Background
Rollins, Alton D. was born on August 24, 1933 in Sewanee, Tennessee, United States.
Rollins, Alton D. was born on August 24, 1933 in Sewanee, Tennessee, United States.
American University (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1960). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, with highest honors, 1967). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Mary Covington Memorial Scholarship.
Member, Patent Office Society, 1961-1989.
Chief Instructor, Patent Office Academy, 1966- 1967.
Worked at Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, Professional Corporation (Arlington, Virginia) specializing in United States. and International Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law and Related Licensing and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Virginia. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office.
Order of the Coif. Recipient, Mary Covington Memorial Scholarship. Examiner, United States.
Patent and Trademark Office, 1961-1986. Primary Examiner, 1967-1986.
Member, Patent Office Society, 1961-1989.
Chief Instructor, Patent Office Academy, 1966-1967. Notes Editor, Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, 1981-1988. Examiner-in-Chief (Administrative Patent Judge) 1986-1990.
Author of 42 articles on patent law appearing in Idea.
Symposium on the Report of the President"s Commission on the Patent System (1968). The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society.
Member: Virginia State Bar. American Bar Association.
Founded in 1968, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, Professional Corporation has grown to become one of the largest full-service firms in the United States specializing exclusively in intellectual property law.
The success of the Firm"s rapid expansion can be attributed to the founders" passion for quality service. The Firm"s staff includes internationally known experts in every field of intellectual property law. Its practice includes federal court litigation, representation at federal agencies, the domestic and international prosecution of patent and trademark applications, copyright registrations, and maskwork applications, as well as necessary support services, including an extensive client education program
The Firm"s clientele includes numerous multinational corporations that are among the most active in the intellectual property field, foreign and United States. government agencies, numerous universities, and businesses of all sizes.
Specialties of the firm include, but are not limited to, interference law, chemical/biotech patent law, electrical/software patent law, copyright law, and trademark law. Litigation teams work closely with clients to accomplish objectives with dispatch through negotiation, litigation, or alternative dispute resolution.
The Firm has conducted and successfully concluded numerous significant re-examinations and reissue procedures, as well as a large number of appeals to the United States. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals and the United States.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Member, Patent Office Society, 1961-1989. Chief Instructor, Patent Office Academy, 1966-1967. Notes Editor, Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, 1981-1988.
Examiner-in-Chief (Administrative Patent Judge) 1986-1990.
Author of 42 articles on patent law appearing in Idea. Symposium on the Report of the President"s Commission on the Patent System (1968).
The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society. Member: Virginia State Bar.
American Bar Association.