Galen Barefoot - Linden, Virginia

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After over 34 years of patent analyzing, I even have retired from america Patent Office in February of 2007, and were pursuing related work within the private area.

I actually have a Bachelors of Science (1970) and Masters of Science (1972) stages from Penn State University in Aerospace Engineering.

My primary location of understanding is inside the aeronautics and space artwork. Due to the complex nature of this artwork, it calls for knowledge of many different mechanical and electric areas of the USPTO. As a patent examiner, I have examined over 5000 patent packages, issued over 3500 patents inside the plane artwork and reviewed and responded to over 10,000 software amendments. While at the USPTO I become officially recognized as an Expert inside the Aerospace artwork by using a mainly appointed evaluate board at the USPTO. Part of this Expert evaluation procedure required recognition through as a minimum individuals of the Patent Office Board of Appeals as to my ability to now not simplest recognize the generation however also to nicely practice the Patent Laws to such technology and to the patentability of the claimed invention. As a end result of this revel in I have developed a totally special expertise of the majority of the patents in the discipline of aeronautics and area. I actually have had info to Quality Review, the Assistant Commissioner of Patents (while the USPTO was concerned in fraud questions of patent prosecution), and more than one teaching details to the Patent Examining Academy. I have skilled other examiners informally in the artwork gadgets that I actually have labored in, as well as thru the Patent Examining Academy. My qualification ought to meet any courts requirements as an professional witness inside the Aerospace era.

Since my retirement in February of 2007, I have labored with a group in assisting them within the begin up of a contract operation for the USPTO to classify Pre Grant Patent Applications. My obligations with this start up undertaking covered assisting in training of the personnel in patent class and seek abilties. I turned into also a -problem shooter- that determined the proper routing of tough to categorise inventions from all technologies of the USPTO. These duties enabled me to broaden my level of know-how to all technology areas of the USPTO. Other obligations protected studying and searching into different corporations within the patent field, who have been developing software program associated with patent searching and the automated type equipment for patents and different documents. I become also charged with reviewing the Quality comments from the USPTO as it applied to the classifications that were despatched to them.

I even have also labored for Boeing in reviewing patent applications that outside recommend had drafted to guarantee that they had been technically accurate and that the claims had been proper and included all of the important regions of the discovery. Often at some point of this time I acquired feedback from numerous patent lawyers handling USPTO workplace moves and other moves of the USPTO. With this heritage and 34+ years as an examiner, I can be of splendid assistance in coping with troubles that can come up at some stage in the prosecution of an utility earlier than the USPTO.

In March of 2007, I joined a select group of technological specialists, and based the Patent Project Group ( http://www.patentprojectgroup.com/ ). During the improvement of this corporation I actually have had the event to community with numerous patent search agencies and different e-commerce organizations. I actually have used my expert information in the aeronautics region to help inside the evaluation of several automated patent search engines. I even have also been involved with James Madison University in Virginia in helping with regions of their growing Technology Transfer branch. During this time I even have had the opportunity to have interaction with numerous inventors and see a number of their frustrations and wonders with the operation of the USPTO. I actually have also approached Penn State University and am pursuing the concept of the usage of Patents as a research device within the area of Academic research within the Aerospace place. I have also accomplished numerous patent validity searches for numerous law workplaces concerned in patent infringement fits, all of which had been dropped via the patent holders.

You might also ask: Why do I want such someone to do a detailed search earlier than filling an utility whilst the USPTO will do a seek? A whole search can keep away from a prolonged prosecution in the USPTO. The USPTO has an ever increasing backlog of patent programs and as a end result is usually pressuring the examiners for extra paintings and constantly hiring new examiners. This atmosphere will increase the possibilities that your software may be examined by way of an inexperienced examiner or through one that feels forced to get your application done quick. This could bring about a first action that applies art that slightly meets the vast scope of your preliminary claims and will definitely omit the coronary heart of the invention. This outcomes in years of prosecution with introduced workplace actions, re-filings and hundreds of greenbacks in costs and associated expenses. A search that develops the high-quality previous artwork consequences in a sturdy patent with a purpose to stand up to destiny scrutiny, and be a more treasured highbrow belongings. An infringement lawsuit that comes up with better art and invalidates a patent can cost literally tens of millions of dollars after an extended court conflict. On the alternative hand if you discover yourself the item of an infringement match an skilled searcher can prevent literally hundreds of thousands of dollars by means of doubtlessly locating that left out reference with a purpose to invalidate the patent in query. I also have the heritage and information to file a proper and affective Accelerated Examination documentation inside the aerospace era. › ›

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• Patent Prosecution Professional
  The Boeing Co. Intellectual Property office Seal Beach, Ca.
  2007
• Expert Primary examiner
  US Patent and Trademark Office
  1972

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