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
PTAB Designates Two Opinions Precedential on Discretion to Grant or Deny IPRs
Federal Circuit Will Not Reconsider Arthrex Appointment Clause Ruling
District Court Finds Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ Not Substantially Similar to ‘Joyful Noise’ Ostinato
Federal Circuit Finds District Court Did Not Err in Jury Instructions On ‘Ordinary Observer’ Standard
Consumer 2.0 v. Tenant: CAFC Skirts Another 101 Analysis with Rule 36
Senate IP Subcommittee Examines Foreign Approaches to Digital Piracy in Second Hearing on U.S. Copyright Reform
Federal Circuit Affirms Inequitable Conduct Holding Against GS CleanTech
Combating the ‘Dunning-Kruger Effect’ in Inventors
Dear Examiner: I am an Imposter
