Background
Altman, Louis was born on August 6, 1933 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Jean (Zimmerman) Altman.
Altman, Louis was born on August 6, 1933 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Jean (Zimmerman) Altman.
Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, 1955). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1958). Associate Professor, 1976-1979.
Adjunct Professor, since 1979, John Marshall Law School.
Associate Amster & Levy, New York City, 1958-1960. Patent attorney Sperry Rand, 1960-1963. Chief patent counsel General Time Corporation, 1963-1967.
Partner Altman & Reens, Stamford, Connecticut, 1967-1972. Chief patent counsel Baxter Labs, Deerfield, Illinois, 1972-1976. Associate professor John Marshall Law School, 1976-1979, adjunct professor, 1979-1996, Loyola Law School, 1996-1997.
Of counsel Gerlach, O'Brien & Kleinke, Chicago, 1981-1983. Partner Laff, Whitesel & Saret, 1983-2001. Of counsel Michael Best & Friedrich, 2001—2006.
Director Humanist Institute, since 2008. Director Humanists Sarasota Bay, since 2010, International Institute Secular Humanistic Judaism, since 2010, Institute Humanist Studies, since 2010.
"A Quick Point Regarding Perpetual Trade Secret Royalty," 61 Journal of Patent Office Society, 510, 13 John Marshall Law Review 127, 1979. "Is There an Afterlife? The Effect of Patent or Copyright Expiration on License Agreements," 64 Journal of Patent Office Society 297, 1982. Callmann, Unfair Competition, Trademarks and Monopolies (4th Edition), 1981.
Business Competition Law Advisor (Monthly), 1983-1985. Chapter 20, "Intellectual Property,” Construction Law, Matthew Bender, 1986. "Leading Trade Identity and Unfair Competition Decisions Reported in 1983," Developments 1984, p.
151, John Marshall Law School, 1984. "Leading Trade Identity and Unfair Competition Decisions Reported in 1984," Developments 1985, p. 161, John Marshall Law School, 1985.
Chapter 11, 1985 Patent Law Annual, Southwestern Legal Foundation. "Leading Trade Identity and Unfair Competition Decisions Reported in 1985," Developments 1986, p. 1, John Marshall Law School, 1986.
"Leading Trade Identify and Unfair Competition Decisions Reported in 1986," Developments 1987, p. 1, John Marshall Law School, 1987. "Leading Trade Identity and Unfair Competition Decisions Reported in 1987," Developments 1988, p.
1,1988
"Intellectual Property Law and the Construction Industry," Developments 1988, p. 849,1988
Chapter 22, "Unfair Competition," Chapter 25, Trademarks," Legal Compliance Checkups, Callaghan, 1985. Trademark Registration Developments: 1980-1985,” Changes in Intellectual Property Law in the Eighties 150, American Bar Association.
Chicago (Chairman, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Committee, 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations. Patent Law Association of Chicago (Director, 1978-1979). New York Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association.
Connecticut Patent Law Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association. United States Trademark Association.
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
Married Sally J. Schlesinger, December 26, 1955 (deceased). 1 child: Andrew; Married Eleanor Silver, October 30, 1966. 1 child: Robert.