William P. Berridge

Oliff & Berridge, PLC

277 South Washington Street

Suite 500

Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Telephone: (703) 836-6400

Facsimile:  (703) 836-2787

E-mail: wberridge@oliff.com

Position:

Member

Admitted:

Virginia, 1981

U.S. Supreme Court, 1986

U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1985

U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 1981

U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1993

U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2004

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1991

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1985

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1982

Education:

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, 1981

 J.D., Juris Doctor

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1978
B.A., Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Psychology
Magna Cum Laude

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Presented, "Chemical Practice Update for All Practitioners", Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association, 1997

Presented Comments, "The United States Experience with A Grace Period", European Commission Hearing on Grace Period, Brussels, Belgium, October, 1998

Panel Member, "Appeals Under the New Rules Package", 15th Annual Conference on Patent and Trademark Law and Practice "PTO Day", Washington, DC, December, 2004

Affiliations:

Virginia State Bar Association
Member

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Member, Committee on Interference

Member, Committee on Biotechnology

Member, Committee on Chemical Practice

Member, Committee on Law Practice Management

Federal Circuit Bar Association

Member

International Trademark Association

Member

Honors:

Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Eta Sigma