Tony Rowles.
Tony Rowles

Hi, I'm Tony.

I'm an IP litigator at Irell & Manella, and an engineer before that. This is where I keep the software I've built and the things I've written.

Biography at Irell ↗LinkedIn ↗

Projects

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In one embodiment, the fastening assembly 100includes a housing 102 and a retaining clip 104that is slidably received within a channel 106formed in the housing. The clip may be formed of aresilient polymer, such that the clip deflectswhen a user applies force to a release tab 108 andreturns to its original position when the force isremoved. As shown in FIG. 3, the channel 106extends along a longitudinal axis of the housing
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Fig. 1 · In use · Chrome & Firefox

Patent Citation Tool

Highlight text on Google Patents. Get its column and line citation, without opening the PDF and counting lines.

How it works →Source on GitHub ↗
Drawing of an ultrawide Windows desktop whose wallpaper is Case Calendar: a five-week calendar with today highlighted and events colored by case, an upcoming-deadlines list on the right, and the taskbar below. 101214
10 Five-week calendar12 Upcoming deadlines14 Windows taskbar
Fig. 2 · In use · Windows

Case Calendar

A five-week case calendar on my Windows desktop. It updates when deadlines change.

How it works →Source on GitHub ↗

Writing

War on the Rocks

The Pentagon Wants Dual-Use Innovation. Patent Law Might Punish It.

Why the patent immunity that protects government contractors may leave defense startups building dual-use technology exposed.

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