Bernard R. Gans

Background

Gans, Bernard R. was born on November 18, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Education

University of California at Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, with honors, 1970). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1973).

Career

Worked at Oppenheimer Poms Smith. Admitted to the bar, 1973, California. Registered to practice before United States.

Patent and Trademark Office.

Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1978-1980. Papers and Presentations: "State Antidilution Statutes: Are They Worth the Cost?" American Bar Association Annual Meeting, August 10, 1991.

"Intellectual Property and Medical Staff," American Bar Association Division for Professional Education, National Institute on Medical Staff Law Update, November 11-12, 1989. "Parallel Imports," Licensing Executives Society Mexico, January 28, 1991.

"Use of United States.

Patent, Trademark and Copyright Rights to Prevent the Importation of Gray Market Imports," American Intellectual Property Law Association, May 2, 1991. "Intellectual Property and the Medical Staff," National Health Lawyers Association, September 28, 1991. "Inter Partes Trademark Proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office," Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, November 5, 1991.

"Ten Important Things to Know When Conducting Trademark Oppositions and Cancellations," American Bar Association, Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, Annual Spring Continuing legal education Program, March 30, 1992.

"Dilution," American Bar Association, Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, Annual Spring Continuing legal education Program, April 5-6, 1993. Publications: Copyright Commentary, "Pac-Manitoba Gobbles Up Knights of Columbus Munchkin in the Seventh Circuit," Volume 7, Number.

1, Journal of the Century City Bar Association, Summer, 1982. "Lawsuits of the Rich and Famous: Stars" Exert Right of Publicity," American Advertising, Spring, 1993.

"Protection Against Infringing Imports," The Lightbulb, Volume 15, Number.

3, May/June 1987. "Hey, Isn"t That So-and-So? Pushing the Limits of California"s Right of Privacy," Los Angeles Lawyer, April 1993. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section.

Council Member, 1995-1999.

Chair, Trademark Division, 1991-1992. Chair, Parallel Imports Subcommittee, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991. Chair, State Trademarks Committee, 1988-1989, 1989-1990 1990-1991.

Member: Industrial Design Committee, 1987-1988.

International Copyright Treaties and Laws, 1988-1989. Unfair Competition-Trade Identity Committee, 1988-1989.

Chair, Trademark Offices Affairs Committee, 1992-1993, 1993-1994. Chair, Unfair Competition Committee, 1994-1995.

Member, Section Council, 1995—).

Achievements

• Bernard R. Gans has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member: American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section. Council Member, 1995-1999. Chair, Trademark Division, 1991-1992.

Chair, Parallel Imports Subcommittee, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991.

Chair, State Trademarks Committee, 1988-1989, 1989-1990 1990-1991. Member: Industrial Design Committee, 1987-1988.

International Copyright Treaties and Laws, 1988-1989. Unfair Competition-Trade Identity Committee, 1988-1989.

Chair, Trademark Offices Affairs Committee, 1992-1993, 1993-1994.

Chair, Unfair Competition Committee, 1994-1995. Member, Section Council, 1995—).