Background
Elderkin, Charles B. was born on July 4, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Elderkin, Charles B. was born on July 4, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Purdue University (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1960). George Washington University (Bachelor of Laws, 1964).
Worked at The Bell Seltzer Intellectual Property Law Group, Alston & Bird LLP (Charlotte, NC) specializing in Capital Markets and Investments, Finance and Public Finance, Financial Institution, Trial and Appellate, Health Care, Real Estate, Environmental, Antitrust and Investigations, Bankruptcy, Reorganizations and Workouts, Tax and Fiduciary, Labor and Employment, International, Communications and Technology, Intellectual Property Law (Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets), Licensing, Antitrust, Unfair Trade Practices, Technology and Computer Law, Trials and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Virginia. 1968, New York; 1970, North Carolina.
Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office. United States. Council Member, Fédération Internationale Des Conseils En Propriété Industrielle.
On August 1, 1997, Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson, established in 1922, merged with Atlanta based Alston & Bird LLP, established in 1893, to form the Bell Seltzer Intellectual Property Law Group of Alston & Bird LLP. The combination of the two firms constitutes one of the largest in the Southeast and brings together the full service capabilities of Alston & Bird with the specialized expertise of Bell Seltzer Park & Gibson in intellectual property law. The new firm's intellectual property and technology law practice ranks as the largest in the Southeast with more than 75 attorneys, including 30 partners, and has capabilities in all areas of intellectual property practice, including patent prosecution and information technology transactions. Bell Seltzer Intellectual Property Law Group of Alston & Bird LLP now has offices in Charlotte, the Research Triangle area, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.
Member: American Bar Association.