Background
Leavitt, Donald Gerald was born on November 13, 1924 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of George Howland and Marie Rose (DeJay) Leavitt.
Leavitt, Donald Gerald was born on November 13, 1924 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of George Howland and Marie Rose (DeJay) Leavitt.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, 1946. Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Illinois, 1948. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1951.
Worked at Senniger, Powers, Leavitt & Roedel (Saint Louis, Missouri) specializing in Intellectual Property including United States. and International Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret, Copyright, Mask Works, and Computer Law, Licensing, Unfair Competition, Unfair Trade Practice and Antitrust Law. Trials and Appeals in Federal and State Courts, the International Trade Commission and other Governmental Administrative Agencies. Admitted to the bar, 1952, Illinois and Missouri.
United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Eighth Circuit. Delta Theta Phi; Pi Mu Epsilon.
Barristers.
Adjunct Professor of Patent Law, Saint Louis University, 1956-1993. Author: "Missouri Chapter, State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law," 1988. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis (Chairman: Junior Section, 1958-1959.
Admission Committee, 1961-1962.
Patent Section, 1969-1970). Missouri Bar (Chairman, Patent and Trademark Committee, 1980-1984.
Recipient, President"s Award, 1983). Illinois State and American (Missouri Chairman, Junior Bar Conference, 1960-1961) Bar Associations.
International Trademark Association.
American Chemical Society. Senniger, Powers, Leavitt & Roedel, founded in 1919, is the largest intellectual property law firm in Missouri. The firm provides a full spectrum of services in this specialized area of the law, ranging from government administrative matters, such as obtaining patents (in the United States. and abroad), trademarks, and copyrights, to all aspects of litigation to enforce and defend clients" rights with respect to intellectual property.
Through its network of foreign associates, the firm assists its clients in similar matters throughout the world.
The firm has seen significant growth through the years and has added numerous Fortune 500 and other national and international companies to its clientele. Throughout this growth, the firm has maintained its devotion to its clients and a commitment to the delivery of prompt high-quality services at reasonable cost.
Board of directors St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf, St. Louis, since 1971. Member American Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association (President's award 1983), Illinois Bar Association, American Chemical Society.
Married Sara E. Wilkey, November 22, 1958. Children: Mary, Mark, Sally.