Background
Fisher, Thomas Edward was born on September 29, 1926 in Cleveland. Son of McArthur and Ruth Morgan (Dissette) Fisher.
Fisher, Thomas Edward was born on September 29, 1926 in Cleveland. Son of McArthur and Ruth Morgan (Dissette) Fisher.
Bachelor of Science in Naval Science and Tactics, Purdue University, 1947. Bachelor of Science in Engineering Law, Purdue University, 1950. Juris Doctor, Indiana University, 1950.
Assistant to vice president Lempco Products, Bedford, Ohio, 1950-1951. House counsel Willard Storage Battery Company, Cleveland, 1951-1954. Associate Schram & Knowles, 1954-1955.
Partner Watts, Hoffmann, Company Legal Professional Association and predecessor firms, from 1955. Member advisory board BNA Patent Trademark and Copyright Journal, 1972-2003. Member advisory panel Franklin Pierce Law School, since 1987.
Councilman Mentor (Ohio) on the Lake, 1955-1957. Chairman American Red Cross, Painesville, Ohio, 1956. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1944.
Member American Bar Association (division chair), Cleveland Bar Association (trustee), American Intellectual Property Law Association (chair committee, board directors), Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association (president), Cleveland World Trade Association, National Inventors Hall of Fame (president), National Council Patent Law Associations (chair).
Married Virginia Moore, June 29, 1957. Children: Laura, Linda, John.