Background
Plaia, Junior, Paul was born on May 6, 1942 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Plaia, Junior, Paul was born on May 6, 1942 in Washington, District of Columbia.
St. Francis College (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). University of Baltimore (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Worked at Howrey & Simon (Washington, DC) specializing in International Trade, Litigation, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Maryland. 1974, United States. Supreme Court.
1976, District of Columbia. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Attorney, United States.
International Trade Commission, 1970-1973. Co-author: "International Trade Practice," McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1981. "Unfair Trade Practices In International Trade Competition: A Review of Developments Under Section 337," 64 Journal of the Patent Office Society 360, July, 1982.
"Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Amended: Effective Protection for Changing Technology," 10 Rut. Comp. Tech. L.J. Volume 10, No. 2, Fall, 1984; "The Filing and Defending of Section 337 Actions," 6 North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation 463, July, 1981.
Member: Montgomery County, Maryland State and American (Chairman, International Trade Commission Committee, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section, 1992-1993) Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar.
Member: Montgomery County, Maryland State and American (Chairman, International Trade Commission Committee, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section, 1992-1993) Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar.