Background
Ratner, Allan was born on June 9, 1933 in New York, New York, United States.
Ratner, Allan was born on June 9, 1933 in New York, New York, United States.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1954). University of Pennsylvania (Juris Doctor, 1959).
Worked at Ratner & Prestia, A Professional Corporation (Valley Forge, Pennsylvania) specializing in Intellectual Property Law, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Pennsylvania. Registered to practice before the United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Co-Author: with Nigon, "The Patentability of Computer Programs: The PTO Guidelines, In re Grams and In re Iwahashi," The Computer Lawyer, Volume 6, No. 12, December, 1989. Member, United States.
Bar/EPO Liaison Council. Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Patent Protection Subcommittee, Computer Programs Committee, 1986-1988). American Intellectual Property Law Association (Co-Vice Chair, Electronic and Computer Law Committee, 1990-1992.
Committee Vice-Chair, 1990). Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1993-1994).
Member, United States. Bar/EPO Liaison Council. Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Patent Protection Subcommittee, Computer Programs Committee, 1986-1988).
American Intellectual Property Law Association (Co-Vice Chair, Electronic and Computer Law Committee, 1990-1992. Committee Vice-Chair, 1990). Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1993-1994).