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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="Generator" content="Corel WordPerfect 8"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.61 [en] (Win95; I) [Netscape]"> <title>Curriculum Vitae - Professor William T. Fryer, III</title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" link="#0000FF" vlink="#551A8B" alink="#FF0000"> <b><font face="Times New Roman">CURRICULUM VITAE (INCLUDING SELECTED PUBLICATION LIST)</font></b> <br> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">William T. Fryer, III</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Professor,</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">University of Baltimore School of Law</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">l420 North Charles Street</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Baltimore, Maryland 2l20l</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Telephone Office ----- (410) 837-4553</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Home ------- (30l) 656-9479</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fax --------- (301) 656-7914</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">E-mail: [email protected]</font> <br> <br> <p><b><u><font face="Times New Roman">ACADEMIC EDUCATION</font></u></b> <p><font face="Times New Roman">B.S. in Electronics Engineering, Lafayette College, l955, Easton, Pennsylvania; Tau Beta Pi (honorary engineering fraternity) and Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers award.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Juris Doctor (with Honors), George Washington University Law School, l960, Washington, D.C.; law review staff.</font> <br> <br> <br> <p><b><u><font face="Times New Roman">TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT</font></u></b> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Professor, l980 to present, University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland.</font> <br> <p><u><font face="Times New Roman">Recent Law School Courses Developed</font></u> <p><font face="Times New Roman">International and Foreign Intellectual Property Law (3 credits), evening,</font> <br><font face="Times New Roman">Coordinated development of course with Adjunct Professor David Demiray</font> <p>IP Practice Workshop, (1 credit), Saturday (for day and evening students). <br>Complements Patent, Trademark and Technology Law course: IP projects with <br>IP practitioners participating and discussion of IP career development. <br> <p><u>Other Law School Courses Developed</u> <p>Technology Transfer (3 credits), evening, Coordinated initial development of course with Chuck Yocum, adjunct professor who refined course extensively and continues to teach it at Univesity of Baltimore School of Law. The course uses group negotiation and development of technology transfer agreements for hardware and software, to tech the skills of technology tranafer. <p><u>Lab to Market Program at Law School and Business School, University of Baltimore</u> <br>This program was jointly conceived in early 1990 by Lanny Herron, Neil Kleinman and William T. Fryer, III. A $1,000,000 federal grant was obtained to develop the curriculam for this course. During that time each of the originators was integrally involved in teaching and planning development of these courses. The structure includes the following courses: Opportunity Analysis (OA), the Commercialization Planning (CP) and the Commercial Implementation (CI), where students from the law, business and other schools work in teams to evaluate real technology from government labs and other sources, and plan technlogy commericalization. The The OA and CP courses are cross listed as law and graduate Business School courses. This program continues under the direction of Professor Herron, and it has been refined extensively, and Professor Fryer's role is liaison from the Law School to the program, and participation in some of the classes. <br> <p><u><font face="Times New Roman">Law School Courses Taught Regularly:</font></u><u><font face="Times New Roman"></font></u> <p><font face="Times New Roman">IP Practice Workshop (3credits), Saturday (for day and evening students).</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Patent, Trademark, and Technology Law (3 credits), day and evening sections,</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Law Seminar</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">(3 credits), and</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Business Planning (start-up high technology - 3 credits)</font> <br> <br> <br> <p><u><font face="Times New Roman">Law School Courses Taught Previously:</font></u> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Agency and Partnership</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Corporations</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Antitrust</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">In Business School, Lab to Market courses (Opportunity Analysis and Commercialization Planning), taught jointly with Professors Herron and Kleinman, 1992-1994 (currently consulting role to this program).</font> <br> <p><u><font face="Times New Roman">Expert Witness in intellectual property cases.</font></u> <br> <br> <p><u><font face="Times New Roman">Lecturer in Patent Law, l98l to l988 for foreign patent attorneys studying in Washington, D.C.; Oblon, Fisher, et al law firm sponsored.</font></u> <br> <br> <br> <p><u><font face="Times New Roman">Professor, l975-l978, l979-l980, University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota.</font></u> <br> <br> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Visiting Professor, l978-l979, Pepperdine University Law School, Malibu, California.</font> <br> <br> <br> <p><u><font face="Times New Roman">Adjunct Professor, l970-l975, Capitol University School of Law, Columbus, Ohio.</font></u> <br> <br> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman"><u>Patent Department Head</u>, l967-l974, Industrial Nucleonics Corp., Columbus, Ohio. Industrial controls, computer system products, highly dependent on new technology and patent protection; major world-wide marketing operation. Managed patent program in U.S. and several foreign countries, including patent application work, patent infringement analysis, litigation evaluation, licensing review, and intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisition. Managed world-wide trademark protection program. Developed policies and procedures on disclosing and processing inventions, employee agreements on inventions, publication review, and trademark use.</font> <br> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman"><u>Patent Attorney</u> (registration no. 19173), since 1960; l963-l967, Industrial Nucleonics Corp. Patent preparation, prosecution, infringement and validity studies on mechanical, electronic devices, and computer systems. Assisted in major patent and trade secret litigation challenging company's basic patent. Handled world-wide trademark registration work.</font> <br> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman"><u>Patent Attorney</u>, l96l-l963, Private Practice, Arnold and Roylance, Houston, Texas. Intellectual property law practice, including patent application, prosecution, interferences, and litigation.</font> <br> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman"><u>Patent Attorney and Patent Engineer</u>, l957-l96l, Office of Assistant General Counsel for Patents, U.S.Atomic Energy Commission, Germantown, Md. Invention patent searching and evaluation in electronic, physics, and nuclear technology, government contract developments. Handled interviews and related prosecution of patent applications with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in these fields. Patent compensation awards claims evaluation, including work on federal appellate court briefs, assisting Department of Justice.</font> <br> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman"><u>Patent Examiner</u>, l955-l957, U.S. Patent Office. Examined patent applications in electronic device and systems technology.</font> <br> <br> <br> <p><b><u><font face="Times New Roman">CURRENT ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES</font></u></b><b><u><font face="Times New Roman"></font></u></b> <p>Representative from Law School to University Council <p>Member of Curriculum Committee <p>Chairman of the International Center Advisory Committee <p><font face="Times New Roman">Advisor, Patent Law Moot Court Team (Giles Rich Competition - American Intellectual Property Law Association) [AIPLA].</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Coordinator of Brands Names Foundation Moot Court Team, with assistance of adjunct professor advisor who handles practice supervision.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Advisor, Intellectual Property Law Society (student organization).</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Senior Advisor to University of Baltimore Intellectual Property Law Journal.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Coordinator of University of Baltimore School of Law Intellectual Property Attorney Alumni Directory, publishing directory and periodic newsletters for intellectual property practitioners who graduated from the University.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Law School liaison to the Business School Lab to Market program.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Advisor to the University of Baltimore Center for Technology Commercialization.</font> <br> <br> <p><b><u><font face="Times New Roman">PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES</font></u></b> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Present paper and participated in panel discussion on Trade Dress Protection at the ABA- IP Section Spring Conference, on April 12, 2002, in Washington, D. C.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Attended ABA, IP Section, Officers and Committee Chair Midwinter meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, January 20-23, 2002; report presented as Section Liaison to the ABA, International Section, Committee on UN Coordination.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Presented the opening address at the FICPI Design Conference in Rome, Italy, November 14-16, 2001, and participated in panel discussion on the future of industrial design protection harmonization. I assisted in the planning of this confernce which was organized by Rober Mitchell and Joseph Kolasch, over a two year period. Selected papers from this conference will be published in the University of Baltimore School of Law IP Law Journal, and this project is being coordinated,</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Attended AIPLA Annual Meeting of the Industrial Designs Committee on October 17, 2001, and prepared the minutes for the meeting for publication in the AIPLA Bulletin..</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Attended Executive Council meeting and annual meeting of ATRIP (Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property), at the University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 19-22, 2001.. Present paper on the U. S. Vessel Hull Design Protection Act.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Coordinated visit of plant biologist research scientist, Siva Balasubrama, from India, who received a Fulbright Scholarship for six months to study IP at Univesity of Baltimore of Law, August 2001 to February 2002.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Completed term as chair of the ABA, IP Section Committee 412 (Industrial Design)(1999-2001.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Attended annual meeting of the ABA, IP Section, held in Seattle, Washington, June 27-30, 200.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Presented paper: The DotCom Nightmare or Opportunity? - The Business Method Patent", at the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business DotCom Conference, April 24, 2001</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Conducted research, June 1 to 22, 2001, at UN Offices in Geneva, including World Health Organization, on drug patents and licensing, and at the World Intellectual Property Organization on several IP subjects.</font><font face="Times New Roman"></font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">In March 2001 met with a Research Group from the Japanese Patent Office in Washington, D.C. on the study of U. S. protection of computer-generated displays.</font><font face="Times New Roman"></font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Presented paper on International IP Developments at UB IP Law Society Second Annual IP Current Developments Symposium, Feb. 9, 2001.</font><font face="Times New Roman"></font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Attended the ABA, Section of IP Law Midwinter Meeting, Jan 26-30, 2001, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and submitted report for Committee 412 (Industrial Designs) and and oral report update.</font><font face="Times New Roman"></font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">During the semester break, at the invitation of the Japanese government and Chuo University, participated in several activites in Japan: presented paper on business method paptent related U.S. legislation at the 2000 Tokyo Internet Law Conference, held December 18 and 19, 2000, and participated in a panel discussion at that meeting on this subject with European and Japanese professors. At Chuo University, in Tokyo on December 20, 2000, lectured in an IP course class of 125 students on U. S. patent law changes that harmonized essentially with laws of other countries; following that class, participated in an IP seminar where a final report was presented by students on Japanese unfair competition law design protection, and he lectured on comparative U.S. laws. On December 22, 2000, particpated a meeting at the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) to discuss interpretation of a provision in Japanese design registration law that concerned U. S. practitioners.</font> <p>Attended annual general meeting and Executive Committee meeting of ATRIP (Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property) in Santorini, Greece, September 18-19, 2000. <p>Work for two months summer 2000 on various projects WIPO. The projects included assisting in planning a curriculum and web site and teaching in the WIPO Academy and research. <p>Assisted in organizing Continuing Legal Education program at the American Bar Association, Sectionof Intellectual Property law, Business Meeting, in Boston, MA, June 2000, on trade dress protection; presented papers titled "Boosting Your Trade Dress Protection in the U. S. A. and Abroad" and "International Product Shape Protection under Trademark Registration and Industrial Design Registration Laws: Further harmonization Needed". <p>Coordinated hosting Professor Keita Sato from Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, at University of Baltimore School of Law, where he participated in intellectual Property courses and gave an address to the faculty on Development of Legal Education in Japan, March 2000 <p>Presented talk on industrial desgn developments at the Copyright Society of U.S.A meeting., Napa Valley, CA, Feb. 11 and 12, 2000. <p>Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Intellectual Property Law Association annual meeting, Crystal City, VA, on Oct. 21, 1999. <p>Fall 1999 tutored students as a part of the WIPO Academy Distance Learning Course DL101, Introduction ot Intellectual Property. <p>Chair of the American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law Committee 412 - Industrial Designs, 1999 to present. <p>Attend the annual meeting of ATRIP (Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research and Intellectual Property), held at WIPO, July 12 and 13, 1999. Presented paper and moderated session. Elected to serve on the ATRIP Executive Committee for a two year term. <p>Represented the American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property law (IP Section) at the Diplomatic Conference on the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, held at WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland, June 16 to July 6, 1999. Prepared resolution and obtain approval of IP Section resolution in support of the proposed treaty successful completion. <p>Conducted research at WIPO June and July 1999, and assisted the WIPO Academy in summer program for visiting scholars. <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">During the last mentioned visit to Japan in the summer of 1998, lectures and and written papers were presented to the following professional organizations of attorneys at meeting centers in Tokyo: Japanese Design Protection Association - Recent Developments in U. S. Design Patent Protection and U. S. Design Protection Legislation, and the Japanese Trademark Association - The U. S. Debate on Product Design Trademark Protection.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Visiting professor at Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, for entire month of June 1998. The work included giving lectures in several courses and participating in seminars. For each lecture, a paper in English was distributed to the students, to assist in communications. Lectures were translated into Japanese at intervals during the presentations. The papers presented were: Introduction to the U.S. Patent System: For a Comparative Study; U. S Patent System: First to Invent - A Comparative Study; First to File and First to Invent Systems; Introduction to U.S. Industrial Design Protection; U. S. Patent System Doctrine of Equivalents: for a Comparative Study; Claim for Improved Bag Closure Device - Example of Doctrine of Equivalents Analysis<font size=-1>;</font> U.S. Intellectual Property Law Related Treaties and International Agreements: For a Comparative Study.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Prepared and distributed updated Directory (1998) of UB law School Alumni Intellectual Property Law Property Practitioners (188 names), and a 1998-1 newsletter on UB Intellectual Property program activities.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Presented paper: Obtaining Design Protection Worldwide Today and in the Promissing Near Future, at American Intellectual Property Law Association Midwinter Meeting, La Quinta, CA, January 22, 1998.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Presented report of Special Committee 351 on Hague Agreement (Industrial Designs) at ABA, Section of Intellectual Property Law, Midwinter Meeting, January 20, 1998.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Co-presented a conference at the National Law School of India, reviewing developments in intellectual property law teaching in law schools, held November 24-26, 1997, in Bangalore, India, and sponsored by the UN (World Intellectual Property Organization). Professors from Australia, India and Malaysia were the other presenters.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Represented the American Bar Association, Section on Intellectual Property Law, at the 7th Meeting of Experts on revision of the Hague Agreement on the International Deposit of Industrial Designs, held in at the World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, November 3-7, 1997. As for the previous meetings, preparation was over the full interval between meetings, and involved research, preparation of proposals and coordination with the U.S. government and bar organizations.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Testified before the U.S. House, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, October 23, 1998, answering questions at oral hearing..</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Organized and co-taught for second time UN (World Intellectual Property Organization) two week September 1997 course in Jakarta, Indonesia, on intellectual property law to Indonesian law professors, to assist in developing courses; under direction of the UN ( World Intellectual Property Organization), Geneva, Switzerland. Professor from Australia and Vice President of Paramount Pictures particpated in the program. Program co-sponsored by the University of Indonesia.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Presented paper, Internet Intellectual Property Research and Publication: A search for quality and Global Communications, at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property, held in Paris, France, July 7-9, 1997.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Participated in Franklin Pierce Law Center 6th Biannual Conference on Patent System Major Problems, April 11-12, 1997.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Organized full day National Conference on Industrial Design Protection (see Program Booklet), held October 23, 1996, Washington, D.C., sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Industrial Designers Society of American and University of Baltimore School of Law. Presented paper on The 21st Century Design Patent System (see Publications list below).</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Consultant to U.S. Agency for International Development conference held September-November 1996, at University of Baltimore School of Law, based on $100,000 grant, on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the U.S. and China, involving U.S. and Chinese practitioners, professors and judges.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Received 1996 award for outstanding education program from Maryland Association on Higher Education, with two other recipients, for developing the Lab to Market (Technology Transfer) courses at the University of Baltimore.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Organized and co-taught UN mission course in Indonesia, on intellectual property law to Indonesian law professors; program held July 8 to 26, 1996, in Jakarta, Indonesia, under direction of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Professor from Belgium participated in program.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Presented talk to the AIPLA Electronics and Computer Committee and Industrial Designs Committee on computer-generated icon protection by design patent at the AIPLA Midwinter Institute on Computer Law, La Quinta, CA (1/14/96).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Submitted written comments to Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) on proposed Interim Guidelines Concerning Computer-Generated Icon Design Patent Applications (12/4/95). Coordinated preparation of AIPLA position on design patent protection of computer-generated icons, and prepared comments submitted by AIPLA president.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Present paper at American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA, IPL Section), Use of Utility and Design Patent to Protect the Same Product: A Strategy for Success (6/23/95).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Testified at public hearing concerning the publication of patents at 18 months from U.S. filing date, particularly on the publication of design patents (2/15/95), and presented written comments.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Consulting continues with the Japanese government in their review of changes for protection of designs and revision of their design patent law.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Assisted Australian government in international study of design protection developments, and on preparation of proposed revision of their design laws.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Attended meeting of experts on the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs, held 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 at WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland, coordinating with U.S. government and representing the AIPLA and the American Bar Association (Developing a revised treaty for adherence by more countries).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Speaker at ABA, IPL Section Continuing Education Program, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 22, 1995; Topic: The Use of Utility Patents and Designs Patents to Protect the Same Product: A Strategy for Success</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Chairman of ABA, IPL Section Committee on the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs, 1991-present</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Chairman of AIPLA Special Committee on Industrial Designs, now the Industrial Designs Committee, 1994-present; organized programs and moderated several meetings.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Comments on 18 Months Publication of Patent Applications, Public Hearing Statement, February 14, 1995, published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, on Internet and as part of the hearing record.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Lectured in Japan on design patent law and practice concerning computer-generated icon protection, and other topics, at a series of international conferences organized by Japanese Patent Office and other organizations, November 3-21, 1994.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Papers presented at meeting of Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research of Intellectual Property Law, Stockholm, Sweden, July 1993; topics: (abbreviated) Qualifications and examination of person to become patent attorneys in the U.S.; Cooperation between Business and Law School at University of Baltimore in the Lab to Market program</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Presented paper on revision of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial designs at Fordham University School of Law conference on European Community and U.S. Intellectual Property law, April 1993.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Paper presented at meeting of Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research of Intellectual Property Law, Geneva, Switzerland, July 1992; topic: (abbreviated) University of Baltimore School of Law Technology Transfer Course.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Speaker at Federation Internationale des Conseils en Propriete (FICPI) World Congress, Harrogate, England, October 2, 1991; Topic: U.S. and International Industrial Design Developments.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Member of ABA, IPL Section Committee on Industrial Designs, 1980- present.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Conducted foreign industrial design law research on a fellowship at the Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Protection, February-June 1990.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Participated in the development of a proposal on EC industrial design law at the Max-Planck Institute in the Institute's development and held discussions with the EC on a Community industrial design directive, 1989-1990.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Conducted industrial design research on foreign laws and treaties at the World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, June and July 1990.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">On industrial design law and practice, assisted the Japanese Patent Office in review of alternatives for improving Japanese system, 1990-present.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Conference Participant, attending WIPO 5th meeting of experts, parts I and II, held in June and December l988, and 8th meeting, Part I, held June 1990, on the patent law harmonization draft treaty, as a representative of ATRIP.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">National Industrial Design law and Practice Conference, organized conference and moderated one session at the University of Baltimore School of Law, March l0 and ll, l989, attended by over l30 persons, including participants from several foreign countries.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Member of Council, American Bar Association, Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Section (ABA-PTC Section), l987-l99l.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">U. S. Patent and Trademark Office Examination Board Member, preparing questions for the agent/attorney patent exam in l987 to present.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Charter Member and Secretary (1987-1989), International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (organization of law professors, supported by the United Nations, World Intellectual Property organization). Organized and moderated part of the l988 annual meeting held in Washington, D.C. ( Member since 1981).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Chairman Patent Law Program, ABA-PTC Section CLE Program, March l988, in Washington, D.C. Organized and moderated 5.5 hour program.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">ABA-PTC Section Committee 305 (Industrial Designs), currently member; l982-l986, chairman, coordinated education programs for industry on industrial design law and assisted in redrafting of legislation.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Member, Maryland Bar Association, Section on Corporations, Business and Banking, Committee on Partnerships, l984-present; redrafted part of the Maryland Limited Partnership Act (enacted in 1988); Committee on Intellectual Property since formation in 1990.</font> <br> <br> <br> <p><b><font face="Times New Roman">PUBLICATIONS (selected list)</font></b> <br> <p><i><font face="Times New Roman">Special Note: Several papers were prepared for publication only on professor's web site (http://www.fryer.com). Other papers were published on the Fryer web site (http://www.fryer.com) and in other publications, as indicated in the individual listing of the papers.</font></i><i><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> <p><font face="Times New Roman">FryerNewsletter No. 5, published only on <u>Fryer Institute web site</u>, uploaded on April 12, 2002.</font><font face="Times New Roman"></font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., U.S. PTO and WIPO Global Design Patent Statistics and Analysis, Comiittee 412 (Industrial Designs), ABA, Section of IP Law Annual Committee Reports 2001-2002 (to be published on Internet by Section); also published on Fryer Institutue web site, http://www.fryer.com,updated on April 12, 2002.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Trade Dress Protection: U.S. and International Developments - The Prospects for Global Harmonization, published in <u>ABA, Section of IP Law Conference Proceeds April 11 and 12, 2002</u>, on CD Rom, available from ABA, IP Section Administrative Office, contact information on Section web site http://www.abanet.org/intelprop.</font><font face="Times New Roman"></font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Minutes of the AIPLA Industrial Designs Committee, held October 18, 2001, 2002 <u>AIPLA Bulletin</u> 40-41.</font><font face="Times New Roman"></font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Vessel Hull Design Protection Act - USA: Overview and Update, 46 <u>Center for Law and Business at the University of Lausanne (CEDIDAC)</u> 581-582 (2002).</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Trademark Product Appearance Features, United States and Foreign Protection Evolution: A Need for Clarification and Harmonization, 34 <u>John Marshall L. Rev.</u> 947-971 (2001).</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., An Overview of Industrial Design Global Developments (opening address at the FICPI Design Conference, Rome, Italy, Nov. 14-16, 2001 (accepted for publication in the <u>University of Baltimore IP Law Journal</u>).</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Roundtable Discussion on the Future Development of the Design System, FICPI Design Conference, Rome, Italy, Nov. 14-16, 2001 (Transcript to be published in the <u>University of Baltimore, IP Law Journal</u>).</font><font face="Times New Roman"></font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Committee 412 (Industrial Designs) Annual Report, ABA, Section of IP Law Annual Reports 2000-2001 (available on the Section web site, at http://www.abanet.org/intelprop.</font><font face="Times New Roman"></font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Protection of Partial Design, Japanese Design Protection Association (2001) (in Japanese).</font><font face="Times New Roman"></font> <p>Fryer, III, William T., Intellectual Property and Treaties - Keys to International Business Success, 33 <u>Maryland Bar Journal </u>18 (2000). <p>Fryer, III, William T., The Evolution of Market Entry Industrial Design Protection: An International Comparative Analysis, 21 <u>European Intellectual Property Review</u> 618 (1999). <p>Fryer, III, William T., The Evolution of Market Entry Product Design Protection in the U. S., published by ATRIP (Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property), assisted by World Intellectual Property Organization, <u>Proceedings</u> (July 1999). <p>Fryer, III, William T., written testimony requested by U. S. Patent and Trademark office, on the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, submitted for hearing held May 13, 1999 and published by that <u>U. S. Patent and Trademark Office</u>. <p>Fryer, III, William T., Annual Report of Committee 412 - Industrial Deisgns, American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property, prepared as chairman chair, approved March 1999, published in <u>Annual Committee Repor</u>t. <p>Fryer, III, William T., Review of University of Baltimore Intellectual Property Program, published on <u>web site March 3, 1999, address: http://www.ubalt.edu/iplsoc</u>. <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., U.S. Protection of Well Known and Famous Marks, uploaded Sept. 24, 1998; submitted for the Indonesian Intellectual Property Society meeting in Bandung, Indonesia, held Sept. 25-26, 1998, paper submitted at the request of U.S. Embassy, Republic of Indonesia. Paper published on Fryer Web</font> <br><font face="Times New Roman">Site, uploaded Sept. 24, 1998 to <u>Fryer.com web site</u>..</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">The papers only on the <u>Fryer.Institite web site </u>were:</font><font face="Times New Roman"></font> <p><font face="Times New Roman"> Fryer, III, William T., PTO Open House Report, up loaded Aug. 7, 1998;</font> <blockquote><font face="Times New Roman">U.S. Design Patent Special Statutues and Commentary, last updated on May 31, 1998;</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Times New Roman">Commentary on PTO Major Design Patent Rule Changes, last updated on Nov. 10, 1998;</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Times New Roman">Country and Regional Industrial Design Protection Feature, last updated Feb 16, 1998;</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer Newsletter No. 2, Nov. 10, 1997;</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer Newsletter No. 1, March 24, 1997;</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Times New Roman">U.S. Design Patents on Internet, last updated May 24, 1997;</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Times New Roman">Special Interest Web Sites on Industrial Design Protection, Last updated Aug. 3, 1998.</font></blockquote> <font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Obtaining Design Protection Worldwide Today and in the Promising Near Future, <u>AIPLA Proceedings, Midwinter Meeting</u>, La Quinta, CA (1998).</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Vessel Hull Design Protection Act, <u>Chuo University International Center Journal</u> (to be published in 1998; translated into Japanese).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., The 21st Century Design Patent System, 24 <u>American Intellectual Property law Association Quarterly Journal </u>(Nos. 2,3 & 4 1996) (Published in Jan. 1998).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Vessel Hull Design Protection Act paper submitted to the U.S. House, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, Committee of the Judiciary, and currently published on the Subcommittee web site (http://www.house.gov/judiciary/4.htm), and on the Professor Fryer's web site.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Report of Special Committee 351 (Hague Agreement on Industrial Designs), <u>ABA, Section of Intellectual Property Law Proceedings</u> 253-5 (1997).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Amicus Curiae Brief filed August 11, 1997, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Appeal 97-1225, serial no. 29/020,787, In re Scott Daniels; this document was published on the Fryer web site, up loaded about August 11, 1998.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, William T., III, Internet Intellectual Property Research: and Publication: A Search for Quality and Gobal Communications, <u>ATRIP Proceedings</u> (1997).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Commentary, 37 <u>Idea-The Journal of Law and Technology</u> 623, 655, 666, 700, 733 and 738 (1997).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Report of Special Committee 351 (Hague Agreement on Industrial Designs), <u>ABA, Section of Intellectual Property Law Proceedings</u> (1996).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Seeking a Benefits Balance in the Industrial Design Treaty Revision (Hague Agreement): Fifth Meeting of Experts, Held June 13-16, 1995, 77 <u>J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc'y</u> 931-952 (1995).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Use of Utility and Design Patent to Protect the Same Product: A Strategy for Success, <u>ABA, IPL Section Summer Conference Proceedings</u> 75-102 (1995).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Report of the Committee on Industrial Designs, <u>AIPLA, Bulletin</u> 338-340 (1995).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Report of Special Committee 351 (Hague Agreement on Industrial Designs), <u>ABA, Section of Intellectual Property Law Proceedings</u> (1995).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Comments on 18 Months Publication of Patent Applications, Public Hearing Statement, February 14, 1995, published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, on Internet and as part of the hearing record.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., International Industrial Design Protection Improvement: The Hague Agreement Revision, 2 <u>U. Balt. Intell. Prop. L. J.</u> 37 (1993) (published in 1995).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Future of the U.S. Substantive Examination System: Design Patent Law and Practice (52 pages), <u>Tokyo Design Symposium, Conference Proceedings</u> (Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 1994).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Report of the Committee on Industrial Designs, <u>AIPLA, Bulletin</u> 128-131 (1994).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer,III, William T., More Bang for Your Design Protection Money: A Report on the Hague Agreement Third Meeting of Experts, 76 <u>J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc'y</u> 91-115 (1994).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Report of Special Committee 351 (Hague Agreement on Industrial Designs, <u>ABA, Section of Intellectual Property Law Proceedings</u> 302-304 (1994).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Report on Hague Agreement (Industrial Designs) Second Meeting of Experts, WIPO, April 27-30, 1992, 74 y<u>J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc</u>' 923-937 (1992).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., International Review of Pending U.S. Design Legislation: Is It on the Right Track?, 73 <u>J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc'y</u> 905-930 (1991).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Symposium on Industrial Design Law and Practice, organized and assisted in editing Symposium publication; contributed following articles: Introduction to a Symposium, 1-6; A case History of Industrial Design Success: The Dove Lamp, 160-163; and Industrial Design Protection in the United States of America - Present Situation and Plans for Revision, 98-221, 19 <u>University of Baltimore Law Review</u>, No. 1 and No. 2 1989/1990 (published July 1991).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Design Users Suggest National Law Changes, EC Approach and Harmonisation Strategy: Federal Republic of Germany Surveys on Design Protection 2-14, <u>A.I.P.P.I., Journal of the Japanese Group </u>[Japanese translation of 1990 European Intellectual Property Review (EIPR) article listed next below].</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Design Users Suggest National Law Changes, EC Approach and Harmonisation Strategy: Federal Republic of Germany Surveys on Design Protection, 1990 <u>EIPR</u> (UK) 360-368.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Patent Law Harmonization Treaty Decision is Not Far Off - What Course Should the U.S. Take?: A Review of the Current Situation and Alternatives Available, 30 <u>IDEA - The Journal of Law and Technology</u> 309-354 (1990); the same article was published in the 72 <u>J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc'y</u>, 242-254 and 298 -333 (1990).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Industrial design Protection in the United States of America - Present Situation and Plans for Revision, WIPO Industrial Property Journal, March l988, ll5-l3l; the same article was published in the <u>J. Pat. & Trademark Off. Soc'y</u> 820-846 (1988).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III. William T., An Academic's View on Patent Harmonization Proposals, <u>Proceedings of the ABA-PTC Section Continuing Legal Education Conference</u>, held March 24 and 25, l988, in Washington, D.C.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., "Where the Action Is", <u>Patent World</u>, Jan. l988, 22-25 (describing the organization and operation of the ABA-PTC Section).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., United States Legislative Activity, <u>Patent World</u>, 27 (1987) (related to patent law harmonization).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Congressional testimony, oral and written, on June 23, l988 before the Subcommittee on Courts ..., U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Industrial Design Protection Act, H.R. ll79 (l00th Cong., lst Sess.).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Congressional written testimony on Industrial Innovation and Technology Act of 1987, S.79l (l00th Cong., lst Sess.); testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at the request of Senator DeConcini, in March l987.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Chairman Committee 305 (Industrial Designs) report, <u>ABA-PTC Section Committee Reports</u> (l986, l985, l984, and l983).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Industrial Design protection in the United States - A Proposal for Improvement, <u>Proceedings, International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property</u>; meeting held on September l7, l985, Geneva, Switzerland.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Protection of Ornamental Designs of Useful Articles - The Legislative Opportunity, <u>Proceedings, ABA, PTC Section</u> 160-193 (l982) (Appendix D).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., The United States Patent Re-examination Process - Background, Explanation and Analysis, l0 <u>EIPR</u> 290 (l98l).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">McGovern, Peter J., and Fryer, III, William T., <u>The Drama of Formation, Operation and Changes for A South Dakota Non-Profit Corporation</u>, l980, South Dakota Arts Council.</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., New California Non-Profit Corporation law: A Unique Approach, 7 <u>Pepperdine University Law Review</u> l (l978).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., book review, Operating Problems of California Corporations, 66 <u>Pepperdine University Law Review</u> l (l978).</font> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Fryer, III, William T., Antitrust Law Update for the South Dakota Practitioner - State Law Changes and the Federal Improvements Act, 23 <u>South Dakota Law Review</u> 3l (l978).</font> <br> <br> <br> <p><b><u><font face="Times New Roman">WORK IN PROGRESS</font></u></b> <p>The preparation of a book on the history and operation of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industial Designs is well on its way to completion. Work on the related treatise on Industrial Design Law and Practice continues, as time permits. <p><b><u>SPECIAL NOTE:</u></b> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Continous development is occurring of the Fryer web site (http://www.fryer.com), devoted primarily to industrial design protection. The cost for this site and related equipments and software is paid entirely by Professor Fryer. A country by country listing of key industrial design protection publications has been started. A page has been started with an introduction and analysis of U.S. statutes on design patent protection. A newsletter have been published, with information on new developments concerning industrial design protection. This web site functions as a worldwide focal point for research and distribution of information concerninng industrial design protection.</font> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <p><font face="Times New Roman">END OF DOCUMENT</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman">This page was last updated on April 24, 2002.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="ws2tc1.htm">CONDITIONS OF USE</a></font> <p><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="index.html">HOME</a></font> </body> </html>