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Josh Landau

Joshua Landau is the Patent Counsel at the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), where he represents and advises the association regarding patent issues. Mr. Landau joined CCIA from WilmerHale in 2017, where he represented clients in patent litigation, counseling, and prosecution, including trials in both district courts and before the PTAB.

Prior to his time at WilmerHale, Mr. Landau was a Legal Fellow on Senator Al Franken’s Judiciary staff, focusing on privacy and technology issues. Mr. Landau received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and his B.S.E.E. from the University of Michigan. Before law school, he spent several years as an automotive engineer, during which time he co-invented technology leading to U.S. Patent No. 6,934,140.

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December 5, 2012

USPTO Should Be Applauded for Notice on Patent Transparency

In a round of good news, the USPTO has published a notice that it will be holding a roundtable on January 11, 2013 to look into regulations to “require greater public transparency concerning the own...

November 30, 2012

Supreme Court Grants Cert in Myriad

Moments ago the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Assoc. for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al. (Supreme Court docket 12-398) The Court limited its grant to ...

November 28, 2012

Life after David Kappos: What should President Obama look for in the next head of the US Patent and Trademark Office?

Numerous outlets reported Monday that the current head of the Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), David Kappos, would be stepping down. While we have disagreed with Kappos at Patent Progress, espec...

November 20, 2012

Reflections on Patent Prom and the Silicon Valley-DC Divide

I just returned from five days in Silicon Valley to my Washington, DC home. For years, I have been one of the many people who have sat at the intersection of the Silicon Valley-DC gap on key policy ...

November 14, 2012

Welcome to Patent Progress

Welcome to Patent Progress. On November 14, 2012, CCIA launched Patent Progress to serve as a resource for everyone trying to navigate the patent litigation and policy landscape. The home page ...