Admitted
1975, Tennessee; 1976, South Carolina; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law School
Catholic University of America and University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
Clemson University, B.S., 1967; Iowa State University, M.S., 1969
Memberships
South Carolina Bar (Member, Committee on Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law); American Bar Association (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section); International Trademark Association; Carolina Patent Law Association (President, 1988); A.I.P.P.I. - International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property; Federation Des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle (FICPI).
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1969-1971. Chairman: S.C. Secretary of State Blue Ribbon Commission on Trademark Law. Chair: Japanese Patent Office Liaison Council; AIPLA Japan Practice Committee. Member, European Patent Office Liaison Council.