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Stanislav Antolin

Greensboro
T (336) 378-5516
F (336) 378-5400
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Stan Antolin is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property group.  His experience ranges from counseling individual inventors through Fortune 100 companies.  Stan's degrees in and experience with materials science and engineering processes have served this diverse group of domestic and international clients well as they have sought to establish a competitive advantage through the use of intellectual property.  Examples of business areas in which Stan's clients participate include tooling, medical device, pharmaceutical, biochemical, materials technology, and specialty chemical.  He is involved in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications and appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences; preparation of patentability, validity, freedom-to-use and noninfringement opinions; intellectual property licensing, and litigation support.  Most recently, Stan served as an associate with an intellectual property boutique.  Prior to that position, he served as patent counsel for Kennametal Inc., in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.  Stan started his career in intellectual property with a five-year stint as a patent agency/engineer for Lanxide Corp. in Newark, Delaware, where he had previously worked as a research engineer.

Stan has prepared and prosecuted numerous applications for patent protection in the United States, Japan, and throughout Europe.  He is also the co-inventor on six U.S. patents.


Education

  • J.D., Widener University School of Law, 1994
  • M.S., Carnegie Mellon, 1985
  • B.S., Drexel University, 1983

Admissions

  • North Carolina, 2000
  • Pennsylvania, 1994
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1991

Professional Memberships

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP), Director 
  • Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
  • ASM International
  • ASM Materials & Processes for Medical Devices (MPMD) Division
  • North Carolina Biotechnology Center
  • North Carolina Medical Device Organization (NCMD)
  • North Carolina Biosciences Organization (NCBIO)
  • Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network (PTEN)

Publications

  • "Patent Law within the Context of Intellectual Property Law" and Appendix J: "Comparisons of Types of Intellectual Property" in Patent Settlements, Negotiations, & Litigation (Aspatore Books), pp. 87-101 & pp. 193-195 (2006)
  • "Formation of Al2O3/Metal Composites by the Directed Oxidation of Molten Al-Mg-Si Alloys:   Part 1, Microstructural Development," with A.S. Nagelberg and D.K. Creder, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 75, No. 2, pp. 447-453 (1992)
  • "A Study of the Reaction of CO on Liquid Iron Alloys," with R.J. Fruehan, Metallurgical Transactions B, Vol.18B, pp. 415-420 (1987)

Presentations and Speaking Engagements

  • "Inventorship," NAPP® 2008 Short Course: The Nuts & Bolts of Patent Prosecution Practice, San Diego, CA (July 2009)
  • "Examiner Interviews," NAPP® 2008 Short Course: The Nuts & Bolts of Patent Prosecution Practice, San Diego, CA (July 2009)
  • "Introduction to Biopharmaceutical Science: Intellectual Property," NC State University, Raleigh, NC (April 2009)
  • "Responding to USPTO Office Actions & Correspondence," NAPP® 2008 Short Course: The Nuts & Bolts of Patent Prosecution Practice, Alexandria, VA (July 2008)
  • "Preparing a Nanotech Strategy," NAPP® 2007 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV (July 2007)
  • "Responding to USPTO Office Actions & Correspondence," NAPP® 2007 Short Course:  The Nuts & Bolts of Patent Prosecution Practice, Las Vegas, NV (July 2007)
  • "Preparing a Nanotech Strategy:  Intellectual Property and Beyond," North Carolina Nanotechnology Conference 2007, Greensboro, NC (March 2007)
  • "Responding to USPTO Office Actions & Correspondence," NAPP® Teleconference (February 2007)
  • "Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Some New Developments" 2006 Hot Topics and Updates for Intellectual Property Paralegals, Cary, NC (October 2006)
  • "Keeping The File Clean," NAPP® 2006 Short Course:  The Nuts & Bolts of Patent Prosecution Practice, Alexandria, VA (July 2006)
  • "Intellectual Property Strategies:   ANDAs & 505(b)(2) NDAs," SFBC International Seminar:   Navigating the Regulatory and Development Pathways, Elizabeth, NJ (October 2005)
  • "Hot Topics in Prep and Pros," NAPP® 2005 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (July 2005)
  • "Keeping The File Clean," NAPP® 2005 Short Course:   The Nuts & Bolts of Patent Prosecution Practice, San Francisco, CA (July 2005)
  • "Trademarks," North Carolina Paralegal Association:   Summer 2003 Meeting & Seminar, Greensboro, NC (September 2003)
  • "Developing the Patent Application with the Client," NAPP® 2000 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (July 2000)
  • "Modification of the Metallic Constituent in Al2O3/Al Composites," presented at the 1988 Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, with M.A. Rocazella
  • "An Apparatus for Determination of Vapor-Liquid Equilibria of Systems Containing Coal-Derived Material," presented at the 1983 International Conference on Coal Science Proceedings, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (International Energy Agency), pp. 747-749, with Witold Brostow.

Languages

  • German
  • Slovenian