W. Gerard Von Hoffmann

Background

Von Hoffmann, W. Gerard was born in 1956 in San Francisco, California, United States.

Education

Occidental College (Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry, 1978). University of San Diego (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1983).

Career

Worked at Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, Limited Liability Partnership (Newport Beach, California) specializing in United States. and International Intellectual Property Law including Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition, Trade Secret, Licensing, Computer Law, Antitrust Law, and related litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1984, California. 1986, registered to practice before United States.

Patent and Trademark Office.

Phi Alpha Delta. Company-Author: "Reduction to Practice, Experimental Use and the On Sale and Public Use Bars to Patentability," 63 Saint Johns L. Review 1, 1988. Law Clerk to the Honorable Helen West. Nies, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1984-1986.

Member: Orange County and American (Member, Section on Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law) Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Orange County Patent Law Association.

The Firm presently comprises a total over 70 attorneys and Patent practicing solely intellectual property law. The members of the Firm listed below specialize in international matters.

Achievements

• W. Gerard Von Hoffmann has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Orange County and American (Member, Section on Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law) Bar Associations. American Intellectual Property Law Association. Orange County Patent Law Association.