Background
Peterson, Thomas L. was born on September 1, 1947 in Luverne, Alabama, United States.
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Thomas L. Peterson
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Kent State University (Associate of Arts Electrical Engineering, 1973). Youngstown State University (Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering, 1977). Cleveland Marshall College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Career
Worked at Banner & Witcoff, Limited. (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Federal Trial and Appellate Practice in Intellectual Property Law. Patent, Trademark, Copyright, International Trade, Unfair Competition, Trade Secret and Antitrust Causes before Federal and State Courts and Administrative Agencies.
Admitted to the bar, 1985, District of Columbia and United States.
District Court, District of District of Columbia. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
1993, United States. Supreme Court. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office.
Member, Faculty Appoints Committee, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, 1980-1981. Member, Moot Court Board of Governors, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, 1979-1981. Adjunct Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law.
Member: District of Columbia Bar.
Bar Association of the District of Columbia. American Bar Association.
American Intellectual Property Law Association. National Intellectual Property Law Association.
National Bar Association.
Banner & Witcoff, Limited. was organized in 1995 as a result of the merger of Allegretti & Witcoff, Limited. (founded in 1920) and Banner, Birch, McKie & Becket (founded in 1960). The firm, which has offices in Washington, Chicago and Boston, is dedicated to the practice of intellectual property law.
The firm provides legal representation in obtaining, commercializing and litigating intellectual property rights in the United States and abroad.
The practice includes counseling on the availability, validity and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Patent interference proceedings.
Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings. Domestic and foreign patent and trademark prosecution.
Custom seizures of infringing products.
And litigating patent, trademark and copyright infringement cases. Firm members have experience in both jury and bench trials in the Federal Courts, in proceedings before the International Trade Commission, and practice in all technologies, including the electrical, mechanical and chemical arts as well as computer hardware and software and biotechnology.
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Membership
Member, Faculty Appoints Committee, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, 1980-1981. Member, Moot Court Board of Governors, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, 1979-1981. Adjunct Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law.
Member: District of Columbia Bar.
Bar Association of the District of Columbia. American Bar Association.
American Intellectual Property Law Association. National Intellectual Property Law Association.
National Bar Association.
