Admitted
1980, Missouri; 1986, Oregon; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law School
University of Missouri, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
Princeton University, A.B., 1977; Tulane University; Oregon Health Sciences University, M.D., magna
Memberships
The Missouri Bar; Oregon State Bar.
Biographical
Alpha Omega Alpha (President, Oregon Chapter, 1990-1991). Case Notes Editor, UMKC Law Review, 1979-1980. Recipient, American Medical Association Leadership Award, 1994. Author: In Re Bergy: Patentability of Living Microorganisms, 47 UMKC Law Review, 1978; Understanding Patent Scope, 65 Oregon Law Review, 1986; reprinted in Intellectual Property Law Review, 1987; Patenting Medical Technology, 11 The Journal of Legal Medicine, 1990; Patenting Medical Inventions, 53 The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha, 1990; Ownership of Biological Materials, 72 Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, 1990; The Genome Project: Ethical Issues of Gene Patenting, Testimony Before The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, 1992; Of Mice and Men: Biotechnology in Oregon, 53 Oregon State Bar Bulletin No. 7, 1993; New Drugs in Ophthalmology; Diclofenac Sodium, 12 Journal of Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 1993; Patenting Methods of Medical and Surgical Treatment, 77 Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, 1995; Patenting Medical and Surgical Methods, Testimony Before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, 1995. Medical Internship Providence Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, 1993-1994; Ophthalmology Resident, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, 1994-1995. Adjunct Professor, Patent Law: Tulane University, 1984-1985; University of Oregon, 1992-1993. Lecturer in Medical Genetics, Oregon Health Sciences University, 1988-1993. Member: American Medical Association; Oregon Biotechnology Association.