John specializes in patent law, with an emphasis on the chemical and biological arts, encompassing patent prosecution matters, patent infringement litigation, trade secret litigation, and all other aspects of intellectual property law. John has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1993.
- LEGAL EDUCATION
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1972
- UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
- Kansas State University, B.S. Chemistry
cum laude, 1969 - MEMBERSHIPS
- Missouri Bar Association
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- BAR ADMISSIONS
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1971
- Illinois, 1972
- Missouri, 1973
- Arizona, 2004
- U.S. District Court, Western District of
Missouri, 1973- U.S. Supreme Court, 1982
- Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Claims, 1996
- U.S. District Court, Western District of
