"Ruschke's appointment allows Nathan Kelley to return to his position in the USPTO's Office of the Solicitor to serve as the Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor. Kelley served as PTAB Acting Chief Judge for 10 months. "I am grateful to Nate Kelley for the service he has provided our agency during his time with PTAB and I am pleased to again have his skill and expertise serving the agency and the public as the USPTO's Solicitor.""
"Ruschke comes to the USPTO after serving as Chief Patent Counsel of Medtronic CardioVascular located in Santa Rosa, CA, where he managed a team of 15 attorneys, agents, and paralegals, providing services and counseling on all matters related to intellectual property, including patent litigation, product clearances, patent prosecution, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, licensing, third-party agreements, opinions, copyrights, and trademarks. Prior to taking"
David P. Ruschke will become Chief Judge of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, VA on May 23, 2016. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board plays a critical role in the patent ecosystem, especially since the launch of post-grant trials authorized in the America Invents Act of 2011. David's breadth of experience in global patent opposition proceedings and deep understanding of intellectual property positions him to lead the Board. Nathan Kelley will return to the Office of the Solicitor as Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor after ten months as PTAB Acting Chief Judge. Ruschke previously served as Chief Patent Counsel at Medtronic CardioVascular, managing a team of 15 and overseeing litigation, prosecution, due diligence, licensing, and other IP matters.
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