Prior Art After the AIA: A Practical Guide (AIPLA Treatise)

Gregory D. Allen (retired) was an Assistant Chief Intellectual Property Attorney at 3M Innovative Properties Company, an affiliate of 3M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota. Greg joined 3M as an Advanced Product Development Engineer in 1985, before joining 3M’s Legal Department in 1989. His practice focuses on patent matters, including prosecution and opinions primarily in the chemical area, as well as IP agreements. He is co-author of the AIPLA/Bloomberg Law treatises Patents After the AIA: Evolving Law & Practice and Prior Art After the AIA: A Practical Guide.

Ann M. Mueting, Ph.D., J.D., is a founding shareholder of the firm Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which began in 1995 and represents Fortune 500 companies, biomedical firms, universities, various mid-size and startup companies, as well as individual entrepreneurs. She is co-author of the AIPLA/Bloomberg Law treatises Patents After the AIA: Evolving Law & Practice and Prior Art After the AIA: A Practical Guide.

Brian R. Stanton, Ph.D., works on IP, trade, and associated technology innovation policy matters. A principal in Stanton Consulting Services, Brian was previously the Director of the Division of Policy at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) Office of Technology Transfer and was responsible for IP and technology transfer policy for the U.S. Public Health Service (the NIH, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) until 2007. He is co-author of the AIPLA/Bloomberg Law treatises Patents After the AIA: Evolving Law & Practice and Prior Art After the AIA: A Practical Guide.

Alan J. Kasper is a senior partner in the international IP law firm of Sughrue Mion, PLLC. Alan’s practice focuses on patent matters and consists primarily of prosecution, litigation, licensing, opinions (including independent evaluator for standards groups), and counseling on patent strategies for a variety of clients in the advanced electrical, optical, semiconductor, computer-based, and mechanical technologies. He is co-author of the AIPLA/Bloomberg Law treatises Patents After the AIA: Evolving Law & Practice and Prior Art After the AIA: A Practical Guide.