JAY E. ROWE, Jr., Ph.D. PATENT AGENT ∙ US OFFICE Jay E. Rowe Jr., Ph.D., is a registered patent agent in the firm’s Chemical Patent Prosecution group, writing and revising patent applications and representing clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), from filing to allowance. Dr. Rowe has 25 years of hands-on experience in organic synthesis and process chemistry, serving as a former research chemist, Director of Research and Development, and Vice President of Operations for several specialty chemical companies. He is the inventor of three patents directed to textile dyes and liquid dye compositions. While earning his Ph.D. in organic chemistry, his thesis work focused on the study of photochemistry and related synthetic organic processes. He earned a Master of Business Administration while working in the specialty chemicals industry. Read More CONTACT US CAREERS SUBSCRIBE DISCLAIMER PRIVACY POLICY FOLLOW US: © 2021 Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. Attorney Advertising. Website By FirmWise

CHARLES L. GHOLZ SENIOR COUNSEL ∙ US OFFICE BIOGRAPHY NEWS PUBLICATIONS REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Charles L. (“Chico”) Gholz is a senior counsel in the Litigation Practice Group. He is particularly skilled at handling patent interferences under 35 USC 135 before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Federal Circuit review of decisions by the PTAB in interferences. Mr. Gholz represents a variety of domestic and foreign clients across a wide range of technologies. He has frequently appeared before the PTAB, the Federal Circuit, and various Federal district courts; he has appeared as an expert witness on various patent issues (including, but not limited to, interference issues); and he has acted as an arbitrator. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gholz served as an assistant technical advisor to the Honorable Giles Sutherland Rich of the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1970-1972). A former Lecturer in Law at George Mason University School of Law, he has written and lectured widely on patent law. In addition, he co-authored “Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Practice and Procedure,” LexisNexis, and “Patent Practice,” Patent Resources Institute. Read More CONTACT US CAREERS SUBSCRIBE DISCLAIMER PRIVACY POLICY FOLLOW US: © 2021 Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. Attorney Advertising. Website By FirmWise