Background
Smith, Herman Eugene was born on September 12, 1926 in Ceredo, West Virginia/. Son of Leonard P. and Evelyn J. (Melson) Smith.
Smith, Herman Eugene was born on September 12, 1926 in Ceredo, West Virginia/. Son of Leonard P. and Evelyn J. (Melson) Smith.
Student, Marshall University, 1944—1947. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Poly, Institute & State University, 1949. Juris Doctor, John Marshall Law School, 1961.
Engineer Bituminous Coal Research, Inc., Huntington, West Virginia, 1949—1951, Goodman Manufacturing Company, Chicago, 1951—1961. House counsel, 1961—1964. Patent attorney Borg Warner Corporation, Chicago, 1964—1978.
Foreign patent dir/, 1978—1987. Member professional advisory committee, 1976—1982. Member health council, Park Forest, Illinois, 1977—1982.
Member of American Bar Association, Patent Law Association Chicago (chairman foreign patent committee), Illinois State Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Kiwanis.
Married Charlotte Virginia Toney, July 13, 1945. Children: Mary, Herman, Michael W.