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Overview
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80% Patent Infringement
17 years
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20% Patent Application
21 years
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Résumé
License
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17 years since Donald R. McPhail was first licensed to practice law.
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License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Dist. of Columbia |
Active
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1994 |
09/30/2009 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Student Associate at
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
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1992–1994
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Patent Examiner at
US Patent & Trademark Office
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1990–1992
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| George Mason University School of Law |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1994 |
| Duke University |
Organic Chemistry |
MS |
1991 |
| Duke University |
Chemistry |
BS - Bachelor of Science |
1988 |
See all 3 degrees
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Duke North Carolina Honors Scholarship Recipient |
Duke University |
1984 |
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Portfolio
Cases
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Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| All or One Under the Doctrine of Equivalents |
The Sedona Conference |
2000 |
| The Doctrine of Equivalents |
ALI-ABA publications |
2000 |
| Conducting U.S. Patent Prosecution With an Eye Towards Potential Litigation |
Patent World |
1995 |
| A Year in Review: The Federal Circuit's Patent Decisions in 1993 |
American University Law Review |
1994 |
| In re Braat: A Two Way Test for Obviousness Type Double Patenting |
George Mason University Law Review |
1992 |
See all 5 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Limitations on the Doctrine of Equivalents |
Hoffman-Alvary |
2001 |
| Limitations on the Doctrine of Equivalents |
Sedona Conference |
2000 |
| Doctrine of Equivalents |
ali-aba trial of a patent case |
2000 |
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