USPTO Director’s Resignation
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/06/uspto-director-michelle-lee-has-resigned-without-warning/
IP Committee Meeting Materials for Tomorrow (3/30) Meeting
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:
Dial-in 1-888-376-5050
PIN: 8670236698
The agenda (with links to legislative topics) are attached here Revised IP Committee Meeting Agenda for March 30, 2017 and the and Winter Meeting minutes are here: Minutes BLS Winter Meeting
–Kimra
Kimra Major-Morris, Esq.
Chair, Florida Bar Intellectual Property Committee
522 Hunt Club Blvd. #356
Apopka, FL 32703
Phone: (407) 230-0540
Phone: (407) 230-0540
Fax: (407) 641-8653
Email: kimra@majormorrislaw.com
Website: www.majormorrislaw.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iammajor
A Special Thank You to Our Symposium Sponsors, Keegan & Donato Consulting LLC, Cozen O’Connor and Cherry Bekaert LLP
A Message from the USPTO Patent Pro Bono Program
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
8th Annual IP Symposium – Two Weeks from Today!
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 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!
You Are Now Connecting to Work Remotely: Is Your Cybersecurity Up to the Task?
Thanks to our own Second Vice Chair Terry Sanks for sharing an article that he co-authored for the INTA blog titled You Are Now Connecting to Work Remotely: Is Your Cybersecurity Up to the Task?
As lawyers, we are high value targets for cyber-criminals due to the wealth of confidential information in our files. The article addresses the security issues inherent in our (and our clients’) ever-increasing use of mobile devices.
A link can be found here.
Hotel Reservation Deadline is March 8th for IP Symposium – Don’t Miss Out
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/
In order to get the group rate, reservations must be made by March 8. To reserve one of the limited number of rooms, call the Sonesta directly at (954) 315-1460 with the code 0329FLABAR
About the Symposium:
The event will kick off with 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 for 2:00-4:00 p.m. on March 30, followed by IP Committee Meeting tentatively set to commence at 4:10 p.m. Cocktail Hour and Dinner will follow on the 30th, 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.
See you there!
