Admitted
1978, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law School
Brigham Young University, J.D., cum laude, 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
The Citadel, B.S.E.E., 1970; Purdue University, M.S.E.E., 1974
Memberships
Oregon State Bar (Member, Uniform State Laws Committee, 1983-1988; Chairman, 1988-1989); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property Law; Litigation); Oregon Patent Law Association; American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Biographical
Tau Beta Pi. Member, The Order of Barristers (Member, Board of Advocates, 1976-1978). Author: IC Design: Legal Protection, Pitfalls and Safe Harbors, IEEE Proceedings, 1986, Custom Circuits Conference and Journal of Semicustom ICs, Vol. 4, No. 4, June 1987; Drafting Patents With a View To Litigation, Chapter 2, Intellectual Property Counseling and Litigation, edited by Horwitz and Horwitz, 1988, 1990 and 1997; Intellectual Property Protection in the Semiconductor Industry, Electronic Trend Publications, 1989.
Military
U.S. Air Force (Active Duty, 1971-1975; Active Reserves, 1976-1982) Captain