Rebecca Tapscott
Rebecca Tapscott
is an intellectual property attorney who has joined IPWatchdog as our Staff Writer. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Central Florida and received her Juris Doctorate in 2002 from the George Mason School of Law in Arlington, VA.
Prior to joining IPWatchdog, Rebecca has worked as a senior associate attorney for the Bilicki Law Firm and Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC. Her practice has involved intellectual property litigation, the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the chemical, mechanical arts, and electrical arts, strategic alliance and development agreements, and trademark prosecution and opposition matters. In addition, she is admitted to the Virginia State Bar and is a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She is also a member of the American Bar Association and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Posts by Rebecca Tapscott
U.S. Copyright Office Publishes Federal Register Notice Announcing State Sovereign Immunity Study
District Court Finds Palomar’s ‘Pick and Place’ Patent Invalid Under 101
PTAB Invalidation of Zaxcom Claims to Emmy-Winning Microphone Tech Heads to CAFC
Eleventh Circuit Finds ENGINEERED TAX SERVICES Mark Inherently Distinctive
Chamberlain Petitions SCOTUS to Review CAFC’s ‘Refusal to Assess Claims as a Whole’ in Garage Door Opener Case
CAFC Finds Claim for Delivery Notification System Abstract as Directed to a Longstanding Commercial Practice
Federal Circuit Finds District Court Correctly Applied Ordinary Observer Test
Federal Circuit Affirms District Court Finding of Standing Despite Improperly Filed Assignment
Court Rejects Rogers Test, Introduces ‘Genuine Artistic Motive’ Test in Stouffer v. National Geographic
USPTO COVID-19 Pilot Program Will Benefit Small Companies and Individual Inventors
Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB’s Non-Obviousness Ruling in View of Prior Art
Booking.com Oral Arguments: Will Justices’ Skepticism of USPTO Arguments Trump Monopoly Concerns?
USPTO Shoots Down DABUS’ Bid For Inventorship
USTR Special 301 Report and Review of Notorious Markets Highlight Continued Concerns with China
CAFC Affirms Board Holding that Fishing Method Claim is Patent Ineligible
