Background
Hill, Philip was born on March 13, 1917 in East Saint Louis, Illinois, United States. Son of Nehemiah William and Lulu Myrtle (Johnson) Hill.
Hill, Philip was born on March 13, 1917 in East Saint Louis, Illinois, United States. Son of Nehemiah William and Lulu Myrtle (Johnson) Hill.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Ohio State University, 1941. Juris Doctor, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, 1968.
Bar: Illinois 1968, United States Patent Office 1969, United States Court Appeals (federal circuit) 1982. With Standard OilCo. Indiana, 1941-1978, patent attorney, 1969-1973, director petroleum and corporation patents and licensing, 1973-1978. Partner Hill & Hill, Lansing, Illinois, 1978-1986, private practice law Philip Hill, Professional Corporation, 1987-1996.
Retired, 1996.
Consultant University Patents, Incorporated., Norwalk, Connecticut, 1980-1989. Treasurer American Waste Reduction Corporation, 1992-1996.
Member American Bar Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Illinois State Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Chicago Patent Law Association, American Chemical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi. Clubs: Kiwanis (Lansing, president 1959, 84).
Married Betty Jean Stone, July 4, 1942. Children: William Stone, Thomas Chapman, Nancy Layton, Mary Anne.