Expert Details
Translation of Patents from French Into English
ID: 738105
California, USA
His translation work his focused on translating French patent applications and European patent application written in French to English for national phase filing with the USPTO. He has translated over 550 patents.
He is also a grader for the ATAT Certification Program. He applies this experience and the program's methodology to the quantitative assessment of patent translation accuracy.
If French-language prior art has been cited as prejudicial to your patent or patent application, you should work with this expert to make sure you completely and accurately understand the French-language prior art.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1985 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Astronomy | Institution: Harvard University |
| Year: 1979 | Degree: BA, magna cum laude | Subject: Physics | Institution: Cornell University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2002 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Translator | Department: |
Responsibilities:Translation from French into English |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1979 to 1981 | Country / Region: Democratic Republic of the Congo (fka Zaire) | Summary: Peace Corps volunteer, taught physics in French |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Astronomical Society (1986 to present) American Translators Association (2002 to present) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| - Certified by the American Translators Association for French into English translations (2004) - Registered patent agent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office - Received the Diplôme approfondie de la langue Française, C2 level (mastery) certification in French-language abilities. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Recipient of the S. Edmund Berger Prize for Excellence in Scientific and Technical Translation. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Publications: 6 |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has testified as an expert at trial or by deposition in one case in the previous four years. • Provided a patent translation and a declaration entered before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2018. • Provided a patent translation, declaration and deposition in an inter-parte review before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the USPTO in 2021. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| French: full mastery (tested at CERFL level C2) |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| French | Fluent |