U.S. Patent Prosecution for Support Staff: A Desk Reference, Paperback/Rosaleen a. Walsh

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U. S. Patent Prosecution for Support Staff is a practical desk reference, designed to promote ongoing learning and job proficiency for paralegals and secretaries assisting patent practitioners in submitting filings to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It presents complex filing requirements in an easy-to-follow format, and reduces volumes of information into concise, accessible learning points that will assist both novice and seasoned support staff alike as they work to develop or update the breadth and depth of their knowledge of U. S. patent prosecution. A comprehensive guide, U. S. Patent Prosecution for Support Staff provides a detailed step-by-step guide to the filing requirements for the most frequently filed activities in U. S. patent prosecution, as well as more novel filings. The content includes the most recent provisions of the America Invents Act, the American Invents Act Technical Corrections Bill, and the Patent Law Treaty. About the Author: Rosaleen (Rose) A. Walsh is a registered patent agent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and has more than fifteen years of patent filing and patent support staff management experience. She has held positions ranging from a patent secretary at an IP boutique firm to an IP paralegal manager across offices for an international law firm. Through her years of professional experience and her engagement in continued learning in the patent prosecution arena, Walsh has accumulated extensive experience in the hands-on completion of compliant patent filings and in overseeing the work of highly specialized patent filing paralegals. Her appreciation for, and mastery of, the extent of specialized knowledge in the field is reflected in her debut book, U. S. Patent Prosecution for Support Staff.