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Robert Skrivanek, Jr.

Partner

Lando & Anastasi

Bob Skrivanek, Jr. is a partner with Lando & Anastasi. Bob is a successful patent prosecutor with experience in all aspects of intellectual property, but with an emphasis on patent prosecution and strategic counseling. He represents clients of all sizes, from startups to multibillion-dollar multinational corporations, and helps them develop, protect and leverage their intellectual property rights in the U.S. and abroad, primarily in Europe, China, Japan, Taiwan and S. Korea. Bob has expertise in all phases of patent prosecution, including appeal, oral argument, inter partes and ex partes re-examination, reissue, and post-grant opposition. He has been involved in many due diligence investigations and has authored numerous patentability, non-infringement, invalidity, and freedom to operate opinions.

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A Flaw in USPTO Systems to Be Aware of and Avoid

Is your company paying the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) maintenance fees for expired patents? The USPTO requires payment of maintenance fees to keep a granted patent in force due at 3.5 years, 7.5 years, and 11.5 years after the date of grant of a patent. For 2023, these fees amount to $2,000, $3,760, and $7,700, respectively. You may be unknowingly paying maintenance fees for expired patents.