Leonard R. Svensson

Senior Counsel

1-703-205-8000

Leonard Svensson, Senior Counsel at BSKB, has practiced in the field of intellectual property law for over 30 years. He is experienced in all aspects of patent procurement and enforcement, including district court litigation and inter partes procedures in the USPTO, namely patent interferences, patent reexaminations and inter partes review. Mr. Svensson is also experienced in all stages of patent prosecution, both in the USPTO and managing international patent portfolios and he has counseled clients and prepared numerous opinions analyzing patent validity and infringement issues. Mr. Svensson has particular technical experience in the fields of biotechnology, life science, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals and organic chemistry.

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    Current Speaking Engagements

  • Apr
    30

    Patent Law Institute 2021: Critical Issues & Best Practices

    Patent Law Institute 2021: Critical Issues & Best Practices

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    Previous Speaking Engagements

  • Why Patent Protection is key to Commercialising Repurposed Drugs

    Why Patent Protection is key to Commercialising Repurposed Drugs

    April 05 2021

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  • April 16, 2021

    Substitute/Cultivated Meat Technology: A Deep-Dive Patent Landscape Analysis

    by Leonard R. Svensson, Esq. | Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

    Substitute/Cultivated Meat Technology: A Deep-Dive Patent Landscape Analysis by Leonard R. Svensson, Esq.

  • May 23, 2014

    IP Update, Vol. 12, No. 3

    by Marc S. Weiner, Eugene T. Perez, Andrew Meikle, and Leonard Svensson | BSKB

    On March 4, 2014, the USPTO issued its Guidance (guidelines) on subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in view of the recent Supreme Court decisions of Association for Molecular Pathology v.Myriad Genetics, Inc. (2013) and MayoCollaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. (2012).

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