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Brian Whipps

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BIOGRAPHY

Serving innovators for over 25 years and protecting inventions around the world. Brian is accomplished in employing unique worldwide patent filing strategies for disruptive technology. Particularly skilled in compacting U.S. patent prosecution.

Brian is speaker on U.S Design Patent Law and strategies to develop a single patent description for worldwide effective protection.

He has developed relationships with officials at the European Patent Office, the World intellectual Property Office, the European Intellectual Property Office along with nearly every European Patent association as past co-chair of the AIPLA IP Practice in Europe committee. Currently he is focused on the AIPLA Harmonization committee working to enhance IP harmonization between the Japanese, Korea, Chinese, European and U.S. Patent Offices.

EDUCATION

William Mitchell College of Law
- J.D.
- cum laude
- Law Review
University of Minnesota – Duluth
- B.Ch.E., Chemical Engineering
- With Distinction
- Tau Beta Pi

BAR ADMISSIONS

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Minnesota

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Member
American Intellectual Property Law Association

Harmonization Committee, Appointed Member
Professional Programs Committee, Member
IP Practice in Europe, Past Co-Chair
Committee on the Profession, Past-Member
Emerging Technology Committee, Past-Chair

PUBLICATIONS

“Substantial Evidence Supporting the Clearly Erroneous Standard of Review: The PTO Faces Off Against the Federal Circuit”, William Mitchell Law Review, October 1998
- A review of In re Zurko 111 F.3d 887 (Fed. Cir. 1997)