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Judy Winegar Goans
Judy Winegar Goans, Attorney at Law

1422 Eagle Bend Drive
 Clinton, TN 37716

Office Phone: (865) 457-3996
Law School: Tennessee College of Law
Earliest License Date: 01/01/1978
Areas of Interest: Immigration Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law
Others Areas: Legislation
Bio:

Judy Winegar Goans is a registered patent attorney. For twenty years, she worked in development assistance, providing legislative drafting and other assistance to help countries strengthen their intellectual property systems and prepare for membership in the World Trade Organization. She is the author of Intellectual Property Principles and Practice, a comprehensive intellectual property text that has been used in several countries. Ms. Goans is admitted to practice in Tennessee and before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. She previously worked with a Washington-area consulting firm; the Office of Legislation and International Affairs in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and the U.S. Department of Energy. Among her accomplishments, she helped Egypt's Patent Office become a PCT International Search and Preliminary Examination Authority and the Lao People's Democratic Republic strengthen its legal framework on intellectual property so that it qualified for membership in the World Trade Organization. She has also consulted on intellectual property issues in Myanmar and Sri Lanka and volunteered with Bridge Refugee Services. Ms. Goans served as Editor-in-Chief of the IP Section newsletter for several years


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