The Mindsets of Innovators and Attorneys and other Cautionary Notes

• Author: Donald S. Rimai
• Profession: Recently retired from Eastman Kodak where he worked as a researcher and intellectual property manager in digital printing and adhesion science
• Pages: 145-156

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Communications

Mankind possesses the gi of being able to communicate both verbally

and in writing. However, there are occasions when one must wonder how

encompassing that gi is. is is certainly true when there are interactions

between inventors, attorneys, and, along the way, patent examiners.*

During his career, the author has had many opportunities to work with

members of both the technical and legal communities. e people in both

were world class and dedicated to achieving excellent results. e scientists,

engineers, and technicians were very creative, knowledgeable in their elds,

* A patent examiner is not usually an attorney. Rather, an examiner is generally an indi-

vidual who possesses a technical background and has been trained to determine whether

or not a patent application fullls the requirements of patentability. e examiner generally

reports to a primary examiner, who must also sign o on all oce actions.

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Attorneys and other Cautionary

Notes