Intellectual Property Alumni

Rochelle K Seide '84 Partner Arent Fox, L.L.P. New York, N.Y.

"...most high-tech industry products with commercial value are intellectual and need to be protected."

"... the School of Law provides a high quality legal education to its graduates, who number among the outstanding attorneys in the state of Ohio and the nation." - Ronald P. Yaist '67 Director, Patent and Tradmark Department

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company law division is home to 10 University of Akron School of Law alumni.

Robert W. Strozier '91 President Robert W. Strozier, PLLC Houston, Texas John P.(Jack) Ward '70 Counsel Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. Houston, Texas

"A key role of patent lawyer is to help protect incremental and fundamental changes in the useful arts." - Robert W. Strozier '91 President

"Intellectual property is playing an increasingly important role in the growth of the world's economy."

W. Mack Webner '68 Partner Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas, PLLC Washington, D.C.

John D. Shuff '70 Partner Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P. San Francisco, Calif.

"Clearly our graduates compete on equal footing with graduates of big reputation law schools."

"In an electronic global marketplace, intellectual property adds value to our economic base, keeping production efficient and prices competitive."

James D. Troxell '68, '75 Partner Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P. Cleveland, Ohio

Ray L. Weber '72, Rodney L. Skoglund '91, Phillip L. Kenner '65, Donald J. Bobak '73, and Reese Taylor '57.

"The IP field has grown tremendously since I graduated from law school. Today, there are more IP positions available than there are qualified people to fill them." -Donald J. Bobak '73 Partner