Background
Kelly, David M. was born on October 18, 1957 in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States.
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David M. Kelly
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University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Science, 1979. Master of Science, 1980). Duquesne University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Career
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, 1983, Pennsylvania (nonresident active status). 1985, Louisiana; 1987, District of Columbia.
Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Chi Epsilon. Member, Duquesne Law Review, 1981-1983.
Author: "Trademarks: Protection of Merchandising Properties in Professional Sports," Duquesne Law Review 927, 1983. "Protection of Merchandising Properties in Professional Sports," 3 The Merchandising Reporter 11, 1984.
"Broadening Trademark Protection in Louisiana: Enactment of the Louisiana Anti-Dilution Statute," 33 Louisiana Bar Journal 224, 1985.
"Developments in American Unfair Competition Law-Implications for the Computer Industry," EIPR, April 10, 1995. "Certification Marks: A Trap for the Unwary," Association Law & Policy, October 15, 1994. "The Politics of Color as a Trademark," Association Trends, April 21, 1995.
"A Rainbow of Ideas to Trademark Color," Advertising Age, April 24, 1995.
"Qualitex Makes Visible The Strategic Spectrum: Corporate Color Warriers Have Numerous Tactics at Their Disposal," The National Law Journal, May 8, 1995. "Trademark Liability of Bulletin Board Operators," Association Law and Policy, July 1995.
Professorial Lecturer of Trademarks and Patents, Loyola University School of Law, 1985-1986. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
Pennsylvania, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.
American Intellectual Property Law Association. International Trademark 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.
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Member, Duquesne Law Review, 1981-1983.
