Background
P.M. Lavalleye, Jean-Paul was born on May 5, 1956 in Louvain, Belgium.
P.M. Lavalleye, Jean-Paul was born on May 5, 1956 in Louvain, Belgium.
Rutgers College (Bachelor of Arts, 1979). Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry, 1983) (Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry, 1983). Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry, 1983).
Harvard University (Research Fellow). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1988). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1988).
Spoken languages: French.
Worked at Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. (Arlington, Virginia) specializing in United States. and International Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law and Related Licensing and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Virginia. United States. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court of Virginia. United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before the United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Recipient, Goodwin Medal for excellence in teaching while a member of the MIT academic staff. Special Assistant Attorney for the State of Washington.
Member: American Bar Association. American Chemical Society. International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property).
American Association for the Advancement of Science. New York Academy of Sciences. Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM).
AIPLA, Sigma Chi.; Military: School">Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1988). Founded in 1968, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. has grown to become one of the largest full-service firms in the United States specializing exclusively in intellectual property law. The success of the Firm's rapid expansion can be attributed to the founders' passion for quality service.
The Firm's staff includes internationally known experts in every field of intellectual property law. Its practice includes federal court litigation, representation at federal agencies, the domestic and international prosecution of patent and trademark applications, copyright registrations, and maskwork applications, as well as necessary support services, including an extensive client education program. The Firm's clientele includes numerous multinational corporations that are among the most active in the intellectual property field, foreign and United States. government agencies, numerous universities, and businesses of all sizes.
Specialties of the firm include, but are not limited to, interference law, chemical/biotech patent law, electrical/software patent law, copyright law, and trademark law. Litigation teams work closely with clients to accomplish objectives with dispatch through negotiation, litigation, or alternative dispute resolution. The Firm has conducted and successfully concluded numerous significant re-examinations and reissue procedures, as well as a large number of appeals to the United States.
Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals and the United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Member: American Bar Association. American Chemical Society. International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property).
American Association for the Advancement of Science. New York Academy of Sciences. Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM).
AIPLA, Sigma Chi.; Military: School">Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1988).