Background
Brigance, Gerald L. was born on November 24, 1951 in Harrisonville, Missouri, United States.
Brigance, Gerald L. was born on November 24, 1951 in Harrisonville, Missouri, United States.
University of Missouri at Columbia (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1973). George Mason University School of Law (Bachelor of Laws, with honors, 1985).
Worked at Litman, McMahon and Brown, Limited liability company (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law. Related Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1985, Virginia. 1993, Missouri; registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office.
Phi Delta Phi. Instructor, Patent Office Academy, 1983. Member, Patent Office Society, 1975-1981.
Patent Examiner, United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1973-1989.
Member: Virginia State Bar.
The Missouri Bar.
The firm was started in 1843 by the Knight Brothers specializing in patent law. In the late 1800"s and early 1900"s the firm was operated by three generations of Browns who litigated many well known patent lawsuits. The firm continues to specialize in patent law and related intellectual property and maintains the ability to handle patent application preparation and prosecution in virtually all technologies as well as patent, trademark, copyright and related intellectual property litigation.
Member, Patent Office Society, 1975-1981. Patent Examiner, United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1973-1989.
Member: Virginia State Bar.
The Missouri Bar.