Bernard L. SWEENEY

Background

Sweeney, Bernard L. was born on September 17, 1939 in Utica, New York, United States.

Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Suffolk University; University of Rochester. New England Law School (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1975).

Career

Worked at Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, Limited Liability Partnership (Falls Church, Virginia) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Law. Licensing, Arbitration, Litigation, International Trade Practice and Entertainment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Massachusetts.

1981, United States.

Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

1985, United States.

Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Registered to practice before United States.

Patent and Trademark Office (Not admitted Virginia).

Recipient: Trustees Award. Amos Taylor Award. Member, New England Law Review, 1974-1975.

Member: Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Patent Lawyers Club of Washington, District of Columbia

Maryland Patent Law Association. International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association. The firm handles all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition causes, including litigation, ex parte practice before the United States.

Patent and Trademark Office, inter partes practice before the United States.

Patent and Trademark Office and practice before the United States. Copyright Office. Opinions are rendered as to the validity and infringement of patents, trademarks and copyrights, the patentability of inventions, as well as registrability of trademarks and copyrights.

The firm has associates throughout the world to assist its clients in obtaining protection and advice with regard to patents, trademarks and copyrights on a worldwide basis. Attorneys of the firm have degrees in electrical, electronic, chemical, mechanical and civil engineering, and chemistry, as well as biotechnology.

Achievements

• Bernard L. Sweeney has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, New England Law Review, 1974-1975. Member: Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Patent Lawyers Club of Washington, District of Columbia Maryland Patent Law Association.

International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association.