Background
Boler, James R. was born on August 10, 1937 in Rochester, Minnesota, United States.
Boler, James R. was born on August 10, 1937 in Rochester, Minnesota, United States.
University of Minnesota (Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, 1961). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1967).
Worked at Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. (Arlington, Virginia) specializing in United States. and International Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law and Related Licensing and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1968, District of Columbia. 1978, Maryland; United States.
Supreme Court; United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. United States. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office (Not admitted Virginia). Patent Examiner, 1961-1974.
Acting Member, PTO Board of Appeals, 1974-1978. Member, PTO Board of Interferences, 1978-1985. Member, PTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, 1985-1993.
Co-author, New Interference Practice After NAFTA (& GATT), Patent Resource Group, Inc. (1994-1996). Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section). Maryland State and American (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section) Bar Associations.
American Intellectual Property Law Association. United States. Patent Office Society. Founded in 1968, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. 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, PTO Board of Interferences, 1978-1985. Member, PTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, 1985-1993. Co-author, New Interference Practice After NAFTA (& GATT), Patent Resource Group, Inc.
(1994-1996). Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section). Maryland State and American (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section) Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association.
United States. Patent Office Society.