Background
McCollom, Alan Tompkins was born on March 10, 1950 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Kenneth Allen and Katherine McCollom.
director lawyer electrical engineer
McCollom, Alan Tompkins was born on March 10, 1950 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Kenneth Allen and Katherine McCollom.
Oklahoma State University (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1972). University of Oklahoma (Juris Doctor, Member, 1975-1977 and Research Editor, 1976, Oklahoma Law Review.
Worked at Marger, Johnson, McCollom & Stolowitz, Professional Corporation (Portland, Oregon) specializing in Intellectual Property Law including Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Technology Licensing and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Oklahoma.
1978, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma. 1979, Oregon, United States. District Court, District of Oregon and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1987, United States. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.
Member, 1975-1977 and Research Editor, 1976, Oklahoma Law Review. Author: "Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Computer Programs," Computer Law, Oregon State Bar, 1992.
"Protection of Proprietary Rights in Computer Programs," 54 Oklahoma Bar Journal 3254, 1983.
"The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A New Circuit Court of Appeals," 55 Oklahoma Bar Journal 1061, 1984. "Patent, Copyright and Trade Secret Protection for Electronic Technology," Northcon/89 Conference Record, p. 49, 1989. Member: Multnomah County, Oklahoma and American (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property Law.
Dispute Resolution) Bar Associations.
Oregon State Bar (Member, Sections on: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Computer Law). American Intellectual Property Law Association.
American Arbitration Association (Member, National Panel of Patent Arbitrators). Oregon Patent Law Association.
President, 1992-1993).
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. The firm is devoted exclusively to intellectual property law, including securing, exploiting and enforcing intellectual property rights for startup businesses, established companies in high technology and traditional industries, as well as academic and research institutions. Firm members have conducted jury and bench trials and appeals in cases involving patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret claims.
Areas of technical expertise include bipolar, metal–oxide–semiconductor, Gallium Arsenide, charge-coupled device and biCMOS semiconductor devices and processes.
Scott Ray and Sam, Dynamic random-access memory & FLASH memory technologies. RISC, CISC and multiprocessor computer architectures.
Optics and lasers. Laser, ink jet and thermal printing technologies.
Manufacturing and packaging. Medical and scientific instrumentation.
X-ray and ultrasound imaging systems Video signal processing and displays.
Software-based systems
Polymer chemistry. Pulp and paper processing and products and oil and gas drilling and products technology.
Member Leadership Tulsa, 1984-1985. Board directors Tulsa Young Men’s Christian Association downtown branch, 1985-1988, vice chair, board of managers, 1988. Member American Bar Association (patent, trademark and copyright section, chair piracy subcom.computer programs committee 1988), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Oregon Bar Association (board directors computer law section since 1989), American Intellectual Property Law Association, Oklahoma Bar Association (patent, trademark and copyright section, secretary 1985, vice president 1986, president 1987), American Arbitration Association (certified).
Married Ruth Ann Williamson, April 8, 1978. 1 child, Leslie A.