John C. Luce

Mr. Luce is a Clarkson-Cornell-Exxon Research and Engineering trained chemical engineer and George Washington University Law School trained intellectual property attorney who specializes in procuring, enforcing, and exploiting domestic and foreign patent rights.

Background

Undergraduate Education

Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York
B.S., Chemical Engineering
Presidential Scholar; Omega Chi Epsilon, National Chemical Engineering Honorary Society

Postgraduate Education

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Master of Engineering (Chemical)
Olin Corporation Fellowship
The George Washington University, National Law Center, Washington, DC
J.D.
Honors, Legal Research and Writing; Moot Court Board; American Intellectual Property Law Association
16th Annual Giles S. Rich Moot Court Competition – National semi-finalist

Technical Experience

Exxon Research and Engineering Company,
Petroleum and Synthetic Fuels Department, Florham Park, New Jersey
Senior Engineer

Admitted to Bar for

Registered to practice as a patent attorney before the Patent and Trademark Office
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States

Memberships

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Catalysis & Reaction Engineering and Fuels & Petrochemicals Divisions
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Chemical Practice and Patent Law Committees
Federal Circuit Bar Association
Society of Petroleum Engineers

Publications

Author, “Summary of Oral Argument in Hilton Davis Chemical Co. v. Warner-Jenkinson Co. Inc.,” NGB Corporation Intellectual Property Report, November 1996
Co-author, “Responding to Office Actions,” Cushman, Darby & Cushman 13th Annual Intellectual Property Seminar Handbook, 1990
Co-author, “Intellectual Property Rights in Inventions Developed with Federal Funds,” The Food and Drug Law Institute, November 1989