J. Jeffrey Hawley
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Patent Law
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.
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 and remains on the IPO Board of Directors. In 2005-6, Jeff served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Corporate Patent Counsel (ACPC) and was the Treasurer.
He continues as an Emeritus member of ACPC. He is a member of the Franklin Pierce Law Center Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP). He serves on the Board of Directors of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He is also a member of American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the US Group of AIPPI.
Jeff is a tennis player, a boater and a photographer. He lives in Punta Gorda Florida for the majority of the year and maintains a summer residence in Webster, NY. He is married with two sons.
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 and remains on the IPO Board of Directors. In 2005-6, Jeff served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Corporate Patent Counsel (ACPC) and was the Treasurer.
He continues as an Emeritus member of ACPC. He is a member of the Franklin Pierce Law Center Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP). He serves on the Board of Directors of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He is also a member of American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the US Group of AIPPI.
Jeff is a tennis player, a boater and a photographer. He lives in Punta Gorda Florida for the majority of the year and maintains a summer residence in Webster, NY. He is married with two sons.
