Charles E. Lipsey

Background

Lipsey, Charles E. was born on November 27, 1950 in Pensacola, Florida, United States.

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, 1972). The George Washington University National Law Center (Juris Doctor, with high honors, 1977. Master of Laws, Patent and Trade Regulation Law, with highest honors, 1981).

Career

Worked at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. (Washington, DC) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition, Licensing and Related Litigation, Antitrust, International Trade and Government Contract Law. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Virginia. 1979, District of Columbia.

United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.

Order of the Coif; Tau Beta Pi. Recipient, Joseph Rossman Memorial Award, 1979. Technical Advisor to the Honorable Giles S. Rich, Associate Judge, United States.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1976-1978. Professorial Lecturer in Law, George Washington University National Law Center, 1984-1989. Co-Author: "Patent Law Perspectives," Matthew Bender & Company, 1982-1988.

Consultant to United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Expert Consultation on the Implications of Advances in Genetic Engineering for Developing Countries, Vienna, Austria, February 4-6, 1981. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Bar Association of the District of Columbia.

Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association. Founded in 1965, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner has grown to become the largest law firm practicing in the specialized field of intellectual property law in Washington, D.C., and one of the largest in the United States.

The intellectual property practice of the firm encompasses every area of technology and includes all aspects of patent, trademark and copyright law. The firm also has a significant practice in other areas related to the interface of law and technology, such as computer law, unfair competition, government contracts, export control, and related antitrust, licensing, litigation and international trade matters.

Achievements

• Bar: Virginia 1977, District of Columbia 1979, United States Court Appeals (federal circuit) 1979, United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Membership

Member American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Virginia State Bar, District of Columbia Bar, Bar Association District of Columbia, Tau Beta Pi, Order of Coif.