Background
Katz, Avrum Sidney was born on October 10, 1939 in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph George and Bessie Goldie (Ancel) Katz.
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Avrum Sidney Katz, American Patent
Trademark and copyright
Civil litigation, federal
lawyer Recipient award of distinction Patent Resources Group, 1983. Member ad hoc committee Lake Forest (Illinois) City Council, 1970.; Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Patent Law Association Chicago, Union League.
Education
Illinois Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1962). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1966). Tau Beta Pi; Eta Kappa Nu.
Delta Theta Phi.
Member, Advisory Board, The Licensing Journal, 1987.
Career
Associate Leonard G. Nierman, Chicago, 1966—1967, Fitch, Even, Tabin, Flannery & Welsh and predecessor firms, Chicago, 1967—1970, partner, 1971—1982, Welsh & Katz Ltd., Chicago, 1983—2008, Husch Blackwell Welsh & Katz, since 2008. Chairman National Intellectual Property Group, Chicago, office managing partner. Member intellectual property advisory board George Washington University Law School, Washington, since 2000.
Member, international board governors Hebrew University Jerusalem, since 2008.
Achievements
Membership
Member ad hoc committee Lake Forest City Council, Illinois, 1970. Board governors Hebrew University Jerusalem, 2007. Board directors American Friends of Hebrew University, since 1999, member executive committee Midwest region, since 1999.
Panelist on trade secret law and alternative dispute resolution George Washington University Law School India Project, Mumbai, Bangalore and Goa, 2007. Lecturer Recent United States Supreme Court Cases Relating to Patent Law, Hebrew University Law School, Jerusalem. Presenter Patent Exhaustion Doctrine in Licensing Patents, John Marshall Law School Patent Symposium, 2009.
Emeritus member Richard Linn American Inn Court, Chicago. Member of American Bar Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Association Patent Law Firms (president 1998-1999), Licensing Executive Society, International Trademark Association, Intellectual Property Law Association Chicago, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Standard Club Chicago, Union League Club Chicago, Sigma Iota Epsilon, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Delta Theta Phi.
Connections
Married Sheela Cara Cooperman, September 1, 1963. Children: Julie Anne, Aaron Richard, Michele Sharon.
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Born
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Nationality
American
Career
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1966
Awards
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Recipient Distinction award for contributions to area of intellectual propery law for protection video games, Patent Resources Group, 1983, Torch of Learning award, American Friends Hebrew University, 2006, Judge Learned Hand Human Relations award, American Jewish Committee, 2010. Honorary fellow, Hebrew University, 2008.Recipient Distinction award for contributions to area of intellectual propery law for protection video games, Patent Resources Group, 1983, Torch of Learning award, American Friends Hebrew University, 2006, Judge Learned Hand Human Relations award, American Jewish Committee, 2010. Honorary fellow, Hebrew University, 2008.