Sean Passino, PhD, Esq.

                    Sean is a registered US Patent Attorney who helps clients that respect intellectual property to obtain, evaluate, and correct Patents.  He strives to innovate, educate, and to respond as urgently as his client’s request.  At the same time, he has big firm experience, personalized service, and competitive rates.

Education

                    Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
                    University of Chicago, Ph.D.                                                                                               
                    Pennsylvania State University, B.S.

Representative Speaking Engagements

                     The American Academy of Nanomedicine, Potomac, MD, Sep. 2008                    
                     The European Union’s IPR in Nanotechnology Workshop, Brussels, Belgium, Apr. 2007
                     Symposium on Nanotechnology at the World Future Society, Minneapolis, MN, Jul. 2007
                     LES nanotechnology session, Phoenix, AZ, Oct. 2005
                     BCC nanotech symposium in Stamford, CT, Oct. 2004

Selected Publications

                     Sean Passino, Rule changes at the PTO remain in limbo, The Nat’l Law Journal, Aug. 17, 2009.
                     Sean Passino, et al., Proposed rules seek to reduce pendency, backlog, The Nat’l Law Journal, Dec. 4, 2006.
                     Sean Passino, et al., En banc decisions play important role in recent patent cases, Nat’l Law Journal, Feb. 28, 2005.
                     Sean Passino, et al., Re-examinations are ordered due to ‘public outcry’, Nat’l Law Journal, May 10, 2004.
                     Sean Passino, et al., Written Description Traps for Antibody Claims, 86 J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc’y 317, 318-19 (2004).
                     Sean Passino, et al., Foreign-Filed PCT Patent Applications: An Asymmetrical Patent-Defeating Effect, 85 J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc’y 11 Nov. 2003.

Admissions

                    Virginia State Bar, District of Columbia Bar, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States District Court Eastern District of Virginia, and Registered Patent Attorney in the USPTO.