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ROBERT C. DORR. Born Denver, Colorado, January 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Colorado and U.S. District Court of Colorado, 1976; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Milwaukee School of Engineering (B.S., 1968); Northwestern University (M.S., 1970); University of Denver (J.D., 1974). Douglas-Elbert County Bar Assoc. (President, 1982-1983), Colorado Bar Assoc. (President - Patent, Trademark, Copyright Section, 1989); Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: BobDorr@patnet.com


W. SCOTT CARSON. Born Buffalo, New York, March 13, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia and District of Columbia; 1974-1982, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1977, Colorado and U.S. District Court of Colorado; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brown University (B.S., 1969; A.B., 1969); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1973). Examiner, U.S. Patent Office, 1969-1974. Practice Areas: Patent and Trademark Law; Licensing Law. Email: ScottCarson@patnet.com


THOMAS S. BIRNEY. Born Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1954; admitted to the Colorado bar, 1980; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.M.E., 1977; M.S.M.E., 1977); Boston University (J.D., 1980). Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents, trademarks and copyrights. 
Email: TomBirney@patnet.com

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JACK C. SLOAN. Born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 1, 1937; admitted to bar, 1972, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., Industrial Management, 1962); University of Denver (J.D., 1970; B.S., Chemistry, 1970). Member, Denver Law Journal, 1968 -1969. Patent Law Clerk, Marathon Oil Company Law Training Program, 1968-1970. Patent Attorney, Gates Rubber Company, 1970-1973. Member:  American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. [Capt., U.S. Army Signal Corps.]. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Patents (Chemical and Mechanical).Email: JackSloan@patnet.com