Richard C. Turner Partner

Mr. Turner, a former Examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, represents domestic and foreign clients in all phases of intellectual property law. His experience includes all matters involving patent prosecution, infringement and validity opinions, litigation and venture capital due diligence. He is an adviser to computer, optical and electrical equipment manufacturers regarding aspects of U.S. patent and trade regulation law and in conducting licensing negotiations, infringement and validity investigations, litigation and venture capital acquisitions. He worked in Japan from 1981 to 1983 and in 1988 returned to head the firm's Tokyo office until 1991.

District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals - District of Columbia, Federal Circuits
U.S. District Court - District of Columbia, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Northern District of California, Eastern District of Virginia, Southern District of Arizona, District of Minnesota
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Japan - Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi

The George Washington University Law School (J.D. cum laude 1981)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S. Physics, summa cum laude 1976)

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Examiner (1976-79)


Associations
District of Columbia Bar Association - Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section; Antitrust Section; Trade Regulation Section
Bar Association of the District of Columbia
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Sigma Pi Sigma, Honorary Physics Society
American Bar Association
American Trial Lawyers Association
Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association
Roppongi Bar Association
International Trade Commission - Trial Lawyers Association
Association for the Advancement of Science
Intelligent Ventures, Washington Dinner Club (Angel Investor Group)

"Sughrue Review," Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, Contributing Author
"Inside the Minds: Internet Lawyers," eBranded Books (2001)

Lecturer on various patent law and venture capital topics in the U.S. and abroad