Neil Smith

American

45+ years of experience

Language:

English

Present Function:

Member of the panels of FedArb; the American Arbitration Association (AAA); WIPO (UDRP Domain Name Panel); the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Mediation Panel; the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Mediation Panel; the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Mediation Panel; and the INTA Mediation Panel; listed on the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC) Technology List and member of its Board of Directors; Member of the Executive Committee of the California Lawyers Association ADR Committee; and Of Counsel at KB-Ash Law.

General Expertise:

Technical Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses

United States Patent and Trademark Office Registration , Member of the Bar of the State of California, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California,the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Supreme Court

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

Judge for patent validity issues in the US Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Skilled litigator for patent infringement/validity litigation in front of national courts in the United States. Trial and appellate courts.

Professional technical experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

Served as the first Judge on the US PTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board, for the Western Regional Office in Silicon Valley California. Experience advising clients in litigation and patent prosecution strategy in Europe.

Memberships and/or accreditations

Served in the following capacities, among others: President, San Francisco Patent & Trademark Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association: Board of Directors, multiple Committee Chairs; American Bar Association, IPL Section: Chairman of several Divisions, and committees, including programs, education, and university IP, IPL Section delegate to ABA Special Committee on Legal Education, ABA RICO Committee; President, San Francisco Chapter, Licensing Executive Society; Member, Advisory Board of the Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal of Bureau of National Affair (Bloomberg); State Bar of California: Member of Executive Committees, including Intellectual Property Section, and Officer/Member of International Law Section, and Member of ADR Standing Committee, Co-Chair ADR Committee of Litigation Section, and State Bar Conference of Delegates; Member, U.S. Dept. of Commerce Public Advisory Committee on Trademark Office Affairs; Trustee, United States Copyright Society; Pres. Bay Area Intellectual Property Chapter, American Inns of Court. Appointed Intellectual Property Research Specialist, California Blue Ribbon Task Force on Nanotechnology. Mediation/Arbitration Panels of the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, US District Court, Northern District of Ca., FedARB, World Intellectual Property Organization, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and International Trademark Association (INTA).