Background
Neal, Chellis E. was born in 1957 in Munich, Germany.
Neal, Chellis E. was born in 1957 in Munich, Germany.
Frederick Community College (Associate of Arts, 1978). University of Maryland (Bachelor of Arts, 1992). University of Baltimore School of Law (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1990).
Worked at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, Limited liability partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition, Licensing and Related Litigation, Antitrust, International Trade and Government Contract Law. Admitted to the bar, 1990, Maryland. 1996, District of Columbia.
Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Registered Nurse, Maryland, 1978.
Law Clerk for the Honorable Lawrence Rodowsky, Maryland Court of Appeals. Staff Attorney, Branch of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1992-1994.
Author: Casenote, Levit v.
Ingersoll Rand Financial Corporation, 874 F.2d 1186 (7th Circuit 1989) 18 U.B. Law Review 589 (1989). Member: 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, District of Columbia, 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.
Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association.