Kurt Shaffert

Background

Shaffert, Kurt was born on July 20, 1929 in Vienna. Son of Rudolph nee Schafranik and Irma (Altar) S.

Education

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, City College of New York, 1951. Bachelor of Laws cum laude, New York University, 1963.

Career

Bar: New York 1963, District of Columbia 1965, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1967, United States.Patent and Trademark Office 1964. Chemical engineer Diamond Alkali Company, Newark, 1951-1954. Process development engineer American Cyanamid Company, Stamford, Connecticut, 1957-1959.

Patent liaison engineer Uniroyal, Incorporated., 1959-1963.

Associate Arthur, Dry & Kalish, New York City, 1963-1966, Office of Robert F. Conrad, Washington, 1966-1969. Senior partner Shaffert, Miller & Browne, Washington, 1970-1974.

Senior trial attorney intellectual property section Antitrust division Department of Justice, Washington, 1974-1985, professions and intellectural property section, 1985-1994, intellectual property guidelines task force, 1994, civil task force, 1994.

Achievements

• Kurt Shaffert has been listed as a reputable lawyer, chemical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Bethesda-Chevy Chase Jewish Communications Group, 1965, president, 1973-1974, vice president 1972-1973, treasurer 1971-1972. Member Jewish Communications Center of Greater Washington, 1970-1978, board directors, 1973-1978. Provided tape recorded Holocaust recollections for Stephen Spielberg Holocaust Archive Survivors of the Shoa Visual History Foundation, 1998.

With United States Army, 1955-1956. Member American Bar Association (antitrust section, patent, trademark and copyright section), Professional Association Antitrust Division Department of Justice (president 1978-1979), Bar Association District of Columbia (council delegate 1972-1974), District of Columbia Bar Assn, Classic Residence by Hyatt (resident council, 2006-2008).

Connections

Son of Rudolph nee Schafranik and Irma (Altar) S. Married Judith Pytel, June 12, 1955. Children: Elona Ruth, Robin Laurette.

Father:

Rudolph Shaffert

Spouse:

Judith Pytel

child:

Robin Laurette Shaffert

child:

Elona Ruth Shaffert