Spotlights
- Lily Arbab Camet '95
- Linda M. Correia '91
- Ronald L. Early '68
- Karen M. Lockwood '78
- Kenneth Lore '73
- Cheryl L. Williams '99
Alumni Spotlight
GERALD E. BATTIST '66
"My legal education at WCL provided me with the background and tools to achieve a very successful and personally rewarding career. I believe support of WCL by successful alumni is imperative to maintain WCL as one of the best law schools and provide WCL students with competitive qualifications for the practice of law."
Biography
Gerald Battist is currently Of Counsel at Parkhurst & Wendel, LLP specializing in Intellectual Property Law including Patent Litigation.
Mr. Battist previously was in house counsel at Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York for over 25 years specializing in Patent Procurement and Patent Litigation matters and as Director of Licensing and Technology Development, including technology licensing, patent enforcement, mergers and acquisitions, developing business ventures, and management of patent and technology portfolios.
After early retirement from Eastman Kodak in 1991, Mr. Battist became Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and a member of the Board of Directors of Fuisz Technologies LTD. Chantilly, VA (Acquired by Biovail).
Mr. Battist is the author of Management of Intellectual Property for the Growth of a Business and has lectured on the role of proprietary intellectual property in growing businesses.
Mr. Battist lives in Reston, Virginia with his wife Louise.
WCL Activities
- Dean's Advisory Council
- Myers Society
Education
- Judicial Doctor (1966) American University-Washington College of Law
- President and Founding Member of Washington College of Law Student Patent Law Association
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (1962) University of Wisconsin
Professional Licenses
- New York State Bar
- Virginia State Bar
- Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Professional Associations
- American Intellectual Property Association
- Licensing Executives Society
Other Interests
- Offshore sailing, sailboat racing, tennis, skiing and golf
