SHELDON PALMER received his Bachelor of Science degree from Brooklyn College, City University of New York, in Chemistry (1958) and his Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School (1968).

He is admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of New York (1969), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (1969), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (and its predecessor, the Court of Customs and Patents Appeals), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1971).

He is of-counsel to Furgang & Adwar and has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law for Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Law at Brooklyn Law School (1972-1989); and a Lecturer for the Practicing Law Institute (1977-1983).

He is a member of the New York State Bar Association; New York Intellectual Property Law Association, American Bar Association, and International Trademark Association.