Background
Lewris, Basil J. was born on February 26, 1949 in Manhattan, New York, United States.
Lewris, Basil J. was born on February 26, 1949 in Manhattan, New York, United States.
City College of the City University of New York (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, cum laude, 1972). The George Washington University National Law Center (Juris Doctor, with high honors, 1977. Master of Laws, Patent and Trade Regulation Law, 1980).
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, 1977, Virginia. 1978, United States. Court of Federal Claims.
1979, District of Columbia.
1981, United States. Supreme Court. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.
Order of the Coif; Delta Theta Phi.
Tau Beta Pi. Omega Chi Epsilon. Law Clerk to the Honorable Donald East. Lane, Associate Judge, United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1977-1979.
Lecturer, Patent Resources Group, Incorporated., 1982-1991.
Company-Author: "Federal Circuit Patent Law Update," Patent Resources Group, Incorporated., 1983. "Federal Circuit Patent Law," Patent Resources Group, Incorporated., 1984.
"Federal Circuit Patents and Statutory Changes, 1984-1985;" Patent Law Perspectives, Matthew Bender & Company, 1984-1988. "Federal Circuit Patent Law, 1985-1986," Patent Resources Group, Incorporated., 1985.
"Federal Circuit Patent Law, 1985-1987," Patent Resources Institute, Incorporated., 1986.
"Federal Circuit Patent Law, 1986-1988," Patent Resources Institute, Incorporated., 1987. "Securing Evidence in Patent Litigation in the United States," International Bar Association, 1987. "Federal Circuit Patent Law, 1987-1989," Patent Resources Institute, Incorporated., 1988.
"Federal Circuit Patent Law, 1988-1990," Patent Resources Institute, Incorporated.
"Patent Litigation in the United States," Euro Forum, 1996. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
Virginia State Bar. American Bar Association.
American Intellectual Property Law Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
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.
Member of Order of Coif, Virginia State Bar Association, Federal Circuit Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar, Association Trial Lawyers American, American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Omega Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Delta Theta Phi.