Donald S. Chisum

Donald Chisum
Born	1944 (age 80–81)
Academic background
Education	Stanford University (AB, JD)
Academic work
Discipline	Law
Sub-discipline	Patent law
Institutions	University of Washington Santa Clara University

Donald S. Chisum (born 1944)^[1] is an American legal scholar specialized in patent law. His well-known, multi-volume treatise Chisum on Patents was first published in 1978.^[2]

Education

Chisum earned a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from Stanford University.^[3]

Career

From 1969 to 1996, Chisum worked as a professor of law at the University of Washington School of Law. From 1997 to 2006, he was a professor of law at the Santa Clara University School of Law.^[4]

References

1. "Chisum on patents : a treatise on the law of patentability, validity, and infringement / by Donald S. Chisum". baylor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
2. Crouch, Dennis (December 9, 2011). "Chisum on the New Rules of Patent Priority". patentlyo.com. Retrieved October 26, 2013. Don Chisum was already a leader in the patent field when his multi-volume treatise – Chisum on Patents – was first published in 1978. His authoritative explanation of the law has been cited by hundreds of court opinions and thousands of law review articles.
3. "Author of Leading Treatise on Patent Law to Speak at Pitt March 28". www.news.pitt.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
4. Chisum, Donald (1999-01-01). "The Supreme Court and Patent Law: Does Shallow Reasoning Lead to Thin Law". Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review. 3 (1): 1.

External links

• Donald S. Chisum biography at the Chisum Patent Academy