Thomas Edward Fisher

Background

Fisher, Thomas Edward was born on September 29, 1926 in Cleveland. Son of McArthur and Ruth Morgan (Dissette) Fisher.

Education

Purdue University (Bachelor of Science in Naval Science and Tactics, 1947. Bachelor of Science in Engineering Law, 1950). Indiana University (Juris Doctor, 1950).

Western Reserve University.

Sigma Delta Kappa.

Career

Worked at Watts, Hoffmann, Fisher & Heinke Company, Legal Professional Association (Cleveland, Ohio) specializing in Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Admitted to the bar, 1951, Ohio. 1957, United States. District Court, Northern District of Ohio.

1982, United States.

Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.

Sigma Delta Kappa.

Author: "The New Ohio Trade-Mark Law," 26 Cleveland Bar Journal Number. 1, p. 3; "Foreign Licensing Check List," Volume 41, 43, Number. 2, Journal of Patent Office Society, February, 1961 and "The Trademark Reporter," Volume 51, Number.

5, May, 1961.

"Lear v. Adkins—A Lawyer"s Money Tree," Law Notes, July, 1970. "Tying and Franchising," American Patent Law Association Journal, Volume III, Number.

4, December, 1975. Member, Advisory Board of BNA"s Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal, 1974—.

Guest Editor, Volume 9, Number. 1, American Patent Law Association Journal, 1981.

President, National Inventors Hall of Fame, 1984-1985. Chairman, National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations, 1985-1986.

Member: Cleveland (Trustee, 1991—) and American (Patent Division Chairman, Section on Intellectual Property, 1973-1974.

Member of Council, 1977-1981) Bar Associations. Cleveland (President, 1975-1976) and American (Member, Board of Managers, 1970-1973. Chairman, Antitrust Law Committee, 1968-1970) Intellectual Property Law Associations.

Achievements

• Thomas Edward Fisher has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, Advisory Board of BNA"s Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal, 1974—. Guest Editor, Volume 9, Number. 1, American Patent Law Association Journal, 1981.

President, National Inventors Hall of Fame, 1984-1985.

Chairman, National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations, 1985-1986. Member: Cleveland (Trustee, 1991—) and American (Patent Division Chairman, Section on Intellectual Property, 1973-1974.

Member of Council, 1977-1981) Bar Associations. Cleveland (President, 1975-1976) and American (Member, Board of Managers, 1970-1973.

Chairman, Antitrust Law Committee, 1968-1970) Intellectual Property Law Associations.

Interests

• Avocations: woodworking, fishing, travel, gardening.

Connections

Married Virginia Moore, June 29, 1957. Children: Laura, Linda, John.

Father:

McArthur Fisher

Mother:

Ruth Morgan (Dissette) Fisher

Spouse:

Virginia Moore

child:

Linda Fisher

child:

John Fisher

child:

Laura Fisher