by Dineen Wasylik | Sep 10, 2014 | Annual Symposium, General Announcements
The IP Committee’s 6th Annual Symposium location is now set — mark your calendars for March 5-6, 2015 at the newly-renovated Riverside Hotel, 620 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
Don’t wait to book your room! The hotel can be reached at 954-467-0671. Ask for the FLORIDA BAR room rate.
See you in Fort Lauderdale!
by Dineen Wasylik | Aug 21, 2014 | Annual Symposium
The IP Committee is pleased to sponsor its 6th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium, to be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 5-6, 2015. As in prior years, the program will kick off on Thursday with an IP Committee Meeting, followed by a reception and dinner with a keynote speaker. Friday will include a full day of CLE classes with IP Certification credits. Please save the date for March 5-6, 2015!
by Dineen Wasylik | Jul 1, 2013 | Annual Symposium, Bar and Committee Business
Planning is underway for the Fifth Annual Intellectual Property Symposium! In 2014, the IP Committee will bring the Symposium back to Tampa, Florida. Orlando attorney Kimra Major-Morris will chair the planning committee, along with CLE Vice Chair Woody Pollack. If you are interested in serving on the planning committee, or have an idea for a CLE session, please e-mail Kimra at [email protected]. The first organizational meeting will be called by telephone soon, so don’t delay!
by Dineen Wasylik | Mar 14, 2013 | Annual Symposium
The Business Law Section’s 4th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium is next week in West Palm Beach, Florida. Don’t miss out on this fantastic seminar, which includes big-name speakers from around the country, and will explore advanced IP topics that have made headlines over the past year. Not only is this a chance to get high quality CLE, but the room is generally filled with many of the best IP practitioners in the state, and the symposium is a fantastic networking opportunity.
Don’t wait until the last minute to register — register today before the event sells out! We hope to see you March 21-22, 2013 at the West Palm Beach Marriott. Register online today.
by Dineen Wasylik | Jan 31, 2013 | Annual Symposium, General Announcements
Registration for the Business Law Section’s Fourth Annual Intellectual Property Law Symposium is now open! This is the must-attend event for the Florida IP community. The Symposium Committee has put together an all-star line-up of speakers covering all facets of intellectual property law. Be sure to register early for the March 21-22, 2013 event in West Palm Beach as this event usually sells out.
The Bar has reserved a block of rooms at the conference hotel for $189/night, but space is limited, so if you need a room, call 1-800-228-9290 to book it as soon as possible. The program starts at 3 pm on Thursday, March 21 with a meeting of the IP Committee, followed by a reception and dinner at which the speaker will be William Patry, author of Patry on Copyrights, speaking on the topic of his new book, “How to Fix Copyright.” On Friday, earn 7.5 hours of advanced CLE and IP Certification credit on cutting edge trademark, copyright, patent, and cross-discipline subjects, and enjoy the keynote Lunch speech by the Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
The details of the event are on the registration form [.pdf]. You can also register online. On behalf of the IP Committee and the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar, we hope to see you at this fantastic event.
by Dineen Wasylik | Aug 23, 2012 | Annual Symposium, Bar and Committee Business
William Patry, author of respected treatise Patry on Copyight, will lead off the Florida Bar’s Fourth Annual Intellectual Property Symposium on Thursday March 21, 2013 with a dinner keynote address entitled “How to Fix Copyright.” Patry will discuss his recent book by the same name, and offer insight into his proposed solutions for dealing with copyright policy issues in the Internet Age. A recent review of the book described Patry as “one of copyright’s best scholars,” and calls How to Fix Copyright “incandescent.”
The Florida Bar will host the IP Symposium at the West Palm Beach Marriott, conveniently located minutes from the West Palm Beach airport at 1001 Okeechobee Boulevard. Be sure to mark your calendars for March 21-22, 2013, and watch this space for more updates on our speaker lineup and conference details.