Background
Thomas, C. Douglass was born in 1962.
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C. Douglass Thomas
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Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1985). Dickinson School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1988). George Washington University (Master of Laws in Intellectual Property, 1994).
Career
Worked at Hickman, Beyer & Weaver, Limited liability partnership (Palo Alto, California) specializing in Intellectual Property Law. Admitted to the bar, 1988, New Jersey and United States. District Court, District of New Jersey.
1989, Pennsylvania and United States.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 1990, District of Columbia.
1994, California. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Eta Kappa Nu. Author: "Secret Prior Art - Get Your Priorities Straight!" Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, Volume 9, November 1, 1996.
"Ownership of Inventions, Successful Patents and Patenting for Engineers and Scientists," Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Professional Communications Society, 1994. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. United States. Patent Bar. American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Computer and Electronics Committee).
(Patent Attorney)
Hickman & Beyer is an intellectual property law firm with a varied domestic and international practice.
Members of the firm are skilled in the preparation and prosecution of patent, trademark and copyright applications, the preparation of expert opinions concerning both the infringement and validity of United States. patents, and in the negotiation and drafting of technology-related agreements in the areas of licensing, trade secrets, and technology sales. The firm also serves as patent co-counsel in litigation matters.
Achievements
Membership
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
United States.
Patent Bar. American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Computer and Electronics Committee). (Patent Attorney).
