Ryan Pool is a Director at the firm who practices in a diverse set of technologies, including the Biotech, pharmaceutical, mechanical, and design arts. He specializes in patent drafting, patent prosecution, and portfolio management. Mr. Pool joined the firm in 2009.
His practice has involved considerable work in the international patent sphere and he has developed expertise in the patent laws of many foreign nations. Developing this understanding of the world’s differing standards of patentability and other patent issues has enabled him to help his clients build and maintain worldwide patent portfolios.
Mr. Pool is the current Chair of AIPLA’s IP Practice in Europe Committee and leads an annual delegation through Europe visiting the leadership of the various IP institutions, for example, the EPO, EUIPO, and WIPIO. He has also been invited to conduct several IP practice seminars for Japanese Patent Attorneys thought various industry organizations and is also a member of the AIPLA IP Practice in Japan Committee and regularly speaks at their events.
Mr. Pool makes an effort to stay on the leading edge of US patent prosecution by regularly conducting analytical research into the holdings of the PTAB and Federal Circuit. His work was featured in the 100th anniversary edition of the Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society. Mr. Pool’s works have been published in several peer reviewed patent journals on a variety of topics. Mr. Pool is specially focused on techniques which can increase prosecution efficiency and is a Pioneer in use petitions to achieve this goal.
Mr. Pool also pioneered strategies to help Biotech clients in the diagnostic space navigate the troubled waters of US patent practice in wake of the USPTO 101 guidelines and Amgen decision regarding 112 written description and enablement issues which especially trouble inventions using antibodies.
Mr. Pool is spoken before many IP groups in the US and abroad including, the USPTO the EPO, the JPO, the University of Houston, the University of South Carolina, the Max Planck Institute, the University Grants Commission, AIPLA, IPO, CIPA, GRUR, PLI, Lawline and other.
Mr. Pool a registered patent attorney at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and in the courts of Florida.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Pool worked as a state’s attorney, where he gained considerable trial experience prosecuting misdemeanor and felony cases. He also worked for a private civil litigation law firm before joining MWZB.
Mr. Pool was born and raised in South Carolina and is an avid Disc Golfer in his spare time.
Education
Florida State University College of Law (J.D. 2009)
University of South Carolina (B.S., Biology/ Political Science 2006)
Membership and Affiliations
American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chair of IP Practice in Europe Committee)
PTAB Bar Association
Admissions
Florida State Bar (2009)
Admitted to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (2009)
Publications
“Should You Appeal: A look at success rates before the PTAB on an individual rejection basis.”
Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, Vol. 100, No. 2, July 2018.
“The Inherency Doctrine: A Performance Review.” Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, Vol. 101, No. 2, October 2019
“The Inherency Doctrine and How You Can Use it to Obtain Patents” published on IPTouring.com December 2019.
“Routine Optimization: A Performance Review” Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, Vol. 101, No. 3, April 2021.
“The Seven Words You Can Never Say to the USPTO” Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, Vol. 102, No. 2, March 2022.
“The Rescue Doctrines” Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, Vol. 103, No. 2, April 2023.
“Compacting Prosecution and Petitions at the USPTO – Incredibly Useful and Incredibly Frustrating” AIPLA Quarterly Journal, Vol. 51, No. 2, Spring 2023.
Speaking Engagements
Regularly Speaks at AIPLA events including the annual meetings and webinar events 2018-present.
CLE events for the USPTO, IPO, AIPLA, JPO, CIPA, GRUR, PLI, Lawline, Access MCLE
Some Examples include:
“Appeals: Nuts and Bolts at the PTAB and the Federal Courts,” sponsored by the Patent and Trademark Office Society and hosted by the USPTO, March 2019.
“USPTO Partnership Meeting” hosted by the USPTO Technology Center 2800, August 2020.
“36th Annual Fall Institute on Intellectual Property Law” hosted by the University of Houston Law Center in October 2020.
“The Seven Words You Can Never Say to the USPTO” AIPLA Annual Meeting October 2022.
“How to get USPTO Examiners to Pay Attention to your Case” AIPLA Annual Meeting October 2024.
