"Ramifications of Quanta & Medimmune" - Presentation (PPT)
J. Jeffrey Hawley Biography: (click here for PDF version)
Jeff joined Eastman Kodak as a Chemical Engineer in the Photographic Technology Division in July of 1969 immediately after graduating from NYU School of Engineering. In 1974, he transferred to Kodak's Patent Department and attended George Washington Law School, where he received a Juris Doctor degree in 1978. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1979. Jeff retired from Kodak in July of 2006. In December of 2006, he became Of Counsel to the Technology and Intellectual Property group of Nixon Peabody LLP. He became associated with FPLC in the Fall of 2007.
Jeff served a variety of roles in the Kodak Patent Legal Staff. He became Group Patent Counsel of the Patent Legal Staff Health Group in 1989, and the Assistant General Counsel, Patent Legal Staff in 1996. He is a past president of the Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association and a past president of PIPA (Pacific Intellectual Property Association). He was President of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) in 2004-5. In 2005-6, Jeff served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Corporate Patent Counsel (ACPC) and was the Treasurer.
Jeff is a tennis player, a boater and a photographer. He lives in Punta Gorda Florida. He is married with two sons.