Dale Lazar counsels on intellectual property matters concerning a variety of technologies. He concentrates his practice in patenting electronic technology, patenting and copyrighting computer hardware and software, litigating patents and copyrights, negotiating and drafting licenses for patents and software and preparing software-related agreements. Mr. Lazar has also been involved in analyzing electronic and computer-related patents and copyright for infringement and validity.

Mr. Lazar teaches patent law at George Mason University Law School and writes and lectures extensively on patent prosecution and litigation for the Patent Resources Group. He taught "Designing around Valid US Patents" from 1993 to 1999; "Electronics and Software Patent Copyright Practice" in 1998; "Advanced Patent Prosecution" from 1979 to 1998; and has taught "Crafting and Drafting Winning Patents" since 1999 and the Patent Bar review course since 1984. He also has lectured to groups around the world on topics related to US patent law and has authored a number of papers on patent subjects.

The respected English publisher Chambers & Partners cites him in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. He is listed in three Marquis publications, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the World, and he has been named both a Virginia Super Lawyer and a Washington, DC Super Lawyer in the area of Intellectual Property.

认许

• District of Columbia
• US Patent & Trademark Office
• Virginia
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• United States Court of Federal Claims
• United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

会员资格

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property
• Computer Law Association
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

出版物

• Co-author, "Crafting and Drafting Winning Patents," Patent Resources Group
• Co-author, "Designing Around Valid US Patents," Patent Resources Group
• Co-author, "Electronic and Software Patent and Copyright Practice," Patent Resources Group
• "Supreme Court Decides Festo: Unanimous Court Notes Three Instances Where Doctrine of Equivalents May Apply Despite Prosecution History Estoppel," Pillsbury Winthrop Bulletin 02-14 (June 19, 2002)

Seminars

• "Sweeping Changes for Software Business Method Patenting Litigation," for Practicing Law Institute (June 2006)
• "The Impact of Record Federal Circuit Decisions on Drafting Patent Applications; Why Patent Applications Drafted in the Traditional Style May Be Weaker Than You Thought," Seminar for the District of Columbia Bar (February 2006)
• "Advanced Patent Law Institute," for the University of Texas Continuing Legal Education (October, November, December 2005)
• Claim Construction and Interpretation,” Seminar for the Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (November 2001)