THE
FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR JOURNAL
VOLUME 11
2001-2002
STUDENT EDITORIAL BOARD
| Editor-in-Chief Antigone G. Kriss |
| Senior Articles Editor Michelle Crawford |
| Managing Editor Colette M. Pumphrey |
| Articles Editors Heather Pichelman Helmstetter Daniel Simmons |
| Case Comment Editors Kathleen K. Fonda Ben Lorigo Lisa Lieberman Thatch |
| Notes Editors Brendan McNamara Jeff Thiebert |
| Associate Editor David Connor |
| Faculty Advisor Professor Kimberly A. Moore |
ASSOCIATION JOURNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
| EDITOR Kimberly A. Moore George Mason University School of Law Arlington, VA |
FOUNDING EDITOR Gerald H. Bjorge Keil & Weinkauf Washington, DC |
| ASSOCIATE EDITORS |
| David Black Holland & Knight, LLP Falls Church, VA |
J. Christopher Carraway Klarquist Sparkman, LLP Portland, OR |
Rebecca A. Fleming George Mason University School of Law Arlington, VA |
| T. Robert Rehm, Jr. Hogan & Hartson, LLP Raleigh, NC |
Elizabeth Miller Roesel Shaw Pittman LLP Washington, DC |
Michael J. Schaengold Patton Boggs, LLP Washington, DC |
| CONTRIBUTING EDITORS |
| Patents Katherine Kelly Lutton Fish & Richardson, LLP Menlo Park, CA Richard J. Lutton, Jr. Apple Computers Cupertino, CA International Trade M. Page Hall II Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Washington, DC Environment & Nat. Resources Robert Percival University of Maryland School of Law Baltimore, MD |
Trademarks Joe Berghammer Banner & Witcoff, LLP Washington, DC Taxes George Soba Deloitte & Touche, LLP Washington, DC Vaccines Marlene K. Tandy Arlington, VA |
Contracts Scott M. McCaleb Wiley, Rein & Fielding, LLP Washington, D.C. Government Personnel Jeffrey Gauger U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Washington, DC Veterans Appeals Stephen L. Purcell Disabled Veterans of America Washington, DC |
| OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION |
| M. Page Hall II, President Dorsey & Whitney Washington, DC |
Robert L. Baechtold, President Elect Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, LLP New York, NY |
| Michael J. Schaengold, Treasurer Patton Boggs, LLP Washington, DC |
Stephen L. Peterson, Secretary Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Washington, DC |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | EX OFFICIO |
|---|---|
| George E. Hutchinson, Esquire Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Washington, DC |
The Honorable Jan Horbaly The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Washington, DC |
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
| James W. Brady, Jr. Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, LLP Washington, DC |
Carolyn Favorito Morrison & Foerster, LLP Washington, DC |
Charles F. Schill Foley & Lardner Washington, DC |
| Timothy Q. Delaney Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, LLP Chicago, IL |
Rudolph P. Hofmann 3M Innovative Properties Co. St. Paul, MN |
Terrence P. Stewart Stewart and Stewart Washington, DC |
| Michael E. Dergosits Dergosits & Noah, LLP San Francisco, CA |
Mary D. Mosley-Green Fish & Richardson, PC Minneapolis, MN |
Kristine S. Tardiff United States Department of Justice Concord, NH |
| Donald R. Dunner Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Washington, DC |
Joseph R. Re Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear Irvine, CA |
Joseph A. Violante Disabled American Veterans Washington, DC |
| Edward R. Reines Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP Redwood Shores, CA |