THE
FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR JOURNAL
VOLUME 21
2011–2012
STUDENT EDITORIAL BOARD
| Editor-in-Chief Rachel Greenleaf |
| Executive Editor Samantha Basso |
| Senior Articles Editor Samantha Ames |
Senior Notes Editor John Clifford |
| Managing Editor Kristine Hsu |
Submissions Editor Rob Sneckenberg |
Projects Editor James Floyd |
| Articles Editors Meagan Fassinger Nadia Patel Matthew R. Shapiro Joshua Simmons |
Notes Editors William Cooper Dennis A. Corkery Katherine Dubyak Danielle Ryan James Vietti |
| Senior Staff Members |
| Dante Amenta Carl Barnes Jonathan Buckner Daniel R. Bumpus Kevin Chen Daniel Cheriyan Jerome DeSanto Casey Gardner |
Steven Mike Gentine Alexander Green Stephanie Hall Thomas Hayne Beth Kublin Joseph Muller Ryan O’Connor Amanda Moncayo Parker |
Robert Platt Stacy Stantin Jonathan Sparks Joseph Speyer Alexa Strear Derek Wagner Adam Zavadil John Zhu |
| Candidate Staff Members |
| Michael Barfield Ryan Borchik Catherine Brinkley Alexander Bryson Bryan Byrd Caitlin Clarke SarahClouse Meredith Dempsey Dana DuBovis Samuel East Julianne Edwards-Ransom Megan Eidmann Janet Foster Molly Gallagher Beatrice Gatti Chongyang Ge |
Michael Goldstein Brian Graham Tiffany Huang Andrew Huber Jessica Johnston Joshua Kresh Brian Lawrence Keith Lazere Carson Le Asa Lopatin Lindsay Luken John McDaniel Lauren McDermott James Mieding Amanda J. Mollo |
Carlos Morales Tina Nguyen Lilyanne Ohanesian Jordan Porter Matthew Riffee Coryn Rosenstock Eric Shupin Anna Smith Tyler Sniff William Szanzer Melissa Weeden Meredith Welch Benjamin Wolf Clayton Zak Kelsey Zorzi |
ASSOCIATION JOURNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
| FACULTY EDITORIAL COMMITTEE |
| Steven L. Schooner Professor The George Washington University Law School Washington, DC |
Joshua I. Schwartz Professor The George Washington University Law School Washington, DC |
John M. Whealan Associate Dean, Intellectual Property The George Washington University Law School Washington, DC |
| ASSOCIATION JOURNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE |
| Kevin W. Goldstein Chair, Law Journal Committee Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LL Malvern, PA |
James F. McKewown Crowell & Moring LLP Washington, DC |
Edward R. Reines Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP Redwood Shores, CA |
| Patrick J. Coyne Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Washington, DC |
Charles F. Schill Steptoe & Johnson LLP Washington DC |
James E. Brookshire Executive Director Federal Circuit Bar Association Washington, DC |
| FOUNDER Gerald H. Bjorge Novak Druce Washington, DC |
| OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION |
| Steven C. Lambert, Esquire President Foley & Lardner LLP Washington, DC |
Terrence P. Stewart, Esquire President Elect Law Offices of Stewart and Stewart Washington, DC |
Patrick J. Coyne, Esquire Vice President Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Washington, DC |
| Jeanne Davidson, Esquire Treasurer United States Department of Justice Washington, DC |
Edgar Haug, Esquire Secretary Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP Washington, DC |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | EX OFFICIO |
|---|---|
| James E. Brookshire, Esquire The Federal Circuit Bar Association Washington, DC |
The Honorable Jan Horbaly The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Washington, DC |
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
| Meredith “Mimi” Addy, Esquire Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP |
Kevin Goldstein, Esquire Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP |
Michelle Lee, Esquire Google Inc |
| Jeffrey B. Bove, Esquire Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP |
Daniel Graham, Esquire Wiley Rein, LLP |
Richard “Chip” Lutton, Esquire Apple Inc. |
| Chris Cotropia, Esquire Richmond Law School |
Nicholas Groombridge, Esquire Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP |
Carter Phillips, Esquire Sidley & Austin LLP |
| Jeffrey Gauger, Esquire | Robert Huffman, Esquire Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP |
Sara B. Rearden, Esquire |
| Alice Kipel, Esquire Steptoe & Johnson LLP |