Michael F. Petock

Background

Petock, Michael F. was born on April 6, 1943 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, with high distinction, 1968). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1971). Diplomate, Court Practice Institute (1976).

Career

In re: Sernaker, 702 F.2d 989, 217 USPQ1 (Fed. Cir., 1983).Admitted to the bar, 1972, Pennsylvania, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

1973-1982, United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. 1982, U. S. Court of Appeals, for the Federal Circuit.

1976, United States. Supreme Court. Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.

Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Beta Kappa; Eta Kappa Nu. Editor, "Patent, Trademark and Copyright Sections of Pennsylvania Transaction Guide," Matthew Bender & Company, 1974.

Author: "Patent, Trademarks, Copyright and Trade Secrets," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1974. Adjunct Professor of Law, Villanova University, 1976-1979. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Federal Courts Committee, 1973-1984.

1990—), Chester County, Pennsylvania (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1977-1978. Member, Board of Governors, 1977-1979. Member, House of Delegates, 1979-1982 and 1996—.

Chairman, Membership Committee, 1989-1992. Chairman, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee of The Civil Litigation Section, 1990—. Vice Chair, Civil Litigation Section, 1996—) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.

Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law) Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association. Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association.

Federal Circuit Bar Association.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Patent, Trademarks, Copyright and Trade Secrets," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1974. Adjunct Professor of Law, Villanova University, 1976-1979. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Federal Courts Committee, 1973-1984.
    
    1990—), Chester County, Pennsylvania (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1977-1978.

Membership

Member: Philadelphia (Member, Federal Courts Committee, 1973-1984. 1990—), Chester County, Pennsylvania (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1977-1978. Member, Board of Governors, 1977-1979.

Member, House of Delegates, 1979-1982 and 1996—. Chairman, Membership Committee, 1989-1992. Chairman, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee of The Civil Litigation Section, 1990—.

Vice Chair, Civil Litigation Section, 1996—) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law) Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association. Federal Circuit Bar Association.