Emerson V. Briggs, III

Oliff & Berridge, PLC
277 South Washington Street
Suite 500
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Telephone: (703) 836-6400
Facsimile: (703) 836-2787
E-mail: ebriggs@oliff.com

Position:

Of Counsel

Admitted:

Connecticut, 1992

District of Columbia, 1993

New York, 1995

U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1994

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1994

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1998

U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1995

U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1994

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1995

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1995

Education:

The George Washington University, National Law Center, Washington, D.C., 1992
J.D., Juris Doctor

Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, 1989
B.A., Bachelor of Arts in International Relations/Economics
cum laude

Past Positions:

Dean's Fellow, International and Comparative Legal Studies Program, National Law Center, George Washington University, 1991
Published:

"Strategies of Tech Businesses Include Utility Patents", The National Law Journal, January, 2001

"Tribunals Uphold Patent Protection For Plant-Based Biotechnology Inventions in the United States and Europe", Journal of International Law, July, 2000

"The New Frontier - Computer Software Patents", Corporate Counselor, April, 2000

"Biotechnology Patents Under Siege", Farm Chemicals International, March, 2000

"Likelihood of Confusion Over Trademark Dilution", 20/20 For the 21st Century, December, 1999

"Snared by a Bankruptcy Trap", Special Report on Intellectual Property, The Legal Times, April, 1999

Classes/Seminars Taught

"Damages Recoveries in Patent Infringement Cases" and "Jurisdiction and Venue in Patent Infringement Cases," Japan Intellectual Property Association, Washington, D.C., October, 2005

Affiliations:

American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member

Intellectual Property Section, District of Columbia Bar
Member

Intellectual Property Owners Association
Member

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