Background
Jakes, Frank R. was born on June 13, 1958 in Hoppstadten, Germany. Son of Frank Robert and Ann (Davis) Jakes. came to the United States, 1961.
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Frank R. Jakes
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University of Denver (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude with honors, 1979). New York University (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Career
Arthur Rutenberg Homes, Inc. v. Drew Homes, Inc., 29 F.3d 1529 (11th Cir. 1994); Howard Johnson Company, Inc. v. Khimani, 892 F.2d 1512 (11th Cir. 1986); Arthur Rutenberg Homes, Inc. v. Maloney, 891 F.Supp. 1560 (M.D. Fla. 1995); Epic Metals Corporation v. CONDEC, Inc., 867 F.Supp. 1009 (M.D. Fla. 1994); Structural Panels, Inc. v. Texas Aluminum Industries, Inc., 814 F.Supp. 1058 (M.D. Fla. 1993); Clayton v. Howard Johnson Franchise Systems, Inc., 730 F.Supp. 1553 (M.D. Fla. 1988); Independent Roofing Enterprises, Inc. v. Celotex Corporation, 512 So.2d 1133 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); HCA of Florida, Inc. v. Cooper, 475 So.2d 719 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985)Worked at Johnson, Blakely, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, P.A. (Clearwater, Florida. Also Tampa) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Trademark and Copyright Law. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Florida and United States.
District Court, Middle District of Florida. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1986, United States. Supreme Court.
1987, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida, including Trial Bar. 1988, United States. District Court, Northern District of Florida. 1994, United States. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
Member: The Trademark Reporter Editorial Board, 1985-1988, 1990-1992. 1994-1997; New York University Moot Court Board, 1981-1982. Order of the Barristers.
First Place, Best Brief and Best Oralist Team, 33rd National Moot Court Competition, 1983. Author: Ruckleshaus v. Kaleidoscope Pictures, "The Copyrightability of Literary Characters," 6 NYU Moot Court Casebook 82-17.
Member: Hillsborough County, Federal and American (Member, Section on Patent, Trademarks and Copyrights) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Vice Chairman, Federal Practice Committee). International Trademark Association.
(Also at Clearwater).
Achievements
Membership
Member: The Trademark Reporter Editorial Board, 1985-1988, 1990-1992. 1994-1997; New York University Moot Court Board, 1981-1982. Order of the Barristers.
First Place, Best Brief and Best Oralist Team, 33rd National Moot Court Competition, 1983.
Connections
Married Shelly Ann Schabacker, May 28,1983. Children: Carl Tyler, Parker McRae, Annika Ashton.
