Background
Simkanich, John Joseph was born on August 7, 1941 in Clairton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Emily G. (Frenock) Simkanich.
Simkanich, John Joseph was born on August 7, 1941 in Clairton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Emily G. (Frenock) Simkanich.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Drexel Institute Technology, 1964; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 1966; Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1972.
Electrical engineer, United States Steel Company, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, 1963-1965;
engineer, Westinghouse Aerospace, Baltimore, 1966-1969;
system developer, TRW Sys., Washington, 1969-1970;
patent attorney, Burroughs Corporation, Paoli, Pennsylvania, 1970-1974;
patent attorney, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1974-1977;
patent attorney, Paul, Paul, Ferrill & Logan, Philadelphia, 1977-1985;
partner, Simkanich & Green, 1985-1993;
partner, Logan & Simkanich, Newtown, Pennsylvania, 1993-1994;
private practice, Trevose, Pennsylvania, 1994-1997;
private practice, Newtown, Pennsylvania, since 1997. Advisory Soup, Inc., Washington, 1970-1972. Introducted to Federal Trade Commission truth-in-advertising law.
House counsel PCC Artwork Sys., Inc. Intellectual property counsel Visual Security Concepts, Inc. Presenter in field.
Member American Bar Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), Pennsylvania Bar Association (in house counsel committee since 1995), Bucks County Bar Association (pro-bono participant since 1987), Federal Cir Bar Association, Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Delta Theta Phi, Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Mary M. Simkanich. 2 children.