Background
Ossola, Charles D. was born on August 3, 1953 in Arlington, Virginia, United States.
Ossola, Charles D. was born on August 3, 1953 in Arlington, Virginia, United States.
Williams College (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). Villanova University (Juris Doctor, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Villanova Law Review, 1977-1978.
Law Clerk to Honorary Albert V. Bryan, Junior, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1978-1979. Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section, American Bar Association.
Chairman, Arts, Entertainment and Sports Lw Section, The District of Columbia Bar, since 1990.
Takeall v. Pepsi Cola, Incorporated., 809 F.Supp. 19 (Doctorate.Md. 1992), aff"d Number. 92-766 (4th Circuit 1993) (per curiam) (unpublished); Bridges in Organizations, Incorporated. v. Bureau of National Affairs, Incorporated., 19 United States.P.Q. 2d 1827 (Doctorate.Md. 1991), aff"d Number. 92-1258 (4th Circuit 1992) (per curiam) (unpublished); Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 1991 Copyr. Law Decisions (Commerce Clearing House), §26,753 (Doctorate.D.C. 1991); Brode v. Tax Management, Incorporated., 14 United States.P.Q. 2d 1195 (North Dakota Illinois. 1990); Delmatoff, Gerow, Morris, Langhans Incorporated. v. Children"s Hospital National Medical Center, 12 United States.P.Q. 2d 1136 (Doctorate.D.C. 1989)Worked at Lowe, Price, LeBlanc & Becker (Alexandria, Virginia) specializing in Patent Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Virginia. 1979, District of Columbia.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Member, Villanova Law Review, 1977-1978. Author: "Copyright Ownership and Transfer," Practicing Law Institute, May 1995. "Recent Developments in Copyright Law," American Intellectual Property Association, October 1994.
"How to Avoid Fraud on the Copyright Office," Selected Legal Papers, Volume XI, Nos.
1 & 2, American Intellectual Property Law Association, June 1994. "Commercial Parody and Intellectual Property: The Stakes and Risk Rise," The National Law Journal, May 17, 1993.
"Joint Work Theory Raises New Questions on Authors" Rights," The National Law Journal, January 18, 1993. "Work-for-Hire Debate Remains Heated Over Who is Author of Art," The National Law Journal, October 12, 1992.
"Law for Art"s Sake," Legal Times of Washington, December 10, 1990.
"Work for Hire: A Judicial Quagmire and A Legislative Solution," The Journal of Arts Management and Law (formerly Performing Arts Review), Volume 17, Number. 3, Fall 1987. Law Clerk to United States. District Judge Albert V. Bryan, Junior, Eastern District of Virginia, 1978-1979.
Member, Library of Congress Advisory Group on Copyright Registration and Deposit, 1993-1994.
Advisory Board, BNA"s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal. Member: Virginia (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section) and American (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section) Bar Associations.
District of Columbia Bar (Chair, Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law Section, 1988-1990. Member, Intellectual Property Law Section).
Copyright Society of the United States of America (President, Washington Chapter, 1994-1995).
American Intellectual Property Law Association. International Trademark Association. Licensing Executives Society.
Association Littéraire Et Artistique Internationale.
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 parte practice before the United States.P.T.O 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, computer, chemical, mechanical and civil engineering, computer science, chemistry, biochemistry and biology.
Copyright Society of the United States of America (Resident, Washington, Doctorate. C. Office).