Background
Turner, Richard C. was born on July 12, 1955 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
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Richard C. Turner
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1976). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1981).
Career
Worked at Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas, Professional Limited Liability Company (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition Law. Practice before the Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies. Antitrust, International Trade Regulation, International Patent and Trademark Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1981, District of Columbia and United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 1982, United States. District Court for the District of Columbia.
1985, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
1989, Japan (Gaikokuho-Jimu Bengoshi). Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Sigma Pi Sigma. Lecturer, United States.
Patent Academy, 1988.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Sections on: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Antitrust; Trade Regulation). Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
American Bar Association.
Roppongi Bar Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association.
International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association.
Association for the Advancement of Science. The firm of Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas is engaged in the practice of law relating to intellectual property. The firm"s diverse client base, encompasses a broad spectrum of multinational corporations, high technology growth companies and small start-up ventures.
The firm represents its clients before the federal and state courts nationwide, as well as federal agencies having jurisdiction over matters that concern issues of international trade and intellectual property acquisition and protection.
Moreover, the firm"s proximity to the United States Patent and Trademark Office provides a unique opportunity to directly represent clients before that agency and, in particular, its Appellate Boards. The firm is well known for its representation of clients in connection with the development and exploitation of emerging technologies, such as superconductors, multiprocessors, biotechnology and robotics, as well as established technologies, such as data processing, nuclear engineering, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, photography, telecommunications and semiconductors.
The firm has expanded over the years to its present complement of twenty-eight partners and a comparable number of associates and clerks, the firm has spacious offices in Washington, District of Columbia and an office in Tokyo, Japan that is staffed by partners and associates to provide services to a client base in the Pacific basin.
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Membership
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Sections on: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Antitrust; Trade Regulation). Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
American Bar Association.
Roppongi Bar Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association.
International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association.
Association for the Advancement of Science.
