Background
Fink, Karl R. was born on July 24, 1956 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
Fink, Karl R. was born on July 24, 1956 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Science in Engineering, magna cum laude, 1978. Juris Doctor, 1981). Tau Beta Pi.
Worked at Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Intellectual Property and Technology-Related Law including Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secret, Copyrights and Unfair Competition, Antitrust and International Trade Commission Causes and Related Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Illinois. 1982, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar.
1989, United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 1994, United States. Supreme Court.
Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Tau Beta Pi. Member: Chicago (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section), Illinois State (Member, Sections on: Trial Practice.
Intellectual Property Law) and American Bar Associations. Chicago Lincoln American Inn of Court (Secretary, 1994-1995.
Programming Chairman, 1995-1997).
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery was founded in 1859 as Goodwin, Larned & Goodwin making it the senior established law firm in Chicago. Its practice is devoted to intellectual property and technology related law. The firm"s clients range from independent inventors to multi-national corporations.
The firm regularly represents its clients in courts and governmental agencies in the United States. as well as some 140 other countries.
Firm members have been leaders in their respective fields of technology as well as in the legal community, having served as expert witnesses, special masters in the Federal Courts, educators, authors and also founders and presidents of noteworthy legal associations including the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago and its predecessor.
Member: Chicago (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section), Illinois State (Member, Sections on: Trial Practice. Intellectual Property Law) and American Bar Associations. Chicago Lincoln American Inn of Court (Secretary, 1994-1995.
Programming Chairman, 1995-1997).