Background
Pettit, George R. was born on June 21, 1945 in Ossining, New York, United States.
Pettit, George R. was born on June 21, 1945 in Ossining, New York, United States.
University of Maine (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1967). Brooklyn Law School (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Worked at POLLOCK, VANDE SANDE & PRIDDY, R.L.L.P. (Washington, DC) specializing in Patent, Trade Secret, Trademark, Trade Dress, Copyright, Unfair Competition, Licensing, Litigation and Negotiations with respect to the foregoing, and Other Intellectual Property Matters. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Indiana. 1977-1982, United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
1980, Virginia; 1982, District of Columbia and United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Member, Moot Court Board, 1974-1975. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Instructor, Patent Resources Group, 1995. Lecturer, Patent Law for Scientists & Engineers, Center for Professional Development, 1993. Member: District of Columbia Bar.
Fairfax, Indiana State (Member, Patent and Trademark Section, 1975) and American Bar Associations. Virginia State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association. In 1975, the firm of Pollock, Vande Sande & Priddy, R.L.L.P. was founded by six partners of the former Washington, D.C. firm of Moore and Hall.
The new firm was created on the principle of providing quality legal services with a personal touch to the intellectual property community. The caliber of the clients that Pollock, Vande Sande & Priddy, R.L.L.P. has attracted over the nearly two decades of its existence and the long-term relationship it has enjoyed with them attest to the firm's strong commitment to its founding objective.
Member, Moot Court Board, 1974-1975. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Instructor, Patent Resources Group, 1995.
Lecturer, Patent Law for Scientists & Engineers, Center for Professional Development, 1993. Member: District of Columbia Bar. Fairfax, Indiana State (Member, Patent and Trademark Section, 1975) and American Bar Associations.
Virginia State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association.