Background
McDermott, Peter D. was born on November 7, 1953 in Bronxville, New York, United States.
McDermott, Peter D. was born on November 7, 1953 in Bronxville, New York, United States.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineer, 1973). Suffolk University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978).
Worked at Banner & Witcoff, Limited. (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Federal Trial and Appellate Practice in Intellectual Property Law. Patent, Trademark, Copyright, International Trade, Unfair Competition, Trade Secret and Antitrust Causes before Federal and State Courts and Administrative Agencies.
Admitted to the bar, 1978, Massachusetts.
1979, United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts. 1981, Michigan; 1986, United States.
District Court, District of Michigan. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office.
Member: American Bar Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association. Boston Patent Law Association.
Michigan Patent Law Association.
Licensing Executive Society. Banner & Allegretti, Limited. was organized in 1995 as a result of the merger of Allegretti & Witcoff, Limited.
(founded in 1920) and Banner, Birch, McKie & Beckett (founded in 1960). The firm, which has offices in Boston, Chicago and Washington, is dedicated to the practice of intellectual property law.
The firm provides legal representation in obtaining, commercializing and litigating intellectual property rights in the United States and abroad.
The practice includes counseling on the availability, validity and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Patent interference proceedings. Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings.
Domestic and foreign patent and trademark prosecution.
Custom seizures of infringing products. And litigating patent, trademark and copyright infringement cases.
Firm members have experience in both jury and bench trials in the Federal Courts, in proceedings before the International Trade Commission, and practice in all technologies, including the electrical, mechanical and chemical arts as well as computer hardware and software and biotechnology.
Member: American Bar Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association. Boston Patent Law Association.
Michigan Patent Law Association.
Licensing Executive Society.