Background
Brown, Robert Cecil was born on December 29, 1928 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Cecil Doak and Louise Elizabeth (Leaming) Brown.
Brown, Robert Cecil was born on December 29, 1928 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Cecil Doak and Louise Elizabeth (Leaming) Brown.
University of Oregon. Reed College (Bachelor of Arts, 1951). George Washington University.
University of Southern California (Bachelor of Laws, 1959). Phi Alpha Delta.
Examiner United States Patent Office, Washington, 1951-1953. Patent counsel Aerojet General Corporation, Azusa, California, 1953-1962, assistant vice president, 1962-1965. Vice president, secretary Aerojet Delft Corporation, Melville, New York, 1965-1968.
Patent attorney Union Carbide Corporation, New York City, 1969-1978, group patent counsel, 1978-1986, managing patent counsel Danbury, Connecticut, 1986-1993, associate chief patent counsel, 1993-1994, retired, 1994. Special patent counsel Kelley Drye & Warren, 1994-1996. Of counsel DOrsey & Witney, since 1996.
Bar: United States Patent Office, 1954, California 1959, United States District Court (southern district) California 1959, United States Court Customs & Patent Appeals 1959, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1963, New York 1969, United States Court 2nd District Court of Appea circuit) 1969, United States Court Appeals (Federal circuit) 1982, Connecticut 1989.
1st lieutenant United States Army, 1947-1953, Korea. Member American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, California Bar, New York Bar, Connecticut Bar.
Married Virginia Lea Egge, February 6, 1954 (divorced May 1972). Children: Jay M., Randall C., Kevin B. Married Karen Virginia Baer, June 12, 1972.