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Robert D. Buyan is a practicing attorney specializing in intellectual property law, including the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, rendering of legal opinions, strategic counseling of clients in relation to intellectual property matters, representing clients in inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and litigating intellectual property disputes in state and federal courts. Rob's primary areas of expertise include the preparation, prosecution and litigation of patent matters that relate to biomedical devices, medical & surgical methods, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and biologicals. His client list includes the Regents of the University of California, large publicly traded corporations, privately held companies, start ups, venture capital firms and a few individual inventors. After obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, Rob completed post-baccalaureate work in the fields of chemistry, pharmacology and biostatistics at the University of Pittsburgh and the Ohio State University. He subsequently obtained his Juris Doctorate from Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio, where he served as a staff member of the Capital University Law Review. Rob is currently a partner in the law firm of Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins in Irvine, California. Prior to the formation of Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins, Rob had been engaged in the private practice of law since 1985, and had been a named partner in two other southern California intellectual property firms. He is rated A-V (highest rating possible) by the Martindale-Hubbell law directory. Before embarking on his career in patent law, Rob held research positions with two major corporations and one university-related teaching hospital. He authored various papers in the field of pharmacology.
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