Robert Faber is the author of Faber on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting, at least as well-known in Japan as was Landis on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting, the third, fourth and fifth editions of which Mr. Faber was also the author.
- Business transacted, conducted, billed in Japan.
- Japanese paralegal and clerical staff.
- Proprietary, custom-built U.S. patent application docketing, reporting, deadline-tracking, and prior-art inventorying system all in Japanese.
- No lawyers: Costs controlled; legal-practice environment simplified.
U.S. patent practice centers on the claims, on the language of the claims. While poorly written, poorly translated—even very poorly translated—claims can sometimes find allowance if such claims are sufficiently narrow in scope, they have little to no value as the basis of licensable, enforceable patent rights, only serving as weak links in a chain of “insurance” patents bundled into a defense package.