedings under the New Rules," 67 JPTOS 239, 1985. "CAFC Review of Interlocutory Decisions," 67 JPTOS 417, 1985, 5 Legal Notes and Viewpoints, 1985.
"The Impact of Statutory Invention Registrations on Interference Practice," 67 JPTOS 645, 1985.
"Choice of Law in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit," 13.
Worked at Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, Professional Corporation (Arlington, Virginia) specializing in United States. and International Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law and Related Licensing and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1969, New New York 1970-1982, United States.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
1971-1972, United States. Court of Claims; 1972, District of Columbia.
1977, Virginia. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Assistant Technical Advisor and Law Clerk to Honorable Giles South. Rich, United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1970-1972.
Author, Publications: "Commissioners for the CCPA," 53 JPOS 388 1971.
"Patent and Trademark Jurisdiction of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals," 40 George Washington Law Review 416 1972 and 55 JPOS 69, 184 1973. "Recent Developments in the CCPA Relating to the First Paragraph of 35 University of Southern California 112," 54 JPOS 768 1972 and 55 JPOS 4 1973.
"The Defense of Patent Invalidity in Tariff Commission Patent Actions," 55 JPOS 791 1973. "Criminal and Disciplinary Liability for Fraud on the Patent and Trademark Office," 3 APLAQJ 177 1975.
"Extraordinary Writ Jurisdiction of the CCPA in Patent and Trademark Cases," 58 JPOS 356 1976 and 69 FRD 119 1976.
"Petitions and Appeals," "Interferences," and "Correction of Issued Patents," in Patent Practice (Kayton educated, 1st educated 1976; 2nd educated 1983, 3rd educated 1985, 4th educated 1989, 5th educated
1993, 6th educated
1995); "Failure to Perfect Claim to Priority During Pendency of FirstFiled United States. Patent Application," 63 JPOS 59 1981. "Collateral Estoppel Effect of Decision by the Board of Patent Interferences," 30 De Paul Law Review 789 1981 and 65 JPOS 67 1983.
"Board of Appeals Jurisdiction Over Appeals from Decisions by Primary Examiners Refusing to Institute Interferences on Modified or Phantom Counts," 64 JPOS 651 1982.
"Best ModeIntent to Conceal," 65 JPOS 436, 1983. "The Law of Double Patenting in the CCPA," 4 APLAQJ 261 1976 and 16 Industrial Property 197 1977.
"Establishing the Time the Invention Was Made," Non-Obviousness: The Standard of Patentability in the United States, 1978. "Review of Decisions Striking Patent Applications for Fraud," 61 JPOS 52 1979.
"Willful Infringement and Magic Words--The Effect of Opinions of Counsel on Awards of Increased Damages and Attorney Fees," 66 JPTOS 598, 1984.
"Compelled Testimony, Testimony Abroad, and Protective Orders in Interference Proceedings under the New Rules," 67 JPTOS 239, 1985. "CAFC Review of Interlocutory Decisions," 67 JPTOS 417, 1985, 5 Legal Notes and Viewpoints, 1985. "The Impact of Statutory Invention Registrations on Interference Practice," 67 JPTOS 645, 1985.
"Choice of Law in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit," 13 AIPLAQJ 309 1985.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Practice and Procedure, Matthew Bender, 1985. "Old Rule Interferences After The Promulgation of the New Rules," 68 JPTOS 335, 1986.
"A Critique of Recent Opinions of the Federal Circuit in Patent Interferences," 69 JPTOS 657 1987. "Why First-To-File Should Not Mean the End of Interferences," 69 JPTOS 711 1987.
"A Critique of Recent Opinions of the Federal Circuit in Patent Interferences," 71 JPTOS 439, 1989.
"Jurisdiction of the Board of Patent Appeals and the Interferences to Decide Infringement Questions Under the Doctrine of Equivalents," 72 JPTOS 334, 1990. "How the United States Currently Handles the Interference Issues That Will Remain in a First-to File World," 18 AIPLAQJ 1, 1990. "A Critique of Recent Opinions of the Federal Circuit in Patent Interferences," 73 JPTOS 700 (1991).
"A Critique of Recent Opinions of the Federal Circuit in Patent Interferences," 75 JPTOS 448 (1993).
"What Article 1709 (7) of North American Free Trade Agreement Will Mean to Canadian Practitioners," 10 Canadian Intellectual Property Law Review 433 (1993). "A Critique of Recent Opinions of the Federal Circuit in Patent Interferences," 76 JPTOS 649 (1994).
"A Critique of Recent Opinions of the Federal Circuit in Patent Conferences," 77 JPTOS 429. "Practicing Under the New Patent Interference Rules and New Rule 131," 77 JPTOS 858 (1995).
"The Taking of Voluntary Testimonial Depositions in Japan for Use in United States.
Patent Interferences," 78 JPTOS 138 (1996). "Investive Versus Divestive Actual Reductions To Practice," 78 JPTOS 195 (1996). Lecturer in Law, George Mason University School of Law, 1992.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Steering Committee, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Division, 1984-1986.
Vice Chairman, 1985-1986). American Bar Association (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section.
Chairman, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Subcommittee, Federal Practice and Procedure Committee, 1982-1983). American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chairman, Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition Subcommittee, 1973-1975.
Ad Hoc Committee, Proposed Single Court of Patent Appeals, 1978-1979.
Chairman, Interference Law and Practice Subcommittee of the Interference Committee, 1983-1984. Chairman, Interference Committee, 1988-1990. Vice-Chairman, Amicus Committee, 1990-1991.
Chairman, Amicus Committee, 1994-1996).
Association of Former Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Law Clerks and Technical Advisors (President, 1978-1979). Founded in 1968, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, Professional Corporation has grown to become one of the largest full-service firms in the United States specializing exclusively in intellectual property law.
The success of the Firm"s rapid expansion can be attributed to the founders" passion for quality service. The Firm"s staff includes internationally known experts in every field of intellectual property law.
Its practice includes federal court litigation, representation at federal agencies, the domestic and international prosecution of patent and trademark applications, copyright registrations, and maskwork applications, as well as necessary support services, including an extensive client education program
The Firm"s clientele includes numerous multinational corporations that are among the most active in the intellectual property field, foreign and United States. government agencies, numerous universities, and businesses of all sizes. Specialties of the firm include, but are not limited to, interference law, chemical/biotech patent law, electrical/software patent law, copyright law, and trademark law. Litigation teams work closely with clients to accomplish objectives with dispatch through negotiation, litigation, or alternative dispute resolution.
The Firm has conducted and successfully concluded numerous significant re-examinations and reissue procedures, as well as a large number of appeals to the United States.
Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals and the United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Steering Committee, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Division, 1984-1986. Vice Chairman, 1985-1986). American Bar Association (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section.
Chairman, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Subcommittee, Federal Practice and Procedure Committee, 1982-1983).
American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chairman, Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition Subcommittee, 1973-1975. Ad Hoc Committee, Proposed Single Court of Patent Appeals, 1978-1979.
Chairman, Interference Law and Practice Subcommittee of the Interference Committee, 1983-1984. Chairman, Interference Committee, 1988-1990.
Vice-Chairman, Amicus Committee, 1990-1991.
Chairman, Amicus Committee, 1994-1996). Association of Former Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Law Clerks and Technical Advisors (President, 1978-1979).