Russell B. Hill

Intellectual Property, Mediation
2020 Main Street, Suite 1000
Irvine, California 92614


Intellectual Property

Admitted

1997, California; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California

Law School

University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1997

Law School Graduation Year

1997

College

Chapman College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1993; Baylor University, M.A., 1994

Memberships

Orange County Patent Law Association; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Biographical

Member, California Law Review. Co-Author with Frank P. Cote: Ending the Federal Circuit Crap Shoot: Emphasizing Plain Meaning in Patent Claim Interpretation, IDEA: THE JOURNAL OF LAW AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Spring 2002); Author, Expert Testimony at Markman Hearings, Intellectual Property Today, (Nov. 2000); co-Author, with William C. Rooklidge: The Law of Unintended Consequences: The On Sale Bar After Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, 82 J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc'y 163 (2000); On-Sale Bar After Pfaff, Law News Network's IP Law Center, 2000; Stricter Application of On-Sale Bar follows Pfaff vs. Wells, 2 IP L. Weekly 278, No. 9 2000; On-Sale Bar after 'Pfaff,' 22 Nat'l. L.J. B7, No. 26 2000.

Military

USMC, 1986-1992