Professional Experience:
1986- James E. Clevenger, Attorney at Law
Practice specializing in intellectual property law

1978-83 Whann & Clevenger
Partner in practice specializing in intellectual property law

1976-78 Fredman, Silverberg & Lewis
Associate in San Diego business law firm

1974-76 Law clerk to the Honorable Leland C. Nielsen
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

1994- Adjunct professor of law, California Western School of Law, San Diego Patent, trademark, and copyright law

Education:
1971-1974 Wayne State University School of Law, Detroit, Michigan Juris Doctor cum laude.

Article & Book Review Editor, Wayne Law Review, 1973-1974

Staff writer, Wayne Law Review, 1972-1973

1966-1970 Albion College, Albion, Michigan
BA, political science and philosophy

Alfred P. Sloan Scholar, 1966-1970

Professional Memberships:
State Bar of California

State Bar of California Intellectual Property
Law Section

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

U.S. District Court, Central District of California

U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Publications:
Clevenger, "Proof of Trade Dress Infringement," 55 Am. Jur. Proof of Facts 3d 383 (2000)

Clevenger, "False Advertising Under Lanham Act § 43(a)(1)(B)," 44 Am. Jur. Proof of Facts 3d I (1997)

Clevenger, "Dilution of a Trademark," 38 Am. Jur. Proof of Facts 3d I (1996)

Clevenger, "Academic Fair Use in Copyright Law," 5 Higher Education Law Bulletin I, pp. 2-3

Clevenger, "Recent Development, Constitutional Law-Executive Impoundment of Congressionally Appropriated Funds," 20 Wayne L. Rev. 187 (1973)

Clevenger, "Note, Insurance Law-Constitutionality of No-fault Insurance Statutes-the Illinois Plan," 19 Wayne L. Rev. 1277 (1973)

Whann and Clevenger, "Attorney Fees in Trademark and Unfair Competition Litigation," 71 Trademark Rptr. 550 (1981)

Whann and Cevenger, "A Look Behind the Labels 'Functional' and 'Nonfunctional'-A Rebuttal," 69 Trademark Rptr. 246 (1979)