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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. Sort By: Date | Popularity
 The CAFC Decision in Tafas v. Doll (Fed. Cir. 3/20/2009)On March 20, 2009, a panel of the Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit ("CAFC") decided the USPTO's appeal of the District Court decision enjoining the USPTO's rules limiting
applicants’ rights to file claims, continuations, and Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs). However, the panel was fractured, with a two panel member majority opinion (Judges Prost and Bryson), a concurrence (Judge Bryson), and a concurrence in part and dissent in part (Judge Radar). The Decision on Rehearing in Amgen, Inc. v. Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGS) -The Decision on Rehearing in Amgen, Inc. v. Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGS) -
Interference 105,613 - Teaching Points on Interference Practice Can you Sue "the State" for Patent Infringement?Review of case law regarding protecting patents from infringement by the state. Strategies for Preparing for a Patent InterferencePreparing for a successful patent interference and clues one winning. Comments on United States Patent Assignment InformationThe text below is a copy of an email that I sent the Patent Interference User's Group (PIUG) on November 4, 2003, regarding United States Patent Assignment Information. My email was in response to a chain of emails discussing contents and accuracy of assignment information provided by the commercial database providers. Electronic Notebooks and the Requirements to Prove Date of Invention in Patent InterferencesThis paper contains an excerpt of an email I sent to the PIUG (Patent Information User's Group) email distribution list on November 30, 2003. A Supplemental Note on the Medical Practitioner's Actimmunity from liability from patent infringment Patent Valuation From a Practical View Point, and Some Interesting Patent Value Statistics From the Patentvaluepredictor ModelA review of how to treat patents from a financial and tax reporting standpoint. What Any Decision Maker Needs to Know About Patent ProtectionThis paper explains the basic information a decision maker needs to know regarding patents. There are certain concepts the understanding of which is a prerequisite for this topic. Can you Use a Patent Application Filing in Order to Obtain a Foreign Filing License for "technical Data" ?Can You Use a Patent Application Filing in Order to Obtain a Foreign Filing License for "technical data" ?
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