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William D. CostonPartner-in-Charge, D.C. Office
Venable LLP
575 7th Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
20004
Telephone: 202-344-4813
Fax: 202-344-8300
http://www.venable.com
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| Practice Areas | Litigation; Antitrust Law and Trade Regulation Law; Intellectual Property | | | Education | Harvard University, J.D., cum laude, 1975, University of Michigan, B.A., with highest honors, 1972 | | | Admitted | 1976, Massachusetts; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th and District of Columbia Circuits; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1979, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Federal Circuits; 2008, U.S. Court of Federal Claims | |
| Memberships | American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Defense Research Institute; Intellectual Property Owners Association. | | | Born | Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 9, 1950 | | | Biography | Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Attorney General's Outstanding Achievement Award 1978 and 1979. Law Clerk to Chief Judge T. John Lesinski and Hon. Dorothy C. Riley, State of Michigan, Court of Appeals, 1975-1976. Attorney, Appellate Section, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, 1976-1979. Special Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, 1978-1979. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. | | | ISLN | 908170751 | |
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Zoltek Warning: Consider Suit against Government Contractors When Infringement Arises AbroadLisa M. Kattan, Thomas J. Madden, William D. Coston, James Y. Boland, June 4, 2009 The United States Court of Federal Claims (COFC), whose jurisdiction is limited to lawsuits brought against the federal government, has issued a ruling of first impression in a 13-year-old patent case brought by Zoltek Corporation that may have profound implications for government contractors. |
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