Freedom To Invent

About the Book

Ned Oldham’s intriguing account of the history and how-to of inventing reflects the enduring truth of Jefferson’s adage: that our great and free nation has served as a springboard for much of the technological progress that has transformed the world since his time. Oldham applies his thirty-five years as one of our country’s most successful patent attorneys to his story of the Big Ideas of our time. The pride of American purpose is evident throughout these histories. So are the old adages, as refracted through the lens of his story: the value of perseverance, the merits of concentrated and enduring effort, and the virtues of a system that channels private ambition into public good, allowing creative brilliance to flourish.

About the Author

EDWIN W. (NED) OLDHAM Twin Oaks Estate 1225 West Market Street Akron, OH 44313-7188 phone 330.864.5550 fax 330.864.7986 e-mail: ewoldham@hahnlaw.com 400 Park Shore Drive Naples, CL 33940 phone 941.434.0806 fax 941.434.0759 AREAS OF EMPHASIS Patent Law Intellectual Property Litigation Commercial Law LEGAL AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE Patent Law PROFESSIONAL Admitted to Ohio bar, 1966. Admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Sixth, and Ninth Districts; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Member, Akron Bar Association (Federal Courts Committee, Chairman, 1985). Member, Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association (Secretary, 1970-72; President, 1984-85). Member, Licensing Executive Society. Member, Commercial Development Association. Delegate, National Council of Patent Law Associations. Adjunct Professor in Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, University of Akron Law School, 1975-1995. EDUCATION University of Akron School of Law, J.D., 1966. United States Naval academy, B.S., Engineering, 1958. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Member, Board of Trustees, Akron Regional Development Board. Member, Akron Touchdown Club (President, 1970). Inventors Hall of Fame (Chairman 1987-92, Board Local and National 1987 to present). PERSONAL Born September 21, 1936, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Resides in Akron.