Background
Gifford, Ernest I. was born on December 4, 1933 in Flint, Michigan, United States.
Gifford, Ernest I. was born on December 4, 1933 in Flint, Michigan, United States.
Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1956). Wayne State University (Juris Doctor, 1960).
Worked at Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle, Patmore, Anderson & Citkowski, Professional Corporation (Birmingham, Michigan) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1961, Michigan. 1964, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
1971, United States.
Supreme Court. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office.
Phi Kappa Phi. Author: "Michigan Trademark Acting," Michigan State Bar Journal, Volume 50, 1971. Instructor, Paralegal Program, Oakland University, 1981.
Member Representative, Assembly, State Bar of Michigan, 1984-1990. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Oakland, Macomb County, Genesee County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Chairman, Patent, Copyright and Trademark Section, 1974-1975). American Intellectual Property Law Association. Michigan Patent Law Association.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Oakland, Macomb County, Genesee County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Chairman, Patent, Copyright and Trademark Section, 1974-1975).
American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Michigan Patent Law Association.