Michael Spector - Innovation Gadfly

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About Michael Spector

Michael Spector is the co-founder of Petition.ai, the most comprehensive searchable database of USPTO patent petition documents. By utilizing Petition.ai's database of over two million documents, patent practitioners can efficiently research and craft petitions with an increased likelihood of being granted on the first attempt, potentially avoiding the need to request reconsideration.

Michael was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at The LISA App, a nationwide on-site beauty and wellness service provider to employees and tenants. Previously, Michael worked as an Investment Analyst at Castle Creek Arbitrage in Chicago, Scoggin Capital in New York City, and Messner & Smith Investment Management in San Diego. Mic ael also worked at a start-up technology company and as an Investment Banking Analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Michael earned a BBA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Mi ael co-founded and co-chaired Year Up Chicago's Leadership Council.

Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: How the USPTO Retains their Ill-gotten Gains (Part II)

Michael Spector - June 12, 2024

As we are well aware, the patent examination process is complex. USPTO personnel, USPTO technology, inventors, and patent applicants can and do make mistakes. Regardless of how an error arises, there should be a workable, reliable, and consistent petition process to address and correct errors. When it comes to financial mistakes, 35 USC 42(d) authorizes. […]

Highway Robbery: How the USPTO Pockets Excess Filing Fees (Part I)

Michael Spector - May 26, 2024

$15,880 Gone! $13,900 Missing! $13,540 Taken! $17,120 Lifted! $6,390 Pilfered! $8,300 Borrowed! This article is dedicated to inventors and IP practitioners who have checked their USPTO deposit accounts only to realize “we’ve been robbed!” Unlike the burglar who stealthily snuck into Steve Martin and John Candy’s motel room in Planes, Trains and Automobiles under the […]