Janelle Waack

About the Author

Janelle Waack

Janelle Waack is a partner at Novak Druce + Quigg LLP and focuses on interference matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals and Patent Interferences. She can be reached at (713) 571-3400 or janelle.waack@novakdruce.com.

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  IP: Value of trade secrets bolstered by new prior commercial use defense

  By Janelle Waack  |  March 20, 2012

  The passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) brought change not only to U.S. patents, but also to trade secrets.

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  IP: Determining the best time to file a patent application

  By Janelle Waack  |  February 21, 2012

  Filing a patent application is a key step in protecting the intellectual property of a company. As patent reform under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act becomes effective, the timing of patent application filing becomes even more important because the U.S. is changing from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system.

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  IP: Interference proceedings in post-AIA America

  By Janelle Waack  |  February 14, 2012

  Until passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), interference proceedings were a unique and important feature of the U.S. patent system.

• IP: 6 practical ways to improve your patent strategy in 2012

  By Janelle Waack  |  January 24, 2012

  The new year is the perfect time for improvements as another wave of AIA provisions are set to go into effect.

• IP: The Supreme Court takes on statutory subject matter

  By Janelle Waack  |  January 10, 2012

  The biotech and medical diagnostic worlds eagerly await a decision from the Supreme Court’s review of Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services.

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  IP: Patent facts and figures for fiscal year 2011

  By Janelle Waack  |  December 27, 2011

  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released its Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2011 (FY2011).