STANLEY C. SPOONER has been a registered patent attorney since 1974 and was educated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., Aerospace Engineering, 1970) and Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1975).

He is a member of the Virginia Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Licensing Executives Society.

His publications include "Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law: A Primer For The General Practitioner," Virginia Bar News, June 1982.

Mr. Spooner's legal experience includes all phases of patent and trademark preparation and prosecution, including appellate practice before the Patent Office Board of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, preparation of infringement and validity opinions, conducting patent infringement litigation in the Federal courts, (see Palumbo v. Don-Joy, 226 U.S.P.Q. 5 (CAFC 1985); Lomah Electronic Targetry Inc. v. ATA Training Aids, Inc. et al, decided July 30, 1987 (4th Cir.)), trade secret litigation in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and patent and trademark licensing and negotiations between domestic and foreign corporations. His technical areas of expertise include rotary and fixed wing aircraft, turbo machinery, position, pressure and acceleration sensors, electronic control systems and general automotive patent matters. Mr. Spooner has also lectured in the U.S. and abroad on various aspects of intellectual property protection.