GEORGE M. KAPLAN, B.S., Chemical Engineering, Lafayette College, 1973; J.D., George Washington University, 1976. Admitted to Courts of the States of New York and Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Associated with Proctor and Gamble Company and Warner Lambert Pharmaceuticals (1976-1979); Jordan & Hamburg (1980-1983), and Steinberg & Raskin (1983-1989). Fields of technology include detergents, soaps, cleaning products, personal care products including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, foods and confection, paper machinery and products, liquid crystal technology, medical devices, organic chemistry including polymers, structural and mechanical devices, magnetic tape cassette and compact disc technology and electronic-related technology.