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Are You a Certified Patent Valuation Analyst?

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How many years have you been drafting and prosecuting patents?

How many patents have you drafted? How many patents have you prosecuted?

Describe the range and depth of industries for which you draft and prosecute patents.

To what extent do you perform or supervise prior art searches on behalf of clients?

Discuss your strategy for maximizing defensible claims scope.

To what extent does your practice entail patent litigation?

Describe the incidence of repeat clientele. Describe the extent of your clients that arose through referrals.

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Of the patents that you drafted, what percent were granted?

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Of the patents that you drafted, what percent were abandoned?

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Of the patents that you drafted and that issued, what percent were invalidated completely? What percent of such patents had their claims narrowed?

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Please list as many as five of your seminal publications or presentations.

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Please discuss the extent to which any clients have initiated litigation, arbitration or mediation proceedings against you.

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Please discuss the extent to which you have been sanctioned or disciplined by bar associations, the USPTO or other similar authorities.

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How many years have you worked with the nominee? How many patent applications have you worked on with the nominee? What are the nominee's strong suits? Where can the nominee improve?

How many patents has the nominee drafted and prosecuted for you?

Please rate your overall satisfaction with the nominee’s patent drafting and prosecution.

How well does the nominee understand underlying technologies?

How aware is the nominee of recent court decisions and patent office procedural rulings?

How well has the nominee pointed out prior art that could be problematic before the drafting got too far along?

Rate the nominee’s patent family building strategies.

Rate the nominee’s international patent filing strategies.

Rate the nominee’s ability to manage (including, through foreign law firms) international filings?

How well has the nominee been able to design claims around cited prior art?

How diligent has the nominee been in terms of making sure careless mistakes were not made when submitting patent applications?

How well does the nominee respond to Office Actions?

How well does the nominee handle examiner interviews?

How does the nominee do in terms of projecting granted claims scope?

How well does the nominee stay within budget expectations?

Rate the nominee’s performance in terms of reminding you when annuity and maintenance fee payments are due.

How well does the nominee work with others during the patenting process?

Do you think the nominee would tell clients when their inventions have no prospect of issuing and thus not take on the case?

Why do you think the nominee deserves to be named one of the Top 30 Patent Drafters and Prosecutors?

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