Background
Rick Bisenius is a Principal in the patent group at Fish & Richardson’s Twin Cities office. His practice emphasizes patent post-grant proceedings (IPR and CBM), patent reexamination proceedings, US and foreign patent portfolio strategy and management, and due diligence investigations.
Mr. Bisenius has represented both petitioners and patent owners in over 60 inter partes review, CBM review, and reexamination proceedings in the areas of telecommunications, telephony, software, communications systems and hardware, navigation systems, electro-mechanical devices, bio-medical devices, and consumer products.
Mr. Bisenius has counseled clients for patent prosecution, patentability analysis, and freedom-to-operate investigations, in the areas of end user software (including user interface, improved user experience, and digital mapping technology), mobile/Internet technologies (including data communication, data security, and wireless access protocols), business development software, medical devices, medical information storage and communications systems, computer hardware, network communication systems, consumer products, internal combustion engines, electrical component manufacturing, and business methods. In addition, Mr. Bisenius frequently practices in patent reexamination/post-grant proceedings. He has represented both challengers/third party requesters and patent owners in proceedings for patents related to circuit design, end user software, medical devices, mobile/Internet technologies, and consumer products. This experience includes advising clients on patent reexamination strategies/post-grant proceedings during concurrent patent litigation.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Bisenius worked as a Technology Specialist/Patent Agent for the firm, assisting with domestic and foreign litigation cases, preparing ex parte reexamination requests, conducting both ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings, and drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Bisenius previously held engineering positions at Booz Allen Hamilton’s Network Design and Analysis Center (providing telecommunications and telephony system analysis and design services for the National Communications System (NCS), the Navy, and the Pentagon) and IBM (including work in hardware design, database programming, and object oriented language programming).
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February 7, 2020
Fish & Richardson Elevates 14 Attorneys to Principal
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Fish Litigation Blog
June 24, 2020
Oral Hearings at the PTAB: What to Expect
Authors: Ryan V. Petty, Rick Bisenius, Dan Smith
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Fish Litigation Blog
May 26, 2020
What Discovery is Available during Inter Partes Review?
Authors: Ryan V. Petty, Rick Bisenius, Dan Smith
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May 4, 2020
Rick Bisenius Quoted in Law.com Article, "Skilled in the Art: How PTAB is Boosting the Next Generation of IP Lawyers"
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Fish Litigation Blog
April 30, 2020
When Should I File an IPR during Litigation?
Authors: Ryan V. Petty, Rick Bisenius, Dan Smith
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April 30, 2020
Rick Bisenius Quoted in Law360: IP Firms Cheer PTAB Program Giving New Attys Opportunities
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Fish Litigation Blog
April 22, 2020
Challenging Patents through Post-Grant Proceedings: What Are Your Options?
Authors: Ryan V. Petty, Rick Bisenius, Dan Smith
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November 17, 2016
Twin Cities' Office Hosts Girl Scout Troops for IP Collaboration