Background
Macpeak, Thomas J. was born on July 6, 1933 in New York, New York, United States.
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Thomas J. Macpeak
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LeMoyne College (Bachelor of Science, Ch., 1955). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1958).
Career
Worked at Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas, PLLC (Washington, DC) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition Law. Practice before the Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies. Antitrust, International Trade Regulation, International Patent and Trademark Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1959, District of Columbia. 1960-1982, United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
1965, United States. Supreme Court. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Alpha Sigma Nu; Delta Theta Phi. Author and Lecturer: "Patent Interference Practice," George Washington University Patent Resources Group, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985-1989.
"Patent and Copyright Practice before the ITC," George Washington University Patent Resources Group, 1986-1989. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Steering Committee, 1981-1982. Chairman, D.C. Bar Div 14 (PTC), 1982-1983).
Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Div. 14, Delegate to National Patent Law Association, 1984). American Bar Association.
American Intellectual Property Law Association. International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1984. Vice-President, 1985-1986.
President-Elect, 1986-1987. President, 1987-1988. Chairman, International Affairs Committee, 1989).
The firm of Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas is engaged in the practice of law relating to intellectual property. The firm's diverse client base, encompasses a broad spectrum of multinational corporations, high technology growth companies and small start-up ventures. The firm represents its clients before the federal and state courts nationwide, as well as federal agencies having jurisdiction over matters that concern issues of international trade and intellectual property acquisition and protection.
Moreover, the firm's proximity to the United States Patent and Trademark Office provides a unique opportunity to directly represent clients before that agency and, in particular, its Appellate Boards. The firm is well known for its representation of clients in connection with the development and exploitation of emerging technologies, such as superconductors, multiprocessors, biotechnology and robotics, as well as established technologies, such as data processing, nuclear engineering, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, photography, telecommunications and semiconductors. The firm has expanded over the years to its present complement of twenty-eight partners and a comparable number of associates and clerks, the firm has spacious offices in Washington, D.C. and an office in Tokyo, Japan that is staffed by partners and associates to provide services to a client base in the Pacific basin.
Membership
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Steering Committee, 1981-1982. Chairman, D.C. Bar Div 14 (PTC), 1982-1983). Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Div.
14, Delegate to National Patent Law Association, 1984). American Bar Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association.
International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1984. Vice-President, 1985-1986. President-Elect, 1986-1987.
President, 1987-1988. Chairman, International Affairs Committee, 1989).
