Contact Information
The University of Akron School of Law
C. Blake McDowell Law Center
Akron, OH 44325-2901

Office: C. Blake McDowell Law Center 231C
Phone: 330-972-6384
Fax: 330-972-2372
asoddi@uakron.edu

Education
B.S. in Electrical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University
J.D., University of Pittsburgh
LL.M., highest honors, George Washington University

Courses Taught
Patent Law and Policy; Torts; Jurisprudence; International Intellectual Property Law

Bar Memberships
Illinois;
Pennsylvania;
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania;
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit;
U.S. Supreme Court

Previous IP Positions
Professor, Northern Illinois University College of Law
Visiting Professor, The Ohio State University College of Law
Visiting Professor, University of California (Davis) College of Law
Consultant/ Senior Legal Officer, World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva, Switzerland
Patent Counsel, Rockwell International Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
Patent Attorney, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA