Background
Schwaab, Richard Lewis was born on November 15, 1945 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Thomas L. and Phyllis N. (Lord) Schwaab.
Schwaab, Richard Lewis was born on November 15, 1945 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Thomas L. and Phyllis N. (Lord) Schwaab.
University of Wisconsin (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, with honors, 1967). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1971. Master of Laws, International Law, with highest honors, 1979).
Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi. Tau Beta Pi; Delta Theta Phi (Treasurer, 1970). Member, George Washington University Law Review, 1970-1971.
Max Planck Institute Fellowship, Munich, Germany, 1971-1972.
Partner Stepno, Schwaab & Linn, Arlington, Virginia, 1972—1974, Bacon & Thomas, Arlington, 1974—1978, Schwartz, Jeffrey, Schwaab, Mack, Blumenthal & Evans, Professional Corporation, Alexandria, 1978-1988. Managing partner, department chair intellectual property and management committee, Tokyo office supervising Partner Foley & Lardner, since 1988. Lecturer law George Washington University, 1978-1988, George Mason University, since 1989.
Max Planck Institute Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law fellow, 1971-1972.
"Disclosure Requirements for United States Patent Applications," APLA Quarterly, Volume 6, No. 4,1978
"Interna- (This Card Continued) tional Patent Protection of Micro—organism—Related Inventions," in Genetic Engineering Worldwide—The Law and Business, Patent Resources Group, 1982. "Enforcement of Biotechnology Patents," Biotechnology Patent Practice, Patent Resources Institute, 1986.Co-Author: "Patent Practice," Patent Resources Institute, 1989. "International Law of Patents-EPC & PCT Practice and Strategy," Patent Resources Institute, 1980. "Intellectual Property Rights," Biotechnology Worldwide, Stockton Press, 1987.Professorial Lecturer of Law, George Washington University, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1988. Adjunct Professor of Law, George Mason University, 1990.
Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1974-1978, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section). American Bar Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Deutsche Vereinigung fuer gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (German Industrial Property and Copyright Society). American Society of International Law. International Patent and Trademark Association.
Licensing Executives Society. Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association. Intellectual Property Law.
Marathons.
Married Lynn Louise Howie. Children: Amy, William, Andrew, Matthew.