Background
Plant, David W. was born in 1931 in Ottawa, Illinois, United States.
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David W. Plant
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Cornell University (Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, 1953. Bachelor of Laws, 1957).
Career
Worked at Fish & Neave (New York, New York) specializing in Intellectual Property including Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret, Copyright and Unfair Competition, Unfair Trade Practice and Antitrust Law. Trials and Appeals in all Federal and State Courts and Governmental Administrative Agencies. Admitted to the bar, 1957, New New York
McMullen Scholar.
Lecturer, Cornell University Law School, 1970-1985, 1990, Johnson School of Management, 1986-1995. Listed in "The Best Lawyers In America". Author and lecturer on Arbitration and A.D.R. Member: Cornell University Council, 1985-1988, 1991-1994.
Cornell Law School Advisory Council, 1985.
President, Cornell Law School Alumni Association, 1994-1996. Member: Corporate Counsel and Law Committees, Patent Arbitration Advisory Committee, Arbitration Panel, American Arbitration Association.
Code of Professional Responsibility Committee on Technology (Company-Chair), Code of Professional Responsibility Technology Panel, Code of Professional Responsibility New York Panel. SDNY Mediation Panel.
EDNY Arbitration Panel and Mediation Panel.
West.I.P.O Panel of Neutrals. Various other panels of neutrals. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Patents, 1980-1983.
Chair, 1983-1986.
Member, Committee on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1987-1990, 1991-1994. Chair, Committee on Arbitration 1994-1997). American Bar Association.
New York Intellectual Property Law Association (Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1989-1992.
Director, 1994-1996). Federal Bar Council; Licensing Executives Society (Company-Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee).
American Intellectual Property Law Association (former Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee). Federal Circuit Bar Association.
International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association.
Founded in 1878, Fish & Neave is one of the country"s oldest full-service intellectual property firms. Each of our lawyers practices exclusively in the intellectual property field The majority of the firm"s work is patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and related litigation in federal courts throughout the country.
We also represent our clients in patent interferences and trademark oppositions and cancellations in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in proceedings before the United States International Trade Commission, in connection with oppositions in the European, Japanese and other overseas patent offices in connection with infringement actions in national courts in Europe and around the world and in various dispute resolution processes world-wide.
In addition, we render patent and trademark opinions, represent clients in connection with the intellectual property aspects of corporate transactions, and prepare and negotiate a variety of agreements such as technology transfer, patent, trademark and other forms of licenses. The firm also prosecutes patent, trademark and copyright applications and maintains issued patents and trademark registrations.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Cornell University Council, 1985-1988, 1991-1994. Cornell Law School Advisory Council, 1985. President, Cornell Law School Alumni Association, 1994-1996.
Member: Corporate Counsel and Law Committees, Patent Arbitration Advisory Committee, Arbitration Panel, American Arbitration Association.
Code of Professional Responsibility Committee on Technology (Company-Chair), Code of Professional Responsibility Technology Panel, Code of Professional Responsibility New York Panel. SDNY Mediation Panel.
EDNY Arbitration Panel and Mediation Panel. West.I.P.O Panel of Neutrals.
Various other panels of neutrals.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Patents, 1980-1983. Chair, 1983-1986; Member, Committee on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1987-1990, 1991-1994. Chair, Committee on Arbitration 1994-1997).
American Bar Association.
New York Intellectual Property Law Association (Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1989-1992. Director, 1994-1996).
Federal Bar Council. Licensing Executives Society (Company-Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee).
American Intellectual Property Law Association (former Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee). Federal Circuit Bar Association.
International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association.
