Save the Date – 8th Annual IP Symposium – March 30-31, 2017

The Eighth Annual Intellectual Property Symposium will be held on March 30-31, 2017 at the Sonesta Hotel in Fort Lauderdale.  The planning efforts are being led Jacqueline Tadros, IP Symposium Chair.

The bar has secured $210 /night rate for the Sonesta.  Here is a link to the property.  https://www.sonesta.com/us/florida/fort-lauderdale/sonesta-fort-lauderdale-beach

The event will kick off with the IP Committee Meeting on Thursday, March 30th, tentatively set to commence at 2:00 p.m., followed by a panel discussion on preparing for the IP Board Certification Exam (note:  this is not a review course, but instead a discussion regarding the certification process and the exam) tentatively set to start at 3:00 p.m. – 5:00.  Happy hour and dinner follow on Thursday, followed by a full day of CLE and speakers on Friday, March 31.  Watch for the flyer coming soon from the Florida Bar, including an official schedule.

Thinking of Becoming Board Certified in IP? Review a summary of the requirements  and  learn more about Intellectual Property Law Certification in general:

https://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/PI/CertSect.nsf/9736b6935363096385256fd4005e5cea/79e88f175562f769852571d30050c699!OpenDocument

 

See you in March!

Save the Date for the 8th Annual IP Symposium – March 30-31, 2017

The Eighth Annual Intellectual Property Symposium will be held on March 30-31, 2017 at the Sonesta Hotel in Fort Lauderdale.  The planning efforts are being led Jacqueline Tadros, IP Symposium Chair.

The bar has secured $210 /night rate for the Sonesta.  Here is a link to the property.  https://www.sonesta.com/us/florida/fort-lauderdale/sonesta-fort-lauderdale-beach

If you would like to be a sponsor, or know someone who might, please contact Michele Moss at [email protected].

See you in March!

Symposium to Explore Issues with Intellectual Property Damages

Cherry Bekaert

In the last panel of the day for the 6th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium, Peter Gampel and Lisa G. Miller of Cherry Bekaert will provide an in-depth look on intellectual property damages. Because our speakers are accounting and valuation professionals, they intend to look at issues that arise in litigation and offer tips on analyzing damages in the current legal climate.

The IP Symposium is only a week away. Have you registered? 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] See you in Fort Lauderdale next week!

Keynote Speaker Featured on NPR

Ronald K. Fierstein National Public Radio did a feature on Symposium Keynote Speaker Ronald K. Fierstein and his new book, 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. Click through for a little preview of the fascinating story we’ll hear about from Mr. Fierstein.

You won’t want to miss this talk (or the IP Committee meeting that precedes it at 4 pm). Have you registered yet? Don’t wait any longer! Be sure to register for the Symposium. The Symposium is March 5-6, 2015 [.pdf of brochure]. Be there!