by Jim @ Matulis IP Law | Apr 13, 2017 | General Announcements
The Federal Court Practice Committee presents the 2017 Federal Judicial Roundtable. More than 30 federal judges are expected. It will held in conjunction with the 2017 Annual Florida Bar Convention at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, and will explore cutting-edge legal ethics relating to technology and the practice of law..
The Roundtable is free, and you do not have to pay to attend the Florida Bar Convention to attend.
Attached is the 2017 Federal Judicial Roundtable – 2520 Brochure.
We hop to see you there.
by Jim @ Matulis IP Law | Apr 3, 2017 | Annual Symposium
Thanks again to everyone who attended the 8th Annual Symposium, and thanks to Jackie (who we missed) and her committee for putting together a great event. For those who could not attend, you can still get beaucoup IP CLE’s by buying the recorded program from the Bar.
Below are some of the pix courtesy of our Fearless Leader & Photographer Kimra. Note that due to word limits, this email likely doesn’t contain all of the photos and captions, so click on this hyperlink in this message to be sure that you are seeing all of the pix.
Welcome!
Time to get to work!
Stefan Stein introduces the Cuba Panel
Cuba Panelists Peter Quinter, Georgina Ortega and Jorge Espinosa
Cuba Panel
Michael’s discussion with Judge Jordan
Dr. Harvey Moore of Moore & Associates discusses Big Data in the Courtroom
USF Law student, Nick is a new associate with Lott & Fischer, and Monica works with Ken Hartman
Time to eat!
Cuba Panelist Georgina Ortega with new IP Committee Member Anessa Santos
Daniel Staudt, Siemens Chief IP Counsel
Dineen and Woody
CLE Chair Terry Sanks
Preethi Sekharan, Steph, Ava, Ury, and Dan Staudt of Siemens
David and Robert O’Shea of Beecher Carlson
JoAnn Shearer – always helping with a smile!
David Henry and Joel Rothman
Judge Jordan and Micheal Chesal
Judge Jordan of the 11th Circuit graciously shares his insights with the group
Katherine Koenig
Kieran Doyle
Kimra and Cuban Panelist Georgina Ortega
Kimra welcomes everyone to the 8th Annual Symposium
Mark Keegan discussing surveys (Keegan and Donato were also sponsors)
Michael Chesal Introducing Judge Jordan
Mike Chesal and Peter Gampel (Cherry Bekaert was also a sponsor)
Mitch Stoltz of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Stephan Stein introduces the Cuba Panel
Ury and Kieran Doyle
USF Law student, Nick is a new associate with Lott & Fischer, and Monica works with Ken Hartman
Not a bad view for an IP Symposium, eh?
Woody, Jim and Dineen discuss the IP Year in Review
Year in Review
by Jim @ Matulis IP Law | Mar 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Hi all
Looking forward to seeing many of you Thursday & Friday at the IP Symposium. Jackie and the Steering Committee have put together a great program!
We will have a brief IP Committee meeting from 4:10-5:00 Thursday. For those who can’t attend in person the call-in details are:
PIN: 8670236698
–Kimra
Kimra Major-Morris, Esq.
Chair, Florida Bar Intellectual Property Committee
522 Hunt Club Blvd. #356
A Special Thank You to Our Symposium Sponsors, Keegan & Donato Consulting LLC, Cozen O’Connor and Cherry Bekaert LLP
by Jim @ Matulis IP Law | Mar 16, 2017 | Annual Symposium, Bar and Committee Business, CLE
With a great group of speakers presenting on topics that are relevant to your practice, you won’t want to miss the 8th Annual IP Symposium on March 30-31 at the Sonesta Fort Lauderdale!
Getting 12.5 CLE hours, including 1.0 hours for Technology, is just icing on the IP cake!
To reserve one of the limited number of rooms, call the Sonesta directly at (954) 315-1460 and use the code 0329FLABAR
A Special Thank You to Our Symposium Sponsors, Keegan & Donato Consulting LLC, Cozen O’Connor and Cherry Bekaert LLP
See you there!
by Jim @ Matulis IP Law | Mar 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Greetings from the Patent Pro Bono Program!
Patent practitioners are uniquely positioned to help financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses file and prosecute patent applications. Here is the Pro Bono Flyer that describes the Patent Pro Bono Program in more detail.
Matches are made by local patent pro bono programs. The local programs screen applicants using criteria that include: (1) household income; (2) knowledge of the patent system, and (3) possession of an actual invention (not merely an idea).
Here in Florida, you can volunteer through the Florida Institute’s FloBono® Program. Please see www.uspto.gov/probonopatents or http://www.florida-institute.com/FloBono for more information.
As an update to our previous message last year, we are happy to announce a certificate to recognize practitioners who provide at least 50 hours of patent pro bono service to their local pro bono program during calendar year 2017. The personalized certificates will be signed by Commissioner of Patents Andrew Hirshfeld and William Covey, Director for the Office of Enrollment and Discipline. In addition, the names of the practitioners will be posted on the USPTO website. We hope that your membership will take advantage of this opportunity.
Looking for Speakers for Your Patent Bar Group?
We also welcome the opportunity to speak to your members about the Program at one of your meetings. Our presentation can include 1 hour of ethics CLE credit when demand is sufficient. Also, a USPTO representative will be in the Fort Lauderdale/Boca Raton area on March 15 and would be available to briefly discuss the Patent Pro Bono Program upon request. Please email [email protected] if interested.
Please feel free to contact the Chief Operating Officer of the Florida Institute, Jane Teague, at [email protected]. Also, feel free to contact us with any questions. Together we can make the Patent Pro Bono Program a lasting success!
Thank you,
The USPTO Patent Pro Bono Team
Grant Corboy
Staff Attorney – Patent Pro Bono Program Administrator
Office of Enrollment and Discipline
Madison West RM 7D20
United States Patent & Trademark Office
(571) 270-3102
[email protected]
www.uspto.gov/probonopatents
