Lance D. Reich 404.873.8510 [direct] 404.873.8511 [fax] lance.reich@agg.com Area of Practice Patents and Nanotechnology

Mr. Reich is a partner in the Patents Team and a registered patent attorney with significant experience in patent prosecution and litigation, primarily in the electrical and computer related arts, and client counseling.

Publications and Presentations

• "Preparing and Prosecuting Patent Applications to Avoid or Control the Examiner's Statement of Reason for Allowance," Upcoming presentation, Plenary Session, AIPLA Spring Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, May 14-16, 2003.
  
• "Provisional Application Practice in View of New Railhead: Compliance with §112, 1 during Prosecution, Examination, and Litigation," Presentation to AIPLA Partnering in Patents IX, with USPTO Art Unit 2800, October 16, 2002.
  
• "Responding to an Examiner's Statements on Reasons for Allowance." Presentation to Electronics and Computer Law Committee Meeting at AIPLA Spring meeting, New York, NY, April 18-20, 2002.
  
• "One of Skill in the Art of Software Engineering: The Rising Tide," J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc'y, Vol. 84, No. 4, pp. 269-290, April 2002.
  
• "Dot.com (Patent Pending): Patents are Now Central to Business Strategy." Florida Bar Journal, Vol. 75, No. 3, pp. 42-47, March 2001.
  
• "Time's Up: Inaction Causes Loss of Patent Rights." South Carolina Lawyer, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 33-36, January/February 1999. (cited in STX, Inc. v. Brine, Inc., 37 F. Supp 740, 760 fn. 4, 50 USPQ2d 1236, 1255 fn. 4 (D. Md. 1999)).
  
  
Significant Litigations
• Parker Beach Restoration Inc. v. Benedict Engineering Co., Inc., ND Fla Case No. 3:01cv58,2001. Successfully represented plaintiff in patent infringement action involving beach restoration devices.
  
• Yukiyo, Ltd. v. Watanabe, 111 F. 3d 883 (Fed.Cir.1997). Successfully argued motion to strike CD-Rom brief filed by appellant in case of first impression.
  
• College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Post secondary Ed. Expense Bd., 148 F. 3d 1343 (Fed.Cir.1998). Drafted portion of appellant brief regarding the 11th and 14th amendments and abrogation of state immunity.
  

Professional Activities

• American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, Member-Committee on Electronics and Computer Law
  
• American Bar Association, Member-Section of Intellectual Property Law
  
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Member-Computer Society
  
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Member

Education
B.A., University of Tampa, 1991(cum laude)
M.S., Computer Science, Southern Polytechnic State University, Computer Science, 2001
J.D., University of Florida College of Law, 1994
   Senior Research Editor/Executive Articles Editor- Florida Journal of International Law, 1993-1994.

Admitted to Practice
State of Florida
State of Georgia
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Federal and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals
Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
Northern District of Georgia
Registered to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office