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James M. Slattery
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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
Facsimile: +1-703-205-8050
E-mail: jms@bskb.com

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 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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

Membership: Ohio State and American Bar Associations; 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; Licensing Executives Society; Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (Vice President, U.S. Group, 2006-present; Treasurer, U.S. Group, 1999-2006).

Experience:

  • Since 1970, Mr. Slattery has been actively engaged in the intellectual property field. He has specialized in international patent, trademark and copyright 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, the WIPO awarded Mr. Slattery a special award to honor him for his work with the World Wide Academy Advisory Board of the WIPO which is in charge of ongoing training programs regarding International Patent, Trademark and Copyright treaties administered by the WIPO. Mr. Slattery has been the President/Chairman of a number of intellectual property organizations and is currently the U.S. Vice President of the Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle ("AIPPI"). Mr. Slattery 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.
  • Lecturer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Academy, 1978- and World Intellectual Property Organization, 1985- .
  • 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.

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Office Information
:: Falls Church, Virginia Office

Practice Areas
:: Mechanical Practice

:: Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice
:: Trademark and Copyright Practice

 

Awards

:: Named one of "The Washington DC Area's Best Lawyers" by Best Lawyers and American Lawyer Media, 2006.

:: Named as Top 25 U.S. Trademark attorneys by NameProtect Trademark Insider Magazine, 2006.

 

Presentations

:: Tips for Proceeding in the USPTO

:: U.S. Design Patent Law

:: U.S. Trademark Searching

:: U.S. Trademark Litigation

:: Recent U.S. Trademark Decisions

:: Recent Supreme Court Cases of Interest to IP Practitioners

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