Background
Cranston, Mary B. was born on December 29, 1947 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Daughter of James Alfred and Bettye (Luhnow) Bailey.
Cranston, Mary B. was born on December 29, 1947 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Daughter of James Alfred and Bettye (Luhnow) Bailey.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Stanford University, 1969; Juris Doctor, Stanford University, 1975; Master of Arts in Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970.
Worked at Pillsbury Madison & Sutro Limited Liability Partnership (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Civil Practice and Litigation in all State and Federal Courts. Business: Banking and Corporate Finance. Commercial Transactions/Energy.
Corporate, Securities and Technologies.
Creditors" Rights and Bankruptcy. Employee Benefits; Employment and Labor Relations.
Environment, Health & Safety. Estate Planning; Finance and Commercial Transactions.
Food and Beverage Regulation.
Health Care. Political Law. Real Estate. Tax (domestic and international).
And Telecommunications.
Litigation: Alternative Dispute Resolution. Antitrust/Trade Regulation. Appellate; Banking/Financial Institutions.
Commercial Disputes.
Construction/Real Estate. Creditors" Rights, Bankruptcy and Insurance Insolvency. Energy Matters; Employment/Equal Opportunity.
Environmental/Land Use.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act; Insurance; Intellectual Property. Maritime/Admiralty; Media/Entertainment/Sports.
Securities. Tort/Product Liability.
And White Collar Defense. Intellectual Property: Aesthetic Design & Trade Dress Protection.
Biotechnology. Computer Law. Copyright Law.
Intellectual Property Audits and Strategic Planning. International Trade Commission.
Licensing and Technology Transfer. Procurement of Property Rights.
Patent Prosecution; Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition.
Trademark Law. Interference Practice. Mechanical/Biomed/Aeronautical.
And Physics/Optics.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, California.
Founded in 1874, Pillsbury Madison & Sutro Limited Liability Partnership has grown to become one of the largest law firms in the United States, with more than 560 attorneys and expertise in virtually every area of the law. With offices in seven California cities, New York, Washington, District of Columbia, and two offices in Asia, Hong Kong and Tokyo, the firm combines a strong domestic practice with a dynamic presence in the rapidly changing international markets. The firm"s corporate expertise encompasses all aspects of business law and covers the full range of legal needs.
Our litigation practice is conducted by trial lawyers who have handled landmark cases in the federal and state courts.
Our intellectual property practices focuses on litigation, patent and trademark prosecution, licensing and copyright protection. Pillsbury attorneys also work in other legal areas where technology interacts with law, including international trade, environmental protection and food and drug regulation.
The firm"s clients range from large national and international corporations to start-up companies, the United States. and foreign governments to universities to individuals. The Cushman Darby & Cushman Intellectual Property Group of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro Limited Liability Partnership has practiced intellectual property law since 1892, concentrating on United States and international patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, other technology-associated matters, and related litigation in all courts and administrative agencies.
Our patent attorneys have degrees in technical disciplines, and a number hold advanced degrees.
Many have practical experience as engineers, microbiologists, physicists, computer experts and chemists.
Member California Committee on Women in Law, San Francisco and Los Angeles, 1985-1986. Board directors Legal Services for Children, San Francisco, 1983-1987. Fellow American Bar Association (chairman Sherman Act Committee of antitrust section 1986-1989, member county antitrust section since 1994).
Member California Bar Association, San Francisco BarAssn., Stanford University Alumni Association (board directors since 1986, president 1989).
Married Harold David Cranston, August 15, 1970. Children: Susan Anne, John David.