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George W. Hoover | Partner

Office: Los Angeles
Phone: 310-207-3800
Fax: 310-820-5988
george_hoover@bstz.com

Joined BSTZ in 1986 and a partner of the firm since 1992. Prior to entering the legal profession, was with Hughes Aircraft Company for fifteen years as engineer and manager in the design and development of aerospace electronic systems. Responsibilities include design, intergration and performance verification of both hardware and software for radar fire control systems installed in military fighter aircraft and management of systems engineering activities for advanced radar application programs.

Highlighted Work: Reported case: Vectra Fitness inc. v. TNWK Corp., 49 USPQ2d 1144 (CAFC 1998)

Expertise

Industry

Applied Physics Computer/Related Technologies Electronics Internet Technologies Mechanical

Affiliations

Tau Beta Pi

Representative Patents

Patent #: 5,614,777
Flywheel Based Energy Storage System

Patent #: 5,903,270
Method And Apparatus For Mapping A Two-Dimensional Texture Onto A Three-Dimensional Surface

Patent #: 5,957,697
Printed Book Augmented With An Electronic Virtual Book And Associated Electronic Data

Patent #: 5,999,688
Method And Apparatus For Controlling A Video Player To Automatically Locate A Segment Of A Recorded Program

Patent #: 5,764,742
System For Accessing Telephonic Communications And For Conducting Telephonic Transactions

Bar Admissions

CA, Bar # 125148

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Central District of California (1989)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1989)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit (1998)

Law School

Loyola Law School
Law School Distinctions:
magna cum laude

Undergraduate/Graduate Education

University of California, Berkeley
B.S., Engineering Physics

University of California, Los Angeles
M.B.A.

PTO Reg. #: 32,992

Assistant Contact Information

Suzanne Johnston
Phone: 310-207-3800
suzanne_johnston@bstz.com