B.B. Olive is a graduate of Duke University School of Engineering (B.S.E.E., Honors) and of St. John's University School of Law (J.D.). Mr. Olive established the first patent law firm serving the Research Triangle Park area when he opened the doors of our firm in Durham, North Carolina in 1957. In addition to his practice as an attorney, he taught as an adjunct professor at Duke University’s School of Engineering, founded and was the first chair of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law committee, and is active in civic affairs, particularly relating to energy and the environment. Mr. Olive is the recipient, among other awards, of the North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine (the highest civilian honor that can be granted by the State); the Distinguished Alumnus Award of Duke University School of Engineering; and the Charles F. Korstian Award (for his environmental work in support of Duke Forest). Mr. Olive is admitted to practice in North Carolina, the Federal courts located in North Carolina, and the United States Supreme Court as well as before the U.S. Patent Office.

Essay by B. B. Olive About His Life and Practice as a Patent Attorney

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