List of patent attorneys and agents

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This is a list of notable patent attorneys and agents, including, in the section below, fictional patent attorneys.

  • Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan (2010–2011)
  • William ("Bill") Keefauver, formerly chief patent lawyer for Bell Labs; responsible for Gottschalk v. Benson, test case in which Bell Labs attempted (unsuccessfully) to get patent on algorithm; later Vice President and General Counsel of AT&T Bell Laboratories and Corporate Vice President – Law of AT&T with responsibility for intellectual property law matters
  • Florence King (1870–1924), first female patent attorney in America
  • Stephan Kinsella (born 1965), Libertarian legal theorist
  • William Newton (1786–1861), one of the earliest recorded patent agents practising in London[3]

Fictional characters who are patent attorneys

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ DePenning & DePenning, History of DePenning & DePenning. Consulted on 4 April 2008.
  2. ^ T.V. Malavika, Intellectual property? Right![usurped], The Hindu online, 9 April 2006. Consulted on 4 April 2008.
  3. ^ Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society, 1989 V 20 pp 3–6