Burton A. Amernick

Background

Amernick, Burton A. was born on October 23, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Education

University of Maryland (Bachelor of Science, Chemistry E., 1963). University of Baltimore (LL. B., magna cum laude, 1966).

Career

Worked at POLLOCK, VANDE SANDE & PRIDDY, R.L.L.P. (Washington, DC) specializing in Patent, Trade Secret, Trademark, Trade Dress, Copyright, Unfair Competition, Licensing, Litigation and Negotiations with respect to the foregoing, and Other Intellectual Property Matters. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Maryland. 1970, United States. Supreme Court.

1971, United States. District Court for the District of Maryland and United States. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 1974, District of Columbia.

1975, United States. District Court for the District of Columbia. 1979, United States. Court of Federal Claims. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office. Nu Beta Epsilon. Member, Heuisler Honor Society.

Author: Book, "Patent Law for The Nonlawyer: A Guide for The Engineer, Technologist and Manager," Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, 1986. "Patent Law for the Nonlawyer," 2nd Edition, Chapman & Hall, 1991. Articles: "Essentials of Patent Law," Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Volume 81, No.

19, October 4, 1989; "Protection of Intellectual Property, "Food Product Development: From Concept to the Marketplace, Chapter 16, Edited by Ernst Graf and Israel Saguy, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990. "United States. Patent Laws: An Overview," Proceedings of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, 1982. Patent Examiner, 1964-1968.

Course Co-Director and Lecturer, Patent Law for Scientists and Engineers, Center for Professional Advancement, 1979—. Instructor, Patent Resources Group, 1991—. Member: Montgomery County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations.

District of Columbia Bar. Maryland Patent Law Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Patent Lawyers Club of Washington, D.C. In 1975, the firm of Pollock, Vande Sande & Priddy, R.L.L.P. was founded by six partners of the former Washington, D.C. firm of Moore and Hall.

The new firm was created on the principle of providing quality legal services with a personal touch to the intellectual property community. The caliber of the clients that Pollock, Vande Sande & Priddy, R.L.L.P. has attracted over the nearly two decades of its existence and the long-term relationship it has enjoyed with them attest to the firm's strong commitment to its founding objective.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Book, "Patent Law for The Nonlawyer: A Guide for The Engineer, Technologist and Manager," Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, 1986. "Patent Law for the Nonlawyer," 2nd Edition, Chapman & Hall, 1991. Articles: "Essentials of Patent Law," Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Volume 81, No.
    
    19, October 4, 1989

  • "Protection of Intellectual Property, "Food Product Development: From Concept to the Marketplace, Chapter 16, Edited by Ernst Graf and Israel Saguy, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990. "United States. Patent Laws: An Overview," Proceedings of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, 1982. Patent Examiner, 1964-1968.
    
    Course Co-Director and Lecturer, Patent Law for Scientists and Engineers, Center for Professional Advancement, 1979?. Instructor, Patent Resources Group, 1991?.

Membership

Member, Heuisler Honor Society.