by Dineen Wasylik | Feb 6, 2015 | Annual Symposium, General Announcements
The second panel at the 6th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium will provide attendees with the inside scoop with Tips for Navigating the USPTO. The committee is pleased to have Mary Boney Denison, who effective January 1, 2015 was named Commissioner for Trademarks at the USPTO, as our speaker.
This is a must-see presentation — be sure to register for the Symposium, and reserve a room at the Riverside Hotel, 620 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 by calling 954-467-0671 and asking for the FLORIDA BAR room rate. The Symposium is March 5-6, 2015 [.pdf of brochure] Don’t wait to book your room!
by Dineen Wasylik | Jan 30, 2015 | Annual Symposium, General Announcements
The first panel at the 6th Annual Symposium will be a discussion of the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corp. Pty. v. CLS Bank [.pdf].
The speakers will include:
Constantine Trela Jr., Counsel to Alice Corp., Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Brian M. Buroker, Counsel to CLS Bank, Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
The panel will be moderated by committee vice chair Woody Pollack.
Be sure to register for the Symposium, and reserve a room at the Riverside Hotel, 620 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 by calling 954-461-0671 and asking for the FLORIDA BAR room rate. The Symposium is March 5-6, 2015.
by Dineen Wasylik | Jan 28, 2015 | Annual Symposium, General Announcements
The Symposium Committee is pleased to announce that our Thursday night keynote speaker will be lawyer, author, and entertainment mogul Ronald K. Fierstein. Fierstein is the author of A Triumph of Genius: Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War, the fascinating story of the patent wars between Polaroid and Kodak over instant photography technology in the late 1970s. He’s also an insider: Mr. Fierstein was a young lawyer on the Polaroid team.
Today, Fierstein works in the entertainment industry. He and his wife, Dorsey Regal, are producers of the smash Broadway hit Kinky Boots (book by Fierstein’s brother, Harvey Fierstein).
You won’t want to miss this talk (or the IP Committee meeting that precedes it at 4 pm). Be sure to register for the Symposium, and reserve a room at the Riverside Hotel, 620 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 by calling 954-467-0671 and asking for the FLORIDA BAR room rate. The Symposium is March 5-6, 2015 [.pdf of brochure]. Be there!
by Dineen Wasylik | Jan 27, 2015 | Annual Symposium, Bar and Committee Business, General Announcements
The moment you’ve been waiting for is here — registration is live for the IP Committee’s Sixth Annual Symposium. This year’s Symposium be on March 5-6, 2015 in Fort Lauderdale. Be sure to register for the Symposium, and reserve a room at the Riverside Hotel, 620 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 by calling 954-467-0671 and asking for the FLORIDA BAR room rate.
The IP Symposium each year provides a full day of CLE and IP Certification credits, and draws practitioners from all over the state to hear from top speakers drawn from a nationwide pool. We have a great line up of CLE and speakers. Check out the brochure [.pdf] (soon to be updated with our dinner speaker!) for a rundown of all of the great speakers and topics we have in store.
We’re already looking to appoint the committee for the 7th Annual Symposium. Check out the list of past symposia programs for a refresher of the quality CLE offered by this event each year. Please contact Dineen, Woody, or Kimra if you are interested in serving on the next steering committee.
by Dineen Wasylik | Jan 15, 2015 | Bar and Committee Business
The Mid Year meeting will be January 22-23, 2015. Please note the IP Committee will meet on Wednesday, 10 am, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel, Orlando, in Room Panzacola H4. Please see below for the meeting materials:
2015-01-21 BLS January Meeting Itinerary
Meeting Agenda
Retreat Meeting Minutes
SB102
HB271
SB126
CADRA Update
New! CLE Materials: Copyright and Trademark Update presented by Doug McDonald
The second panel at the 6th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium will provide attendees with the inside scoop with Tips for Navigating the USPTO. The committee is pleased to have Mary Boney Denison, who effective January 1, 2015 was named Commissioner for Trademarks at the USPTO, as our speaker.