Background
Knobbe, Louis Joseph was born on April 6, 1932 in Carroll, Iowa, United States. Son of Louis C. and Elsie M. (Praeger) Knobbe.
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Louis Joseph Knobbe
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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1953; Juris Doctor, Loyola University, Los Angeles, 1959.
Career
Technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, 1953-1954; patent engineer, General Electric, Washington, 1955-1956. patent engineer, North America Aviation, Downey, California, 1956-1959; patent lawyer, Beckman Instruments, Fullerton, California, 1959-1962; co-founder, partner, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, Newport Beach, California, since 1962. Lecturer American Intellectual Property Law Association, Computer Law Association, Inc., Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, San Diego Bar Association, Orange County Patent Law Association. Adjunct Professor School Law U. San Diego, since 1987.
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Membership
Board of directors Orange County (California) Performing Arts Center, 1975-1983, Orange County chapter Association Corporation Growth. Past president Philaharmonic Society Orange County. Board member, past vice president Opera Pacific, Orange County.
Fellow Institute Advancement Engineering. Member American Bar Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (past chairman Orange County section, Centennial medal 1984), American Intellectual Property Law Association, American Arbitration Society (member panel neutrals), State Bar California, Orange County Bar Association (member civil mediation panel), Orange County Patent Law Association, San Diego Patent Law Association, Licensing Executives Society, Santa Ana North Rotary, First Friday Friars, Pacific Club, Balboa YachtClub, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu.
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Married Jeanette M. Sganga, April 3,1954. Children: Louis, Michael, Nancy, John, Catherine.
