Robert L. Stoll
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Washington,
DC
Robert L. Stoll is a partner on the firm's patent team. As the former USPTO Commissioner for Patents, he was instrumental in the passage of landmark patent legislation, the America Invents Act, and lauded for his efforts to reduce patent pendency and improve patent quality. Mr. Stoll has spent his career improving the intellectual property system and educating the public, applicants, corporations, and foreign governments on the criticality of intellectual property to economic growth and job creation. He was also instrumental in the development and analysis of legislation concerning all areas of intellectual property and was one of the country's leaders in establishing the U.S. government's positions on international issues related to intellectual property. Mr. Stoll was the 2012 recipient of "Managing Intellectual Property" magazine's lifetime achievement in intellectual property award.
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