Background
Boyd Junior, Walter Y. was born on February 14, 1956 in Burlington, North Carolina, United States.
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Walter Y. Boyd Junior.
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Elon College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1976). University of North Carolina (Master of Arts, 1980). North Carolina Central University School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1983).
The George Washington University National Law Center (Master of Laws, 1985).
Career
Worked at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, Limited liability partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition, Licensing and Related Litigation, Antitrust, International Trade and Government Contract Law. Admitted to the bar, 1984, North Carolina, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
1985, District of Columbia and United States.
Claims Court; 1988, United States. Supreme Court; registered to practice before the United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Member, North Carolina Central University Law Review, 1982-1983.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward South. Smith and the Honorable Marion T. Bennett, Judges, United States.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1985-1986. Company-Author: "The Federal Circuit and Chemical Practice, 1987-1988: A Look at Significant Decisions Affecting Chemical Practice, April 1987-April 1988," AIPLA Selected Legal Papers, Volume VI, Number. 1, 1988; "35 United States.C.: 112 and Chemical Patent Practice," AIPLA Basic Chemical and Biotechnology Practice, 1988.
"The Significant Federal Circuit Cases Interpreting Section 112," 41 The American University Law Review 621, 1992.
Chairman, Patent Committee, District of Columbia Bar, 1992. Member: American Intellectual Property Association.
Founded in 1965, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner has grown to become the largest law firm practicing in the specialized field of intellectual property law in Washington, District of Columbia, and one of the largest in the United States. The intellectual property practice of the firm encompasses every area of technology and includes all aspects of patent, trademark and copyright law.
The firm also has a significant practice in other areas related to the interface of law and technology, such as computer law, unfair competition, government contracts, export control, and related antitrust, licensing, litigation and international trade matters.
Achievements
Membership
Member, North Carolina Central University Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward South. Smith and the Honorable Marion T. Bennett, Judges, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1985-1986.
