Paul Devinsky

Background

Devinsky, Paul was born on July 3, 1948 in Brooklyn.

Education

City College of the City University of New York (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1971 5 yr. 155 credit degree); Catholic University of America (Juris Doctor, 1978).

Career

Worked at McDermott, Will & Emery (Washington, DC) specializing in General Practice (including Corporate, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Health, Litigation and Tax Law). Admitted to the bar, 1978, District of Columbia. 1979-1982, United States.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before United States.

Patent and Trademark Office. Eta Kappa Nu. Author: "You and the Patenting Process," United States. DOE/GC-0003, November, 1980.

Lecturer, Patent Resources Group. Member: District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property.

Litigation); American Intellectual Property Law Association. Maryland Patent Law Association. Federal Circuit Bar Association.

McDermott, Will & Emery is an international law firm founded in 1934. Originally a Chicago tax law practice, the firm has established a full-service presence in seven domestic and three international offices with more than 600 attorneys. Clients include large corporations and individuals as well as small and medium-sized businesses.

The firm represents a wide range of industrial, financial and commercial enterprises, both publicly and privately held. Firm attorneys represent clients in every state as well as numerous foreign jurisdictions.

Achievements

• Bar: District of Columbia 1978, United States Court Appeals (federal circuit) 1982, United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Membership

Member American Bar Association (section patent, trademark and copyright law), American Intellectual Property Association, Maryland. Patent Law Association, District of Columbia Bar, Federal Circuit Bar Association, Eta Kappa Nu.