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Blackburn, Robert Parker was born on September 24, 1956 in Tacoma. Son of John Griffin and Dorothy Joan (Parker) Blackburn.
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Robert Parker Blackburn, American Lawyer. Bar: District of Columbia 1982, California 1987. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Bar Association, American Chemical Society, American Intellectual Property Law Association (biotechnology task force member, chemical practice committee, biotechnology subcommittee member).
Education
Bachelor of Science with honors, Case Western Reserve U., 1978; Juris Doctor, American U., 1981.
Career
Attorney, Banner, Birch, McKie and Beckett, Washington, 1981-1984; assistant patent counsel, Agrigenetics Research Corporation, Boulder, Colorado, 1984-1986; attorney, Ciotti and Murashige, Menlo Park, California, 1986-1987; partner, Irell & Manella, Menlo Park, 1987-1989; director intellectual property, Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, Cailf., 1989-1991; vice president, chief patent counsel, Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, Cailf., since 1991.
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Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Bar Association, American Chemical Society, American Intellectual Property Law Association (biotechnology task force member, chemical practice committee, biotechnology subcommittee member).
