Background
Voight, Jerry D. was born on August 21, 1937 in Bozeman, Montana, United States.
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Jerry D. Voight
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University of Montana and Montana State University (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, 1959). The George Washington University National Law Center (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1965).
Career
Worked at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. (Washington, DC) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition, Licensing and Related Litigation, Antitrust, International Trade and Government Contract Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, District of Columbia. 1969, United States. Supreme Court.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.
Author: "The Nine No-No's, A More Favorable Climate for Technology Transfer or a Trap for the Unwary?" Licensing Law and Business Report, September-Oct, 1983. "Current Legislative, Judicial and Administrative Views on Misuse and Antitrust Defenses to Patent Enforcement," Current Developments in Patents, Practicing Law Institute, 1984. "The New Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Rules - Some Views from the Bar," 67 JPOS 162, April 1985.
"Legal Principles Governing Patent Infringement in the United States.," 37 Patent Management 433, 555, 1987. "Declaratory Judgement Actions in Patent Cases Where There Has Been No Act of Infringement," 72 JPOS 1136, December 1990. Co-Author: "The Scope of Discovery in Patent Interferences," 62 JPOS 160 and 188, March & April 1980.
"Patent Interferences in the United States," 36 Patent Management 835, 1987. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Unauthorized Practice Committee, 1986-1991). Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Chairman, PTC Section, 1980-1981).
American Bar Association (Chairman, Committees on: Ethics, PTC Section, 1982-1985, 1987-1988. Inequitable Conduct and Antitrust Matters Committee, PTC Section, 1985-1987. Continuing legal education Committee, PTC Section, 1989-1990.
Counsel, PTC Section, 1990-1994). American Intellectual Property Law Association. Founded in 1965, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner has grown to become the largest law firm practicing in the specialized field of intellectual property law in Washington, D.C., and one of the largest in the United States.
The intellectual property practice of the firm encompasses every area of technology and includes all aspects of patent, trademark and copyright law. The firm also has a significant practice in other areas related to the interface of law and technology, such as computer law, unfair competition, government contracts, export control, and related antitrust, licensing, litigation and international trade matters.
Membership
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Unauthorized Practice Committee, 1986-1991). Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Chairman, PTC Section, 1980-1981). American Bar Association (Chairman, Committees on: Ethics, PTC Section, 1982-1985, 1987-1988.
Inequitable Conduct and Antitrust Matters Committee, PTC Section, 1985-1987. Continuing legal education Committee, PTC Section, 1989-1990. Counsel, PTC Section, 1990-1994).
American Intellectual Property Law Association.
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Children: Janet, Jason.
