Background
Sokal, Allen Marcel was born on December 17, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Michael Rudolf and Olga (Pories)Sokal.
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Allen Marcel Sokal
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University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, cum laude, 1968). Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Career
Worked at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, Limited liability partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition, Licensing and Related Litigation, Antitrust, International Trade and Government Contract Law. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Virginia. 1974, District of Columbia.
United States.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. United States. Supreme Court. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office.
Tau Beta Pi; Phi Lambda Upsilon. Patent Examiner, 1968-1973.
Member, Georgetown Law Journal, 1971-1972. Technical Advisor and Law Clerk to the Honorable Jack R. Miller, Judge, United States.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1974-1976.
Author: "Impact of Decisions of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on the Duty of Disclosure," 66 JPOS 29, 1984. Company-author: Chemical Patent Law, Patent Resources Group, 1996. Contributing Writer: Patent Law Perspectives, Matthew Bender & Company, 1988.
Member, Intellectual Property Advisory Committee to United States.
District Court for the District of Delaware, 1992-1994. Lecturer: "Chemical Patent Practice," Patent Resources Group, Incorporated., 1996.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Steering Committee, 1983-1985. Chairman, 1984-1985).
American Bar Association (Member, Section on Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law.
Chairman, Subcommittee on Review of Pacific Theater of Operations Rule Changes, 1988). American Intellectual Property Law Association (Ad Hoc Subcommittee of Patent Law Committee on Independence of Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, 1992. Chairman, Current Court Cases Subcommittee, Chemical Practice Committee, 1979-1981).
Federal Circuit Bar Association (Amicus Committee, 1995).
Giles South. Rich American Inn of Court. Founded in 1965, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner has grown to become the largest law firm practicing in the specialized field of intellectual property law in Washington, District of Columbia, and one of the largest in the United States.
The intellectual property practice of the firm encompasses every area of technology and includes all aspects of patent, trademark and copyright law. The firm also has a significant practice in other areas related to the interface of law and technology, such as computer law, unfair competition, government contracts, export control, and related antitrust, licensing, litigation and international trade matters.
Achievements
Membership
Member District of Columbia Bar (vice chairman patent, trademark and copyright division 1983-1984, chairman 1984-1985), American Patent Law Association (chairman current court cases subcommittee of chemical practice committee 1979-1981), Association Former Court Customsand Patent Appeals Law Clerks. and Technology Advisors (secretary 1980), American Bar Association, Bar Association District of Columbia, Virginia State Bar, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Connections
Married Judith Ann Berkowitz, May 25, 1968. Children: Michelle Paula, Shira Hermine.
