Admitted
1940, Missouri; 1947, Oklahoma; 1990, Virginia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law School
University of Missouri at Kansas City, J.D., 1940
Law School Graduation Year
1940
College
University of Oklahoma, B.S., Business Administration, 1937
Memberships
The Missouri Bar; Virginia State Bar; Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Biographical
Member Emeritus, Association of Corporate Patent Counsel (Executive Committee, 1975-1977). Member, 1945-1981 and General Patent Counsel, 1971-1981, Phillips Petroleum Company Patent Department. Member, President Carter's Advisory Committee on Industrial Innovation, 1978-1979. Deputy U.S. Commissioner of Patent and Trademarks, 1981-1985. Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, 1985-1989.