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CHARLES (CHICO) L. GHOLZ is a partner in the Litigation and Patent Interferences practice groups, specializing in patent interferences. In addition to general patent litigation, he is particularly skilled at handling patent interferences under 35 USC § 135 before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) and court review of decisions by the BPAI in interferences. He handles both appeals to the Federal Circuit under 35 USC § 141 and civil actions in district courts under 35 USC § 146.
Mr. Gholz represents a wide variety of domestic and foreign clients across a range of technologies including biotech, chemical, electronics, computers and lasers. He regularly appears before the BPAI, the Federal Circuit, and various district courts. He also counsels on patent validity and patentability, and he has appeared as an expert witness on patent issues.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gholz served as an assistant technical advisor to the Honorable Giles S. Rich of the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1970-1972). A former Lecturer in Law at George Mason University School of Law, he has written and lectured widely on patent law. In addition, he co-authored “Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Practice and Procedure,” LexisNexis, and “Patent Practice,” Patent Resources Institute.
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Licensed in District of Columbia for 54 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1972
No misconduct found
Licensed in Virginia for 49 years
State: Virginia
Acquired: 1977
No misconduct found
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Law Offices of Charles Lewis Gholz
1940 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314
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Experience
Honors
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Leading Lawyer, Chambers USA
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
The Best of the Best, Patent Law Expertise Guide
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
The Best of the Best, Patent Law Experts Guide
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
The Best of the Best, Patent Law Experts Guide
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
The Best of the Best, Patent Law Experts Guide
2003
The Best of the Best, Patent Law Experts Guide
2001
The Best of the Best, Patent Law Experts Guide
2000
Special Citation, Patent and Trademark Office Society
1999
The Best of the Best, Patent Law Experts Guide
1997
The Best of the Best, Patent Law Experts Guide
Associations
1978 - Present
Advisory Board of the Patent, Trademark, & Copyright JournalMember
1985 - 1986
District of Columbia Bar- Patent, Copyright, and Trademark SectionVice-Chair
1984 - 1986
District of Columbia Bar- Patent, Cpyright and Trademark SectionMember- steering committee
1983 - 1984
American Intellectual Property Law AssociationChairman-Interference Law & Practice Subcommittee
1982 - 1983
American Bar Association- Patent, Copyright, and Trademark SectionChairman- Federal Circuit subcommittee of the Court of Appeals
1978 - 1979
Association of Former CCPA Law Clerks and Technical AdvisorsPresident
1973 - 1975
American Intellectual Property Law Association,Chairman- Moot Court Competition subcommittee
Education
1973
George Washington University
LL.M - Master of Laws
1968
Columbia University
JD - Juris Doctor
1965
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS - Bachelor of Science
1965
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2008
The Salishan Conference
Interference Law
Publications
2011
Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
Using a Suggestion of Interference to Undermine a Competitor’s U.S. Patent Application
2011
Intellectual Property Today
(165) Is the Board Putting Some Teeth into the Sanctions Rule?,
2011
Intellectual Property Today
(166) What Does Your Priority Statement Buy You?,
2011
Intellectual Property Today
(167) What to Do if Fewer Than All of the Named Inventors Contributed to the Subject Matter Defined by the Count?,
2011
Intellectual Property Today
(168) What to Do if the APJ Limits the Number of Claims to be Added to a Patent or an Application in Interference
2011
Intellectual Property Today
(171) Additional Discovery Prior to Cross-Examination
2011
Intellectual Property Today
(172) Can an Amendment Deleting A Limitation Run Afoul of 35 USC 135(b)?,
2011
Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society
(169) A Critique of Recent Opinions in Patent Interferences
2010
Intellectual Property Today
(151) Are District Court Orders Remanding 35 USC 146 Actions Appealable?,
2010
Medical Innovations and Business
(159) Would Derivation Proceedings Be the Same as Derivation Interferences?,
2010
Intellectual Property Today
(152) Prosecution of Targeting and Targeted Applications Before the Same Examiner,
2010
Intellectual Property Today
(153) The Board Must Decide Every Patentability Motion That is “Fairly Raised and Fully Developed During the Interference”--But Must it Permit Every Authorized Patentability Motion to Be “Fully Developed”?,
2010
Intellectual Property Today
How Good is Good Enough?,
2010
Intellectual Property Today
(155) Are Agilent and Philips Limited to Claims Copied in Ipsissimis Verbis?,
2010
Intellectual Property Today
(156) A Critique of Recent Opinions in Patent Interferences
2010
Intellectual Property Today
(157) Are All Panels of the Federal Circuit Following Agilent and Phillips?,
2010
Intellectual Property Today
When, If Ever, Do Broadening Amendments Create Problems Under 35 USC 135(b)?,
2010
Intellectual Property Today
(160) Should a Patent Infringement Action Be Stayed Pending Resolution of an Interference Involving the Patent Asserted in the Infringement Action?,
2010
Intellectual Property Today
Is the Respondent’s Entire Specification “Prior Art” in a Motion for a Judgment of No-Interference-in-Fact?,
2010
Intellectual Property Today
How Close is Close Enough?
2010
Intellectual Property Today
(163) When Should a Patentability Motion Be Deferred to the Second Phase
2010
Intellectual Property Today
(164) You Must Aggressively Assert Your Rights Under Koninklijke!
1973
Washington Law Review
Patent and Trademark Jurisdiction of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
1973
Journal of the Patent Office Society
(4) The Defense of Patent Invalidity in Tariff Commission Patent Actions
1972
Journal of the Patent Office Society
(3) Recent Developments in the CCPA Relating to the First Paragraph of 35 USC 112
1971
Journal of the Patent Office Society
Commissioners for the CCPA
Languages
English
Activity
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