Background
Pirkey, Louis T. was born on December 6, 1937 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
Pirkey, Louis T. was born on December 6, 1937 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, 1960). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1964).
Worked at Arnold, White & Durkee, A Professional Corporation (Austin, Texas) specializing in Trademark Law. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Texas. Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta.
Omega Chi Epsilon.
Phi Lambda Upsilon. Member of Staff, George Washington Law Review, 1963-1964. Recipient, State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section, Chair"s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Section and to the Intellectual Property Profession, 1994.
Examiner, United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1962-1964.
Member: United States.
Delegation to the Diplomatic Conference for Revision of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, 1982-1984. Advisor to United States. Delegation to the Diplomatic Conference for Adoption of the Trademark Law Treaty, 1994.
Board of Directors, 1981-1983, and Trademark Review Commission, 1985-1988, International Trademark Association.
Adjunct Professor, Trademark Law, University of Texas School of Law, 1992. Editor, The Franchise Trademark Handbook, published by American Bar Association, 1994.
Member, Code of Professional Responsibility/ International Trademark Association Panel of Neutrals, 1994. Listed in, "The Best Lawyers in America," in Intellectual Property Law.
Member, Licensing Executives Society (United States of America/Canada), 1980.
Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 1982-1983. President, Austin Intellectual Property Law Association, 1986-1987. Member, Governing Committee, Forum on Franchising, American Bar Association, 1991-1992.
First Vice President, American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1997.
Member, Engineering Foundation Advisory Council, University of Texas at Austin, 1994. Member: Houston, Travis County and Federal Bar Associations.
Houston Intellectual Property Law Association. Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit.
Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Life).
Member: United States. Delegation to the Diplomatic Conference for Revision of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, 1982-1984. Advisor to United States.
Delegation to the Diplomatic Conference for Adoption of the Trademark Law Treaty, 1994.
Board of Directors, 1981-1983, and Trademark Review Commission, 1985-1988, International Trademark Association. Adjunct Professor, Trademark Law, University of Texas School of Law, 1992.
Editor, The Franchise Trademark Handbook, published by American Bar Association, 1994. Member, Code of Professional Responsibility/ International Trademark Association Panel of Neutrals, 1994.
Listed in, "The Best Lawyers in America," in Intellectual Property Law.
Member, Licensing Executives Society (United States of America/Canada), 1980. Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 1982-1983. President, Austin Intellectual Property Law Association, 1986-1987.
Member, Governing Committee, Forum on Franchising, American Bar Association, 1991-1992.
First Vice President, American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1997. Member, Engineering Foundation Advisory Council, University of Texas at Austin, 1994.
Member: Houston, Travis County and Federal Bar Associations. Houston Intellectual Property Law Association.
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit.
Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Life).