2012 Jefferson Medalist - The Honorable Garrett E. Brown, Jr. (Ret.)
The NJIPLA is pleased to announce the Honorable Garrett E. Brown, Jr. (Ret.) as the 2012 Jefferson Medalist. The Jefferson Medal is awarded annually in recognition of exceptional contributions to the field of patents, trademarks or copyrights.
Chief Judge Brown recently joined the JAMS panel after a distinguished judicial and legal career. He served twenty-six years as United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, the last six as Chief Judge, where he led the court-wide effort to provide prompt, efficient justice to civil litigants, and to implement new local patent rules. Prior to appointment to the federal judiciary, he served two years as Chief Counsel to the U.S. Maritime Administration. While in private practice, he concentrated on federal commercial litigation, including antitrust, employment, construction, environmental, banking, intellectual property, and securities matters.
Chief Judge Brown will be honored at the Jefferson Medal Dinner, to be held on Friday, June 8th. This event will be held at the Hilton in Short Hills, Short Hills, NJ. Reservation information.
Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories
The Supreme Court's recently released this decision regarding patentable subject matter. A link to the decision may be
found here.