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![]() Richard Neifeld, Ph.D.
Patent AttorneyEmail address: general@neifeld.com
Education
J.D. - The George Washington University Law School - 1994
Ph.D. - Rutgers University (Solid State Physics) - 1985
B.S./B.A. - University of Rochester (Physics and Mathematics)(Cum Laude and Honors) - 1980
Experience
Neifeld IP Law P.C. - 2002
Partner in the IP law firm of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, PC. - 1996
Patent Attorney - 1994
Patent Agent - 1992
Patent Technical Consultant - 1990
Staff Scientist for the U.S. Army's Laboratory Command - 1986
Post-doctoral Fellow, Rutgers University - 1985-1986
Former chair of the Interference Committee and current chair of the Services Subcommittee of the Interference Committee of the American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (AIPLA). Member of the AIPLA, American Bar Association, Maryland Patent Lawyers Association, and the Patent Information Users Group. Extensive experience in "specialty matters" in the U.S. patent office, such as appeals, petitions, reexaminations, reissues, public protests, and extensive experience in foreign prosecution, and interferences and related litigation. Extensive experience in due diligence work, including investigations, database searching, and opinions.
Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Virginia State Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Widely published in IP law publications, frequent lecturer to patent attorneys on patent law topics, and an active member of the patent bar associations. Founder and moderator for the popular "patentinterference" group on the groups.yahoo.com/group/patentinterference web site, which is a forum for general information on patent law and practice with a focus on patent interference issues.
Co-founder of the www.PatentValuePredictor.com automated patent valuation service, co-inventor of the underlying macro-economic model for valuing patents, and programmer of some of the code powering the automated valuations.
Five years of scientific research in applied physics areas of electro-optics, III-V materials, microwaves, vacuum deposition technology, superconductors, and electronics directed towards the U.S. Army's electronics, communication, and signal processing needs.
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