James R. Love
Senior Attorney
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James R. Love

Senior Attorney

JAMES R. LOVE is an attorney in the firm's Electrical Patent Prosecution practice group. He regularly drafts and prosecutes patent applications for dozens of clients in many fields including computer software, telecommunications, networking, wireless technologies, semiconductors, encryption, medical devices, computer hardware, and device UI technologies.

Mr. Love also has experience preparing patentability and infringement opinions as well as drafting and prosecuting defense- and government-based applications. With degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics, Mr. Love has the technical knowledge to understand the complex issues his clients encounter within their industries.

Mr. Love has handled a wide variety of cases for his clients, including obtaining patents for leading electrical and mechanical companies to protect core technologies for information and communications systems, as well as electronic devices and electric and architectural equipment. He also works with overseas clients, managing their U.S. patent portfolios, which include applications involving such issues as encryption, software interfaces, and network interoperability.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Love gained practical, hands-on industry experience through positions in the computer and technology fields. In addition, he worked in the office of the U.S. Attorney General of the District of Columbia.

Representative Matters

Represents a worldwide company based in Japan, which manufactures electrical and architectural equipment and produces photovoltaic panels. He protects the company’s core technologies for information and communications systems and electronic devices, obtaining certified patents aimed at increasing recognition of its technologies as international standards.

Represents one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of electric and electronic equipment. He protects the company’s highly diversified technological products and intellectual property interests in the U.S. Additionally, he helps manage the global technology patent portfolio for the biggest and most technology-intensive affiliates of this client.

Represents a global security company that employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. As part of this work, he has drafted applications for defense matters and government contracts.

Represents a leading European telecommunications company, handling its U.S. portfolio, which includes applications related to encryption, software interfaces and network interoperability.

Pitfalls of Appealing an Improper Claim Interpretation
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

A recent Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) decision, Ex parte CHARLES J. COHEN et al. (Appeal 2010-009167, in application serial no.

Intended Use and Anticipation: A Lesson
Friday, March 09, 2012

A recent Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) decision, Ex parte TAEYONG YOON (Appeal 2010-000843, in application serial no.

Federal Circuit issues ruling on “new” rejections resulting from Appeals before the BPAI
Friday, October 07, 2011

“The Board's rules are in accord and provide that when the Board relies upon a new ground of rejection not relied upon by the examiner, the applicant is entitled to reopen prosecution or to request a rehearing…The Board need not recite and agree with the examiner's rejection in haec verba to avoid issuing a new ground of rejection. “[T]he...

Ex Parte Alholm
Friday, August 12, 2011

“…a claim cannot be compared to the prior art until it is sufficiently interpreted” - Ex Parte Alholm et al.

In Ex Parte Alholm et al.’s appeal (Appeal 2010002702, in application serial no. 11/510,320, decision issued August 8, 2011), the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) affirmed in part the appealed...

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