by Ury Fischer | Jan 7, 2013 | Bar and Committee Business
The IP Committee will meet in Orlando, Florida, from 8:00 – 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 10, 2013 during the Business Law Section’s Mid-Year Meeting.
The agenda for the meeting includes a CLE presentation by Stephen Milbrath and Matt Horowitz of Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Millbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.‘s Orlando office entitled “The Hague Agreement, The Patent Law Treaty Implementation Act and their Likely Impact.”
We will also discuss proposed revisions to the Florida noncompete statute, 542.335, Fla. Stat., and possible legislative solutions to the current circuit split in the interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. During the meeting we will also seek comments on revisions to the “IP Basics” pamphlet available for distribution to the public. Documents relevant to the meeting can be downloaded from the below links:
2013 BLS Midyear Meeting Schedule
January 10, 2013 IP Committee Meeting Agenda
September 1, 2012 Meeting Minutes
IP Pamphlet Revisions (clean and redlined)
We look forward to seeing you in Orlando.
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.
by Dineen Wasylik | Jul 16, 2012 | Bar and Committee Business
Save the Date! The Business Law Section’s Intellectual Property Committee is already hard at work pulling together a fantastic program for the Fourth Annual Intellectual Property Symposium. For 2013, the two-day symposium will be on Thursday, March 21 through Friday, March 22, 2013 in West Palm Beach. So mark your calendars!
This event is the must-attend event of the year for intellectual property practitioners throughout the state. The Symposium combines a full day of top-notch intellectual property continuing legal education credit with the opportunity to network with colleagues from throughout the state. On Thursday, the Intellectual Property Committee holds a committee meeting, followed by a dinner speaker that is not to be missed. There’s something for everyone — speakers will cover copyright, trademark, patent, and cross-disciplinary topics at an advanced level — a huge help to anyone seeking or maintaining board certification in Intellectual Property law. Past speakers have included Ann Gilson LaLonde, author of Gilson on Trademarks, Robert Stoll, Commissioner of Patents, and prominent professors and practitioners from all over the country.
If you have an idea for a CLE topic, please contact this year’s symposium chair, Dineen Pashoukos Wasylik, [email protected]. See you in West Palm Beach on March 21-22, 2013!
by LHerrmann | Jun 18, 2012 | Bar and Committee Business
The IP Committee will meet from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 21, 2012 during The Florida Bar Annual Convention. The agenda for the meeting includes a CLE presentation by Jerold Schneider of Arnstein & Lehr in West Palm Beach titled IP at the International Trade Commission. We will also discuss proposed revisions to the Floria noncompete statute, 542.335, Fla. Stat., which have been proposed by the Business Law Section’s Antitrust Committee. If you would like a copy of the proposed revisions, send an email to Leora Herrmann at [email protected]. Click here for the minutes of the March 1, 2012 IP Committee meeting.
by Joel Rothman | Mar 27, 2011 | Bar and Committee Business
The Second Annual Florida Intellectual Property Symposium will be held at the Riverside Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale on April 15th with a welcome reception and dinner the evening before on April 14th. Space is limited, so register now! To register, click here to download the registration form.
Why should you attend the 2011 Florida IP Symposium?
- Advanced Level CLE meets IP Certification and Recertification Requirements.
- Keynote Speaker Patent Commissioner Robert Stoll.
- 8.0 CLE credit hours on advanced IP topics for only $410.
- Great speakers you will not hear anywhere else.
- Timely topics like DNA patents and IP and the First Amendment.
And so much more…Please join us! Register today! Click here now!
by LHerrmann | Mar 21, 2011 | Bar and Committee Business
Today is the last day for group rate hotel reservations at the Riverside Hotel & Resort in Fort Lauderdale so call 800-325-3280 to reserve your room today. Providing 8 hours of IP and Business Litigation Certification CLE credit, the Second Annual IP Symposium on April 14-15, 2011 features PTO Commissioner Robert L. Stoll along with a host of distinguished law school professors, judges and practitioners. Hear both sides of the gene patent controversy from nationally known law professors Lori Andrews and Chris Holman. Learn about the tension between the First Amendment and IP law from Public Citizen Litigation Group’s Greg Beck and Cardozo Law School professor Felix Wu. Get the inside story on the $21 million verdict in Powell v Home Depot. Other topics include Licensing in Sports and Entertainment, Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy and Recent Developments in Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Register now with the Florida Bar.
