Myron Cohen

Background

Cohen, Myron was born on February 4, 1927 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Jacob B. and Rose (Stone) Cohen.

Education

Cornell University (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1948). Columbia University (Bachelor of Laws, 1951).

Career

Worked at Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane. Admitted to the bar, 1951, New York. 1955, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

1961, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1974, United States. Supreme Court. 1977, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

1984, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.

Co-author: "United States. Patent Law and Practice," Seminar Services International, 1976. Author: "Nonobviousness and the Circuit Court of Appeals—25 Years In Review," BNA, 1977.

Contributing Author: "Patent Claim Drafting," John Landis PLI 19. Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School, 1973—. Instructor and Lecturer, The Practising Law Institute, 1965-1975.

Lecturer: European Programs on United States. Patent Office, 1968—. 1977 BNA Conference Celebrating 25th Anniversary of 1952 Patent Act.

International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property Conference in Helsinki, Finland, 1983. INSKO Finnish Management Institute, 1984. United States. Trademark Law at Tesco Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 1984.

Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York. New York State and American Bar Associations. New York Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association.

International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association.

Achievements

• Bar: New York 1951, United States District Court (southern, eastern districts) New York 1955, United States Court Appeals (2nd circuit) 1960, United States Court Appeals (Federal circuit) 1984, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1974.

Membership

Chairman Mayor's Subway Watchdog Commission, New York City, 1974-1976. Lieutenant junior grade United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1957. Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Association Bar City New York, New York Intellectual Property Law Association, International Trademark Association.

Interests

• Avocation: skiing.

Connections

Married Nancy Kamin, November 4, 1951 (divorced 1960). Married Barbara Levitov, May 12, 1963. Children: Peter Fredric, Lee Susan.

Father:

Gershon H.

Mother:

Rose Mansfield Cohen

Spouse:

Ruth Jaffe

child:

Mark Jaffe Cohen

child:

Jesse Bernard Cohen

child:

Rebecca J. Cohen Muller Cohen

child:

Jonathan TK Cohen

child:

Lee Jonas Cohen