Background
Alison, John R. was born on October 14, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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John R. Alison
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Swarthmore College (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1979). University of Chicago (Master of Arts, 1980). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Career
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, 1986, District of Columbia and United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal and Fourth Circuits.
Member, American Criminal Law Review, 1983-1984.
Law Clerk to Chief Judge Howard T. Markey, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1984-1986. Company-Author: "Emerging Patent Infringement Problems for Government Contractors: Where Does the Buck Stop?" 3 J. Proprietary Rts., February 1991, at 16.
"Developing Trends in Quality Control and Intellectual Property Licensing in the United States," in International Technology for Profit (Kluwer, 1991). Member: The Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
Federal Circuit, Fourth Circuit and American Bar Associations.
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, 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.
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Membership
Member, American Criminal Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Howard T. Markey, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1984-1986.
