Background
Paul, John C. was born on March 3, 1954 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States.
Paul, John C. was born on March 3, 1954 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States.
Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). Case Western Reserve University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Worked at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, Limited liability partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition, Licensing and Related Litigation, Antitrust, International Trade and Government Contract Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Ohio. 1981, District of Columbia and United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
1982, United States. District Court for the District of Columbia and United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
1983, United States. Supreme Court. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office.
Author: "Recent Developments in the Law Relating to Licensing," Les Nouvelles, 1991-1996. "Licensing to South of Korea," Les Nouvelles, September 1995. Lecturer, United States.
Department of Justice Legal Education Institute Course on Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, 1984-1988.
Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Member: Amicus Brief Subcommittee of the CAFC Committee, 1982-1984. Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, 1982-1986.
Executive Council, Young Lawyers Section, 1987-1990. Chairman, Committees on: Law Week, 1982.
Young Lawyers Section.
Membership, 1982-1984. Networking, 1983-1984. Publications, 1984-1990).
Federal (Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, 1982-1986) and American (Chairman, District of Columbia Young Lawyers Division Membership, 1983-1990.
Vice-Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Committee, 1989-1990) Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chairman, India Subcommittee, Foreign and International Law Committee, 1994-1995).
Licensing Executives Society (Chairman, Washington Chapter, 1994-1996). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Member: Industry/Laboratory Technology Transfers Committee.
Executive Council; Technology and Law Committee of Technology and Society Division).
American Chamber of Commerce in Italy (Member: Intellectual Property Law Committee). 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, District of Columbia, 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.
Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Member: Amicus Brief Subcommittee of the CAFC Committee, 1982-1984. Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, 1982-1986. Executive Council, Young Lawyers Section, 1987-1990.
Chairman, Committees on: Law Week, 1982.
Young Lawyers Section. Membership, 1982-1984.
Networking, 1983-1984. Publications, 1984-1990).
Federal (Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, 1982-1986) and American (Chairman, District of Columbia Young Lawyers Division Membership, 1983-1990.
Vice-Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Committee, 1989-1990) Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chairman, India Subcommittee, Foreign and International Law Committee, 1994-1995). Licensing Executives Society (Chairman, Washington Chapter, 1994-1996).
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Member: Industry/Laboratory Technology Transfers Committee.
Executive Council; Technology and Law Committee of Technology and Society Division). American Chamber of Commerce in Italy (Member: Intellectual Property Law Committee).