USPTO OVERSEAS
Mike Hammer is a registered US patent attorney. He earned a JD from Lewis and Clark Law School, a PhD in molecular genetics and cell biology from the University of Chicago, and a BA in biology from Oberlin College. He is a member of the Oregon State Bar. Before joining JMB Davis Ben- David, Hammer was an associate at Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, where he prepared and prosecuted US and international patent applications and worked with international associations in Canada, the EU, Australia, China and Japan. His technology focus includes molecular biology, virology, cell biology and cancer biology.
“ELECTRONIC FILING AND TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS BRING THE USPTO CLOSER TO US, AND ALLOW US TO REPRESENT OUR CLIENTS IN THE SAME WAY AS ANY US-BASED LAW FIRM WOULD.”
practice, our firm can now provide non-US clients US IP services, but during their working day.
When a European client comes into work to find an urgent US-related matter waiting in her inbox, she can contact me and get near-immediate confirmation that we will take care of it, and I can
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call her immediately if there are any last-minute questions. And while our Asian clients might have to wait a few hours before the start of our workday, we are still closer than the US, and we can confirm receipt of their instructions, and provide them with peace of mind before they finish work for the day.
Our location also allows us to work substantively with our non-US clients without the time delay inherent in working with US-based firms. For example, I prepared a declaration for an inventor in Europe for submission along with an office action response. Just before finalising the declaration, and on the day before the response was due, the inventor provided last-minute comments for inclusion in the declaration. Because of our location, I was able to make the few, but significant, revisions within minutes, get a signed declaration soon aſter, and file the response without need of an extension.
When I was working in the US, these real-time, rapid-turnaround interactions were part of my day-
to-day business. However, only in the past year have our clients, whether based in Israel, Europe or the Far East, been able to benefit from this, translating into better service for our clients, as well as cost savings.
Attention to cost is just one way that our non-US perspective benefits our clients. Aſter nearly two decades obtaining IP rights for non-US clients, our firm understands that for a non-US inventor, company or institution, the contribution of a US IP right to overall business development can be huge.
For some of our clients, obtaining a US patent or
registered trademark will strongly influence
entry into the US market, and the ability to obtain investment needed to continue the business, and may influence the interest of potential buyers.
Mike Hammer is manager of the US practice at JMB Davis Ben-David. He can be contacted at:
mike.hammer@jmbdavis.com
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