Background
Geren, Gerald S. was born on November 10, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ben and Sara (Block) Geren.
Geren, Gerald S. was born on November 10, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ben and Sara (Block) Geren.
Illinois Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science Metallurgical Engineering, 1961). DePaul University (Juris Doctor, 1966).
Worked at Lee, Mann, Smith, McWilliams, Sweeney & Ohlson (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Intellectual Property Law, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Litigation, Prosecution Law, Licensing Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Illinois. 1967-1982, United States.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
1969, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. 1975, United States.
Supreme Court. 1979, United States. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office. Author: "A Lawyers View," Research & Development Magazine, January 1981, Design News, Legal Forum.
Listed: Who"s Who in the World.
Who"s Who in America Law. Who"s Who in Finance and Industry.
Adjunct Professor, Kent Law School. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Economic Club of Chicago. Executive Club. (Also practicing individually, Chicago).
President Chicago High Technology Association, 1981-1986, vice president, 1986-1987. Member strategic planning committee Economics Development Commission, Chicago, 1986-1991. Member Illinois Center forIndsl.
Technology, 1984-1990, Illinois Manufacturing Technology Network, Chicago, 1986-1991. Mem.pres.' county, research county, alumni board Illinois Institute Technology, since 1991, The Leukemia Society American (Illinois chapter board member 1988-1990). Member American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Patent Law Association Chicago, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Executives Club, Chicago Economics Club, Commercial Club Chicago (small business committee since 1985), Metropolitan Club Chicago.
Married Phyllis Freeman, February 11, 1962. Children: Suzanne, Gregory, Bradley.