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Robert W. Downs Registered Patent Agent 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 E-mail: rwd@bskb.com

Bar Admissions: Registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Education: Virginia Tech (B.S.M.E., 1979; M.S.C.S., 1988); George Mason University (M.S.I.S. 2004), graduate work in Bioinformatics (M.S. to be completed in 2007).

Mr. Downs has practiced in the intellectual property field since 1990, specializing in electrical patents. He prosecutes patent applications in areas including semiconductor devices, communication systems and devices, software applications and bioinformatics.

Mr. Downs served in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in various positions from 1990 to 2001. In his last position, Mr. Downs served as a trainer for examiners handling business methods, Internet security and software development patent applications.

Prior to serving as a trainer, Mr. Downs served as a Quality Review Examiner. Mr. Downs has taught basic examination procedures at the Patent Academy. Mr. Downs also held an examination position as a Primary Examiner.

Mr. Downs has over twenty years of experience in the field of computer software development and applications and, in particular, artificial intelligence.

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