The firm of Mason, Mason & Albright has been in continuous operation, primarily through the Mason family since prior to the Civil War. One of its clients was Mark Twain. John M. Mason, who died in 1963, was a fourth generation patent attorney. His son, William B. Mason, who succeeded him and is presently "Of Counsel," is thus a fifth generation patent attorney.

    The firm handles or has handled practically all types of Proceedings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in the courts relating to patents and trademarks, including patent Infringement cases, trademark Infringement cases, Interference Proceedings, Appeals for both patent and trademark cases, and the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the mechanical, electrical and chemical fields. It also obtains copyrights for clients upon request and provides advice and counseling on copyright Infringement matters. A substantial portion of its practice involves representation of foreign manufacturers in obtaining U.S. patents and obtaining foreign patents, via foreign patent agents, throughout the world for U.S. clients. Mason, Mason & Albright has working contacts with foreign firms that specialize in intellectual property in practically every country in the world. Mason, Mason & Albright is also affiliated with Mason, Albright & Stansbury, an intellectual property law firm located in Chicago, Illinois.

    Clients of Mason, Mason & Albright include or have included Arthur Holland, Inc. (trademarks), Bully Hill Vineyards and Walter Taylor (trademarks and patents), Conrad-Johnson, Inc. (trademarks), Dimensions International, Inc. (patents), Dynamark, Inc. (trademarks), Excalibur of America (patents and trademarks), Extrel Corporation (scientific instruments, patents and trademarks), Noel France (trademarks), GB Graphics Corporation (patents, producing prints on hard surfaces), Holland Advertising, Inc. (trademarks), International Shooter Development Fund (trademarks), Lely Estates, Inc. (trademarks), Lukens Steel Co. (patents and trademarks), Spanky's and Macado's Restaurants (trademarks), Manchester Farms (patents), Marine Trading International (trademarks), My Choice, Inc. (trademarks), National Foundation for Consumer Credit, Inc. (trademarks), National Rifle Association (trademarks), Allegiance (trademarks), Putnam Company, Inc. (trademarks), REALCO Guns, Inc. (patents), Restorations Unlimited (trademarks), Key Institute for Learning Strategies (trademarks), Safari Club International (trademarks), Selecto Scientific, Inc. (patents and trademarks relating to filtration apparatus), Taylor Wine Company (patents), Taylor Iron-Machine Works (patents), National Trailways Bus System (trademarks), Van der Lely, N.V. (patents and trademarks for agricultural machinery), Yazoo Manufacturing Co. (patents) and The Zeopower Company (patents). Mason, Mason & Albright also represents and has represented numerous individual inventors in patent matters including advice, preparing and prosecuting Patent Applications and licensing matters.

    John M. Mason served as an officer in World War I, his wife having served as a Wave in the same war. They had two children, John and William. John was killed in action in World War II in Europe and William was severely wounded. Subsequently William attended and graduated from Dartmouth and George Washington University Law School. Initially he was employed in the International Patent Law Department of Dupont and later as a patent attorney for International Latex. Following his father's death in 1963, William joined Mr. Albright to continue the Mason, Mason & Albright firm. Besides being a registered patent attorney, he has been admitted to the Bars of D.C. and Illinois. William Mason continues to support Mason, Mason & Albright in a standby status as "Of Counsel" while at the same time being semi-retired in Florida.

    Penrose Lucas Albright joined the firm in 1958, the name then being changed from Mason & Mason to Mason, Mason & Albright. Mr. Albright is a native of Kansas. His father, Dr. Penrose Strong Albright, was a graduate of Rensselaer and a PhD, Physical Chemistry, from the University of Wisconsin. He was a professor at Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas where, as head of the Science Department, he established a four and one-half year program for students who majored in chemistry, mathematics and physics, participated in a science project and presented a thesis thereon. Most students of the program later went on to graduate work and earned PhDs in various universities throughout the United States. Penrose Lucas Albright was embarked on such a program but, after two years of college credit, in 1943 enrolled as a Midshipman in the engineering program of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. As a Midshipman, he served aboard a tanker in Pacific and Atlantic war zones for about nine months and graduated from the Academy with honors in 1946, earning a BS degree in Marine Engineering. He thereafter served on U.S. tankers as an engineering officer, attended and graduated from George Washington University Law School with a JD degree, returned to Southwestern College to complete courses for a BA degree, worked as a Legislative Assistant in the Office of U.S. Senator Schoeppel from Kansas, and finally in December of 1949 entered onto Active Duty on the aircraft carrier, USS CORAL SEA, serving as an Engineering/Legal Officer for over two years. While on the USS CORAL SEA, he was ordered TAD to the Naval Justice School at Newport, Rhode Island where he graduated first in the class. Following his tour on the USS CORAL SEA, he served for five years in the Office of the Navy Judge Advocate General. He was released from Active Duty on his request at the end of 1956 wherein he entered private practice in Washington, D.C. initially with a firm specializing in military matters, Ausell and Ansell, and subsequently joining the intellectual law firm of Mason & Mason, which then became Mason, Mason & Albright in 1958 as indicated above. Mr. Albright was, aside from his practice in Intellectual Property Law, a leading practitioner in the military law field for a number of years, and keeps generally up to date in this area of the law although no longer accepts military law cases. He was President of the Judge Advocates Association and for many years a member of its Board of Directors. He also was the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Lawyers in Armed Forces of the American Bar Association for three years, serving on the committee for a total of six years. Following his release from Active Duty, he remained active in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and in 1976 was selected to the grade of Rear Admiral, Judge Advocate Generals Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve, serving for four years thereafter as the Director, Naval Reserve Law Programs.

    Mr. Albright was admitted on examination to the Bars of Kansas and the District of Columbia in 1949 and subsequently, on motion to the Bars of Illinois and Virginia. Other court admissions include the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Arlington County Bar Association. He has represented clients on practically all aspects of patent and trademark law and has, on a number of occasions, testified on invitation before various Committees of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. He is and has been for many years a member of Rotary.

    Jeffrey H. Greger joined the firm in 1998. Mr. Greger graduated from the State University of New York at Oneonta in 1978 with a degree in Psychology. After moving to the Washington DC metropolitan area, Mr. Greger established a commercial glazing company specializing in hotel and residential mirror and glass. As President and manager of a staff of 20, Mr. Greger negotiated commercial contracts for hotel chains and department Stores. After selling the business in 1990 Mr. Greger became the Director of Document Services for Albright & Associates, a paralegal and patent research entity related to the firm. In addition to marketing and management, Mr. Greger conducted trademark and patent searches. With the encouragement of Penrose L. Albright, Mr. Greger moved to New Hampshire where he enrolled in Franklin Pierce Law Center, receiving a Juris Doctor Degree in 1997. Mr. Greger's experience includes internships in the trademark department of Proctor & Gamble, the International Trade Law firm of Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, and captained a third place award in the 1997 Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court, Eastern division. As a member of Virginia bar, Mr. Greger has been associated with law firms Lowe Price LeBlanc & Becker and McDermott Will Emery. Mr. Greger also serves in an "Of Counsel" position for the firm Lowe Hauptman Gilman & Berner where he assists with patent and trademark matters.