Continental Who's Who

Albert L. Jacobs, Jr.

Albert L. Jacobs, Jr. is recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Leading Lawyer as a result of 40 Years of Excellence in the field. Albert is a Partner with the firm of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP. Currently, Albert concentrates his practice in the areas of life sciences, especially pharmaceutical and biotechnology, medical, chemical and health care, as well as business method intellectual property law and litigation. In addition, he has extensive experience in obtaining original patents, as well as re- ssue patents.

The vast majority of Albert’s practice has consisted of litigation involving patents infringed by third parties as well as defending clients charged with infringement by patent owners. Albert’s practice also includes technology transfer where he has been Involved with a range of technologies from  biotechnology, pharmaceutical and healthcare products to computer software and business methods, as well as due diligence and patent interferences. He has represented hundred of Patent applicants and Patent Interference parties before the Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.

Furthermore, Albert has extensive experience in intellectual property cases before the International Trade Commission and has successfully represented clients in the pharma, semiconductor and alcoholic beverage packaging area. He has extensive experience both at the Federal Court trial level and at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). Albert successfully defended a multinational company in the first ITC “100 Day Proceeding.”

Albert is the author of Patent and Trademark Forms in Four Volumes, and co-authored Patent and Trademark Forms in Two Volumes, and has published several articles in legal publications including, “The PTO Redefines Genomic Ingenuity,” which appeared in the New York Law Journal, and "Will The US  oon Be Out-Innovated By China?" which was published by Law360. In addition, he was a contributor to WIPO's 2007 Patent Drafting Manual and is a frequent lecturer. He was recently the keynote speaker at The Intellectual Property Leadership Conference: Top Partners on Winning Legal Strategies & Best Practices for Success. He was the only American invited to speak at the Fourth Annual IP forum in Shanghai, China, and in March of 2009, was the sole lecturer on the ITC at a conference in Shanghai, China sponsored by the Shanghai Intellectual Property Office. He also spoke at the 2012 IP Forum in Shanghai and in 2013 at an ACI conference on the ITC vs the Federal Court. Albert earned his J.D. from Columbia University and also holds a B.A. from Harvard University. To learn more about Albert and the firm of Tannenbaum

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