Expert Details
Patent Interferences
ID: 730986
Virginia, USA
Expert has been retained as an expert witness on more than fifty occasions.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1973 | Degree: LL.M | Subject: Patent and Trade Regulation Law | Institution: George Washington University Law School |
| Year: 1968 | Degree: LL.B. | Subject: Law | Institution: Columbia University Law School |
| Year: 1965 | Degree: B.S.M.E. | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: MIT |
| Year: 1965 | Degree: B.S.Ec. | Subject: Economics | Institution: MIT |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1983 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Counsel | Department: Litigation |
Responsibilities:Expert specializes in patent law, particularly patent interference law. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1978 to 1983 | Employer: | Title: Of counsel | Department: Litigation |
Responsibilities:Expert specialized in patent law, particularly patent interference law. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1977 | Employer: | Title: Partner | Department: Intellectual Property |
Responsibilities:Expert specialized in patent law. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1972 to 1978 | Employer: Sughrue, Rothwell, Mion, Zinn & MacPeak | Title: Associate | Department: Intellectual Property |
Responsibilities:Expert specialized in patent law. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1970 to 1972 | Employer: Court of Customs & Patent Appeals | Title: Law Clerk to Judge Giles Sutherland Rich | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert drafted opinions for Judge Giles Sutherland Rich |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1968 to 1970 | Employer: U.S. Army | Title: Lieutenant | Department: Signal Corps |
Responsibilities:Of relevance here, Expert was effectively the battalion prosecutor for the 51st Signal Batallion. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1970 to 1972 | Agency: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | Role: Law Clerk to Judge Giles Sutherland Rich | Description: Expert drafted opinions for Judge Rich. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a Fellow of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. He served as chair of its Interference Committee and as chair of its Amicus Committee. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Expert is licensed to practice in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in the commonealth of Virginia, and in the District of Columbia. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| For many years he was a member of the Advisory Board of the Patent, Trademark, & Copyright Journal. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Expert received a "Special Citation" from the Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society for "many outstanding articles and Letters to the Editor...over a sustained period of years." |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Over 260 publications. Lecturer: 68 occasions |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has served as an expert witness on general patent law and on interference law in particular. Expert witness: 53 cases Arbitrator: 1 case |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert lectured in the Patent Resources Group's patent bar review course for many years |