Intellectual Property
Apr. 18, 2012
Salima Merani
See more on Salima MeraniKnobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP Irvine Patent prosecutor/portfolio manager
Merani has a personal strategy when it comes to the patent application process - one that transcends the field of intellectual property law. She picks up the phone and calls.
"I like to talk to the patent examiner," she said. "Talking to a patent examiner, like talking to anybody, really, helps advance the negotiation process. If you put things in writing back and forth, it can take a year, when you'd have achieved the same thing in...
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