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James M. Slattery

Partner

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Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Suite 100 East
8110 Gatehouse Road
Falls Church, VA 22042
USA

Telephone +1-703-205-8000
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Bar Admissions
1975, Virginia; 1976, Ohio; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1982, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Education
University of Notre Dame (B.S.M.E., 1969); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1974); Georgetown University.

Memberships
Ohio State Bar Association; Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1986 and Chairman, 1989-1990, Intellectual Property Law Section); Patent Lawyers Club of Washington, D.C. (President, 1985-1986); American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association; Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (Vice President, U.S. Group, 2006-2008; Treasurer, U.S. Group, 1999-2006).

Experience
James Slattery has been actively engaged in the intellectual property field since 1970. He specializes in international intellectual property law and has assisted the World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO"), the Swedish Patent Office, the U.S. Patent Office and the Japanese Patent Office with many training programs. In 2000, WIPO awarded Mr. Slattery a special award to honor him for his work with the World Wide Academy Advisory Board, which is in charge of ongoing training programs regarding International Patent, Trademark and Copyright treaties administered by WIPO. Mr. Slattery has been the President/Chairman of a number of intellectual property organizations. He has also participated in patent, trademark and copyright litigations before Federal and State Courts and has lectured on U.S. and Patent law both abroad and in the United States.

Mr. Slattery's experience also includes:
  • Lecturer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Academy, 1978-2000 and World Intellectual Property Organization, 1985-2006.
  • Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1970-1976.
  • Elected Councilman for the City of Falls Church, 1988-1992.
  • Franklin Pierce Law Center Advisory Committee for Intellectual Property, 1987- .
  • Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
  • Member, Panel of Arbitrators, World Intellectual Property Organization.
  • Practiced in intellectual property field since 1970, specializing in mechanical and design patents, trademarks, copyrights, and litigation.