J. Matt Buchanan

Founder and owner
matt@bipo.us

After nearly ten years of experience as a patent attorney, Mr. Buchanan recognized a need for a better approach to the delivery of patent prosecution services. In 2008, he founded BIPO based on two guiding principles:

efficient and effective internal workflows can produce a work product of higher value; and
current prosecution activities must always be guided by the latest developments in the caselaw

Mr. Buchanan counsels and assists clients with the preparation of patent applications and the prosecution of applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He also assists foreign patent counsel with the prosecution of patent applications in patent offices around the world.

Mr. Buchanan has a graduate level scientific education in microbiology and immunology, and routinely conducts legal work relating to these and other technical areas, including chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, medical diagnostics, medical devices, and general mechanical arts.

Prior to practicing law, Mr. Buchanan worked in various capacities in the medical device industry, including as a Good Laboratory Practices Study Director in a leading medical device testing laboratory. He also clerked in the food, drug and medical device practice group of Hogan & Hartson, a Washington, D.C. based law firm.

Prior to founding BIPO, Mr. Buchanan practiced in the Chicago intellectual property boutique firm of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione.

Mr. Buchanan has taught patent law as an adjunct law school faculty member.

Admissions*:
State of Michigan 2000
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 2000
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
*Mr. Buchanan is not licensed to practice general law in the State of Ohio

Education:
University of Toledo, College of Law, J.D. 2000
Medical College of Ohio, M.S. 1995 (Microbiology & Immunology)
The Ohio State University, B.S. 1992 (Microbiology)

Awards:
Member and Editor, University of Toledo Law Review
Order of the Coif

Organizations and activities:
Mr. Buchanan is the founder of and maintains Promote the Progress, a legal blog focused on patent law issues. Started in 2004, Promote the Progress was one of the first blogs that specialized on patent law issues. The site continues to be recognized as one of the most popular patent law sites on the web.

Mr. Buchanan is a member of various bar associations, including the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan.

Mr. Buchanan serves in various professional organizations, including the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the Toledo Intellectual Property Law Association (TIPLA).

Publications:
Throughout his scientific and professional careers, Mr. Buchanan has enjoyed writing. He has published several technical articles in peer-reviewed journals and has served as a special contributor on intellectual property and technology law issues for American Lawyer Media’s law.com.

Mr. Buchanan coauthored IP Memes, an intellectual property newsletter, with Douglas J. Sorocco and Stephen Nipper.

Scientific
Buchanan, J.M., Vogel, L.A., Van Cleave, V.H., and Metzger, D.W. 1995. Interleukin 12 Alters the Isotype-Restricted Antibody Response of Mice to Hen Eggwhite Lysozyme. International Immunology 7:1519-1528.

Buchanan, J.M., Humphrey, G.B., and Metzger, D.W. 1996. Biological Properties and Potential Clinical Applications of Interleukin-12. International Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 3:123-131.

Metzger, D.W., Vogel, L.A., Van Cleave, V.H., Lester, T.L., and Buchanan, J.M. 1996. The Effects of IL-12 on B Cell Subset Function. Research in Immunology, 62nd Forum in Immunology, pages 499-506.

Metzger, D.W., Buchanan, J.M., Collins, J.T., Lester, T.L., Murray, K.S., Van Cleave, V.H., Vogel, L.A., and Dunnick, W.A. 1996. Enhancement of Humoral Immunity By Interleukin-12. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 795:100-115.

Buchanan, J.M. 1996. Influence of Interleukin-12 on Antibody Isotype Expression. Master’s thesis, Medical College of Ohio.

Metzger, D.W., McNutt, R.M., Collins, J.T., Buchanan, J.M., Van Cleave, V.H., and Dunnick, W.A. 1997. Interleukin-12 Acts as an Adjuvant for Humoral Immunity Through Interferon-gamma-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms. European Journal of Immunology 27:1958-1965.

Legal – Intellectual Property
Buchanan, J.M. 1999. Comment, Medical Device Patent Rights in the Age of FDA Modernization: The Potential Effect of Regulatory Streamlining on the Right to Exclude. The University of Toledo Law Review, Volume 30, Number 2, pages 305-329.

Buchanan, J. Matthew. 2004. Congress Patently Out of Step as USPTO Modernizes. Published on American Lawyer Media’s law.com, November 24, 2004.

Buchanan, J. Matthew. 2005. Stage Set for Post-Grant Review of Issued Patents? Published on American Lawyer Media’s law.com, January 11, 2005.

Buchanan, J. Matthew. 2005. Tips for Corporate Counsel to ‘CREATE’ Strategy. Published on American Lawyer Media’s law.com, February 9, 2005.

Buchanan, J. Matthew. 2006. Patent Law and Policy in 2005: Plenty of Drama, but How Much Change? Published on American Lawyer Media’s law.com, January 17, 2006.

Buchanan, J. Matthew. 2006. Whatever You’re Looking For — Patent Reform, Injunctive Relief, Patent Valuation — eBay Has It. Published on American Lawyer Media’s law.com, March 29, 2006.

Legal – FDA Regulatory Law
Buchanan, J.M., Upman, P.J., and Wallin, R.F. 1998. A Practical Guide to ISO 10993-4: Hemocompatibility. Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry, November, 1998, 79-80.

Legal – Law Firm Management
Buchanan, J. Matthew. 2005. Lawyers as Leaders of Change in Customer Service by Professionals. Law Practice Today, October, 2005.

Speaking Engagements
July, 2009 – Quad City IP Symposium; Panelist, Short-Term Patents & Post-Grant Opposition – Does Europe Have the Answer?; Panelist, What Can Congress Do to End the Plague of Inequitable Conduct?
October, 2008 – Dunes CLE – Current Issues in Patent Law – Patent Law Year in Review
April, 2008 – Dunes CLE – Patent Drafting and Prosecution under Looming Patent Reform Legislation
August, 2007 – Dunes CLE – Patent Law and Policy Update
Feb., 2007 — American Conference Institute’s Corporate Patent Congress 2007
Aug., 2006 — Dunes CLE – Patent Law Reform – An Update on Legislative, Administrative, and Judicial Activities