Donald L. Wood

3001 W. Big Beaver Road

Suite 624

Troy, MI 48084

248-649-3333 P

248-649-3338 F

wood@youngbasile.com

Donald L. Wood

Donald Wood is of counsel with the firm’s Troy office. He joined Young Basile in 1984.

Practice Summary:

Mr. Wood concentrates his practice on intellectual property matters, with an emphasis on patent prosecution and counseling. During his fifty year career, he has examined, prepared, and/or prosecuted over 2,000 patent applications.

Industry Experience:

Mr. Wood served as a patent examiner with the U.S. Patent Office, as senior patent attorney with Chrysler Corporation, and as Associate Patent Counsel of Eaton Corporation. He also served as 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, serving as Commanding Officer of a Battalion Motor Pool and a radar field site.

Representative Clients:

Through his representation of hundreds of automotive clients over many years, he is intimately familiar with all aspects of automotive technology.

Professional Activities:

• State Bar of Michigan
• Intellectual Property Law Section, State Bar of Michigan (chairperson, 1989-90)
• Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
• Society of Automotive Engineers, Chair of the History Section, Detroit Region, committee member, National SAE History Committee

Education:

• Bachelor of Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1954
• Georgetown Law School, J.D., 1960

Admitted to Practice:

• State of Michigan, 1966
• United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1961
• State of New York, 1961 (inactive)
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1966