Background
Herrington, Wayne W. was born on November 24, 1945 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Herrington, Wayne W. was born on November 24, 1945 in San Francisco, California, United States.
University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1967). Columbia University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1970). The George Washington University National Law Center (Master of Laws, 1978).
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, 1971, District of Columbia. 1975, United States. Supreme Court.
1982, United States.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Omicron Delta Kappa. Law Clerk and Technical Advisor to the Honorable Giles South. Rich, Associate Judge, United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1975-1977.
Attorney-Advisor, 1982-1987, Senior Attorney, 1987-1989, Senior Counsellor and Special Advisor, Intellectual Property and Technology, 1989-1992, United States. International Trade Commission.
Editor and Company-Author: "International Trade Commission Patent Practice," Patent Resources Group, 1979.
"Federal Circuit Patent Law, 1985-1987," Patent Resources Group, 1987. "Patent and Copyright Practice Before the International Trade Commission," Patent Resources Group, 1986. "Federal Circuit Patent Law, 1986-1988," Patent Resources Group, 1988.
"Patent and Copyright Practice Before the International Trade Commission After the New Trade Acting," Patent Resources Group, 1989.
"Issues at the Interface of International Trade and Intellectual Property," Brooklyn Journal of International Law (Volume XVIII, Number. 3, 1992); "Patent Import Restrictions," International Intellectual Property Law and Policy (Volume 1, 1996).
Member: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Associate). National Panel of Arbitrators, Commercial and Patent Arbitration Panels, American Arbitration Association.
American Intellectual Property Law Association.
American Chemical Society. American Bar 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.
Member: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Associate). National Panel of Arbitrators, Commercial and Patent Arbitration Panels, American Arbitration Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association.
American Chemical Society.
American Bar Association.