Background
Benassi, John M. was born on September 21, 1948 in Florence, Italy.
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John M. Benassi
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University of Illinois (Bachelor of Science, 1971). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1974).
Career
Worked at Lyon & Lyon LLP (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Intellectual Property Law including Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition and Antitrust Law. Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, District of Columbia. 1976, Illinois; 1977, California.
Registered to practice before the United States. Patent and Trademark Office. Law Clerk to: Honorary Hal D. Cooper and Honorary Joseph V. Colaianni, United States.
Court of Claims, Washington, D.C., 1974-1975. Volunteer Criminal Prosecutor, Tap Program, City of Los Angeles, 1989-1990. Member: Los Angeles County, Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust.
Litigation; Intellectual Property Law) Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar. American Intellectual Property Law Association.
The Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association. (La Jolla Office)
Lyon & Lyon, one of the largest intellectual property firms in the country and the preeminent patent litigation firm in the western United States, has approximately 90 lawyers in four offices across California.
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Membership
Volunteer criminal prosecutor Tap Program City of Los Angeles, 1989-1990. Member American Bar Association (member antitrust section, member litigation section, member intellectual property law section), American Intellectual Property Law Association, Association Business Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, State Bar California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar., Illinois State Bar Association.
