Background
Vella, Anthony G. was born in 1955.
Vella, Anthony G. was born in 1955.
Northern Illinois University (Bachelor of Science, 1978. Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1991). Cardinal Stritch College (Master of Science, 1987).
Worked at Sheldon & Mak (Pasadena, California) specializing in Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Antitrust and Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets, Customs Law and related causes in all State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1991, Illinois and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1993, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 1994, United States. District Court, Western District of Michigan.
1996, California. 1997, United States. District Court, Central District of California.
Member, Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1990-1991.
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards. Keck, Mahin and Cate Antitrust Prize. Editorial Consultant, Matthew Bender"s California Intellectual Property Handbook, 1997.
Author, "Damages in Patent Suits," Executive Report on Intellectual Property, Spring 1997.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Litigation) Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
American Intellectual Property Association. Los Angeles Intellectual Property Association.
National Italian American Bar Association.
Los Angeles Italian-American Bar Association. Media District Intellectual Property Bar Association. Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Sheldon & Mak was founded in 1983 by Jeffrey G. Sheldon.
Its practice centers on intellectual property and industrial property law. Sheldon & Mak also provides services in corporate and business, customs and international trade law.
Member, Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1990-1991.