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Nathanael R. Luman, Ph.D., represents chemical and pharmaceutical companies in intellectual property matters. He is actively involved in Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. In addition, he has litigated cases under the Hatch-Waxman Act and counseled generic pharmaceutical companies with respect to the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) process.
Nate develops patent portfolios for companies. His expertise includes strategic patent procurement, analyzing third-party patents, conducting due diligence studies, and preparing opinions on patent validity and freedom-to-operate issues.
In 2012, Nate served as a law clerk to the Honorable Marilyn L. Huff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. He worked on numerous patent litigation cases during his clerkship.
He is admitted to the State Bar of California and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He received his law degree, with honors, from the University of San Diego School of Law.
Nate earned his doctoral degree in chemistry from Boston University, where his work involved the synthesis and characterization of biodegradable molecules and macromolecules. His research has been published in a variety of scientific journals, including The Journal of the American Chemical Society, Organic Letters, and Pure & Applied Chemistry.
Clerk Experience
- Honorable Marilyn L. Huff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- Named among "Leaders in Law" by San Diego Business Journal (2023)
- Recognized in Patexia's 2023 PTAB Intelligence Report as a “Top Performer” based on activity and performance before the PTAB
- Named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch guide, which “recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice”, for Intellectual Property Law (2021 - 2022)
Kerry Taylor and Nathanael Luman co-authored, "What You Need to Know About the USPTO’s Proposed Rule Changes to PTAB Trials," The Intellectual Property Strategist (July 2020)
Peter A. Hecker & Nathanael R. Luman, Untangling the Burden of Persuasion in Obviousness Rejections During Patent Examination at the USPTO, 44 New Matter 5 (2019).
Nathanael Luman, Kerry Taylor, Carol Pitzel Cruz, "Three Statistics Every ANDA Filer Needs To Know About Orange Book Patent Trials At the USPTO" Knobbe Martens Firm Alert (March 2018)
Nathanael Luman, Kerry Taylor, "Can I Appeal my Inter Partes Review? The Federal Circuit Clarifies Article III Standing for Petitioners" (September 2017)
Nathanael Luman, Kerry Taylor, "Five Techniques To Stop an IPR Before it Starts" Today's General Counsel (June 2017)
AIA Trial Institution Rates Are Good News For Patent Owners, Law360 (May 2017)
7 Tips For Using Foreign Language Documents in IPR, Law360 (November 2016)
S.R. Meyers, F.S. Juhn, A.P. Griset, Nathanael R. Luman & M.W. Grinstaff, Anionic Amphiphilic Dendrimers as Antibacterial Agents, 130 J. AM. CHEM. SOC. 14444 (2008).
Nathanael R. Luman & M.W. Grinstaff, Synthesis and Aqueous Aggregation Properties of Amphiphilic Surface-Block Dendrimers, 7 ORGANIC LETTERS 4863 (2005).
Nathanael R Luman, T. Kim & M.W. Grinstaff, Dendritic Polymers Composed of Glycerol and Succinic Acid: Synthetic Methodologies and Medical Applications, 76 PURE & APPLIED CHEM. 1375 (2004).
Nathanael R. Luman, K.A. Smeds & M.W. Grinstaff, The Convergent Synthesis of Poly (Glycerol-Succinic Acid) Dendritic Macromolecules, 9 CHEM. EUR. J. 5618 (2003).
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PTAB Releases September 2017 Stats
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Federal Circuit Places The Burden Of Persuasion For Motions To Amend In IPRs On Petitioners
Standing to Appeal PTAB Decision to Federal Circuit is Measured for the Appellant, Not the Appellee
PTAB Designates As Precedential A Decision Finding Assignor Estoppel Is Not A Defense in IPRs
USPTO Director Grants Extension for Missed IPR Appeal to Federal Circuit
PTAB Expunges Non-Compliant Motions for Observations on Cross-Examination
Defect in Patent Assignment Results in IPR Challenge Effectively Going Unopposed
PTAB Grants-in-Part Motions to Amend in Three Related IPRs
PTAB Weighs Five Factors in Discretionary Denial of Xactware’s Second IPR Petition
PTAB Grants Rare Motion to Amend
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