Alice in Wonder Patent Land

ByRichard T. Ogawa

OGAWA Professional CorporationNovember 15th, 2017

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U.S. “Patent” Office

Examiner Igor Borissov of USPTO

• Primary Examiner

• Business Method Group

• Government Worker

• Influence

– Michelle K. Lee (formerly Google) USPTO January 2014-2017

– Donald Trump President USA 2017-?

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Examiner Igor Borissov of USPTO

10/21/2017 Patent Database Search Results: EXP/borissov AND ISD/2016 in US Patents Text Collection

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ZERO PATENTS IN 2016

Patents “Fast as Bolt”

USPTO Patent Pendency

• Average Pendency 24.2 Months

• First Office Action 14.3 Months

SPL Industries-PLASMA LIGHTING

10/21/17, 4:21 PMPatent Database Search Results: AN/"spl industries" AND IN/mehran in US Patent Collection

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PAT. NO. Title

1 9,761,433 Compact air-cavity electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp with coupling sleeve

2 9,754,777 Low-frequency compact air-cavity electrodeless high intensity discharge lamps

3 9,640,380 Electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp with wave-launcher

‘777 Patent

• Filed September 20, 2016

• Issued September 5, 2017

• Less than one year!

‘433 Patent

• Filed September 20, 2016

• Issued September 16, 2017

• Less than one year!

‘380 Patent

• Filed September 20, 2016

• Issued May 2, 2017

• Less than 8 months!

Win the Patent Race!

Expired

Dr. Flamm PLASMA Patents

• U.S. Patent No. 5,711,849

• U.S. Patent No. 6,017,221

• U.S. Patent No. RE40,264

Inter Parties Review

USPTO IPRs

23 TOTAL IPRs

Dr. Flamm and Ahi