Background
Sommer, Peter K. was born on November 22, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
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Peter K. Sommer
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1966). University of Utah; American University (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Career
Worked at Phillips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber (Buffalo, New York) specializing in General Practice. Corporations, Litigation, Trust and Estates, Tax, Labor Relations, Real Estate, Banking, Commercial, Municipal Finance, Bankruptcy Reorganization, Antitrust, Products Liability, Insurance Coverage, Immigration, Customs, Environmental and Energy Law. Admitted to the bar, 1973, New New York
1975, United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. 1977, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and United States. Supreme Court; 1977-1982, United States.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and United States.
Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office, Canadian Patent Office and Canadian Trade Marks Office.
Member: Erie County and American Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association. Federal Circuit Bar Association.
Niagara Frontier Patent Law Association.
Military: First lieutenant, United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1967-1969. Founded in 1834 in Buffalo as the law office of Orsamus H. Marshall, Phillips, Lytle counts among its former partners several prominent individuals including President Grover Cleveland.
Through its expansion into several offices and the development of new practice areas, the Firm has grown into a position of prominence in the northeastern United States and the province of Ontario.
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Membership
Member: Erie County and American Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association. Federal Circuit Bar Association.
Niagara Frontier Patent Law Association.
Military: First lieutenant, United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1967-1969.
