Background
Komen, Edwin was born on July 31, 1949 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
Komen, Edwin was born on July 31, 1949 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
University of Southern California (Bachelor of Arts in Cinema, 1971). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1976).
Worked at Cleary, Komen & Lewis, LLP (Washington, DC) specializing in Copyright, Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, Foreign and Domestic. Practice before Federal Courts and Government Departments. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Virginia.
1977, District of Columbia. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, George Washington Law Review, 1974-1976. Member: District of Columbia Bar (Chairman, Copyright Committee, 1982-1983).
Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Chairman, Copyright Committee, 1981-1983, 1984-1986, 1991-1996. Member, Executive Council, Young Lawyers Section, 1982-1986. Treasurer, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section, 1986-1987.
Member, Executive Council, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section, 1987-1990, 1995-1996. Treasurer, 1990-1991. Secretary, 1996-1998).
Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section). The practice at Cleary, Komen & Lewis, LLP encompasses a full spectrum of activities pertaining to copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, including the clearance of trademarks and copyrighted materials, preparation and prosecution of trademark and copyright applications, licensing, as well as the protection and enforcement of these rights in the courts. The firm prides itself in fashioning creative solutions and providing cost-effective services to meet its client's legal needs.
Member, George Washington Law Review, 1974-1976. Member: District of Columbia Bar (Chairman, Copyright Committee, 1982-1983). Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Chairman, Copyright Committee, 1981-1983, 1984-1986, 1991-1996.
Member, Executive Council, Young Lawyers Section, 1982-1986. Treasurer, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section, 1986-1987. Member, Executive Council, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section, 1987-1990, 1995-1996.
Treasurer, 1990-1991. Secretary, 1996-1998). Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section).