About Us

D. Richard Anderson

Partner

Address:
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Suite 100 East
8110 Gatehouse Road
Falls Church, VA 22042
USA

Telephone: +1-703-205-8000
Facsimile: +1-703-205-8050
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Bar Admissions
1998, Virginia; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Education
North Carolina State University (B.S.E.E., 1992); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1998).

Memberships
George Mason University Law Review; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Owners Association.

Experience
Mr. Anderson has practiced in the intellectual property field since 1992 and has experience in a broad range of complex technologies, including wireless communications, digital image processing, optical recording media, aircraft landing systems, and hearing aid devices. He has written and prosecuted patent applications for numerous international technology companies and served as a Patent Examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 1992-1996.

Mr. Anderson counsels clients and prepares legal opinions regarding issues of patentability, patent infringement, patent validity, and litigation before U.S. district courts.

Publications

  • "U.S. Patent Infringement Statute Extends to the International Market for Copies of U.S. Software," Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 1, No. 4 (2006).
  • "Generic Software Patent Claim Invalidated for Lack of Adequate Written Description," Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 1, No. 7 (2006).