Background
Whitaker, Leroy was born on November 20, 1929 in Marshall, Texas, United States. Son of John W. and Effie Ruth (Allums) Whitaker.
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Leroy Whitaker
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Leroy Whitaker, American lawyer. Bar: Texas 1967, Indiana 1968, United States district court (southern district) Indiana 1968, United States Court Cust. & Pat. Appeals 1969, United States Pat. Office 1964. Member of American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, American International Propagation Law Association.
Education
Bachelor of Science, North Texas State University, 1950. Master of Science, North Texas State University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, Urbana, 1955.
Juris Doctor, University Houston, 1967.
Career
Bar: Texas, 1967, Indiana, 1968, United States district court (southern district) Indiana 1968, United States Court Cust. & Pat. Appeals, 1969, United States Pat. Office, 1964. Research chemist Shell Chemical Company, Deer Park, Texas, 1955-1957, Union, New Jersey, 1957.
Senior research chemist Jefferson Chemical Company, Austin, Texas, 1957-1959, market development man, Houston, 1959-1962, pat.agt., 1963-1967.
With Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, 1967-1993, assistant patent counsel, 1975-1978, patent counsel chemical products, 1978-1984, licensingcounsel, assistant patent counsel, 1984-1986, general patent counsel, assistant secretary, 1986-1991, deputy general counsel, General patent counsel, assistant secretary, 1991-1993, retired, 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Indiana State (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section) and American (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section) Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association. (General Patent Counsel and Assistant Secretary).
Connections
Married Wanda South. Rutland, November 26, 1994. Children: John Steven, Catherine Anne.
Education
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1950
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1952
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1955