Background
III, James Bruton Gambrell, was born on January 17, 1926 in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. Son of James Bruton Gambrell and Martha Judson Corley.
III, James Bruton Gambrell, was born on January 17, 1926 in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. Son of James Bruton Gambrell and Martha Judson Corley.
Student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1943-1944; Bachelor of Science in Mech. Engineering, University Texas, 1949; Master of Arts in Economics, Columbia University, 1950; Bachelor of Laws, New York University, 1957.
Member staff, Texas Legislation Council, Austin, 1950;
instructor economics, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1950-1951;
member technical staff (engineer), Bell Telephone laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1951-1953;
member patent staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, New York City, 1953-1957;
admitted to practice before, United States Patent Office, 1954;
assistant patent attorney, Well Surveys, Inc., Tulsa, 1957-1959;
associate, Townsend & Townsend, San Francisco, 1959-1961;
special assistant to commissioner patents, director office legislation planning, United States Patent Office, Washington, 1961-1963;
partner firm, Fowler, Knobbe & Gambrell, Santa Ana, California, 1963-1966;
professor of law, New York University, New York City, 1966-1976;
patent counsel, New York University, 1967-1976;
professor of law, University Houston, 1976-1982;
partner firm, Pravel, Gambrell, Hewitt, Kimball & Krieger, Houston, 1976-1992;
partner, Gambrell, Wilson & Hamilton, Austin, Texas, 1993-1995;
partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld Limited liability partnership, Austin, Texas, since 1995. Consultant to Practicing Law Institute, New York City, 1966-1971, Commission Revision Federal Court Appellate System, 1974, Energy and Research Administration, 1976. Commr.patents Patent Advisory Committee, 1968-1972.
Adjunct Professor Law University Texas, Austin, 1974.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Association Bar City New York, American Intellectual Property Law Association (board of managers 1977-1980), New York Patent Law Association, Licensing Executives Society, International Trademark Association, Copytright Society, Intellectual Property Panel of Experts, American Arbitration Association, Center for Public Resources.
Married Helen Jeanette Roddy, August 12, 1950. Children: Jamey, Gretchen, James Bruton IV.