Background
Castel, Benoit was born on January 10, 1950 in Cairo, Egypt.
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Benoit Castel
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City College of New York (B.Eng.Ch.E., 1971). George Mason University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1980). Spoken languages: French.
Career
Worked at Young & Thompson (Arlington, Virginia) specializing in United States. and International Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law and Related Licensing and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Virginia and United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1981, United States. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. 1981-1982, United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before United States. Patent & Trademark Office.
Recipient: United States. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award, 1982, 1988. Instructor, Patent Cooperation Treaty and 35 USC 103, United States.
Patent & Trademark Office Patent Academy. United States. Patent Examiner, 1973-1989. Senior Patent Examiner, 1982-1989.
PCT Legal Examiner, 1989-1991. Tenure at USPTO included details to Board of Appeals and Office of the Assistant Commissioner for Patents. Member: Virginia State Bar.
Young & Thompson was founded in 1903 by Emil Bönnelycke following his emigration to the United States from his native Denmark. The firm is one of the first United States. patent practices to specialize in international patent law. Today, the practice of the firm remains international in scope, with much of our patent prosecution, opinion and enforcement work being done on behalf of overseas patent firms and companies.
Membership
Member: Virginia State Bar.
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American
Awards
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Recipient: United States. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award, 1982, 1988. Instructor, Patent Cooperation Treaty and 35 USC 103, United States. Patent & Trademark Office Patent Academy. United States. Patent Examiner, 1973-1989. Senior Patent Examiner, 1982-1989. PCT Legal Examiner, 1989-1991. Tenure at USPTO included details to Board of Appeals and Office of the Assistant Commissioner for Patents.Recipient: United States. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award, 1982, 1988. Instructor, Patent Cooperation Treaty and 35 USC 103, United States.
Patent & Trademark Office Patent Academy. United States. Patent Examiner, 1973-1989. Senior Patent Examiner, 1982-1989.
PCT Legal Examiner, 1989-1991. Tenure at USPTO included details to Board of Appeals and Office of the Assistant Commissioner for Patents.