We are pleased to announce that the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association’s May meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Philadelphia Office of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
Location: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Moderator: John Murphy, BakerHostetler LLP
3:30-4:30 Ethics presentation by Diane Danoff, Dechert LLP
4:30-5:00 Patent Litigation presentation by Angie Verrecchio and Jenna Pellecchia, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
5:00-5:30 Patent Office Proceedings presentation by Mike Koptiw, Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP
5:30-6:00 Copyright and Trademark presentation by Jackie Lesser and Kevin Bovard, BakerHostetler LLP
6:00 pm Elections
The Articles of Association require yearly elections for positions on the Board of Governors. Officer positions are filled annually and Members at Large positions are filled bi-annually. In accordance with Article 4, notice is hereby given to the membership of the following slate of nominees submitted by the Nominating Committee for the Board of Governors:
President: Robin Quartin
President-Elect: John Simmons
Vice-President: Felicity Groth
Secretary: R. Touhey Myer
Board Member: Melissa Gibson
Board Member: Dionne Heard
Board Member: Keith Jones
As the Immediate-past President, Stamatios Stamoulis will serve on the Board. Stephen Weed will continue to serve his two-year term as Treasurer.
In addition, the following Board Members will continue their two-year terms:
Board Member: Ronald Kern
Board Member: Joseph Boos
The Articles of Association permit additional candidates to be nominated for election by submission of a petition providing the name of the proposed nominee, the desired Board position and signatures of ten (10) active voting Members. I must receive the petition no later than April 24, 2016. All active members are invited to vote.
One and a half hours of Pennsylvania and Delaware CLE substantive credit and one hour of Pennsylvania and Delaware ethics credit have been requested. Cost to attend is $35.00 for members, $45.00 for nonmembers, and $15.00 for students. Please make checks payable to “PIPLA.”
Please RSVP by April 26, 2016 to the Hospitality Committee Chairs Stephanie Papastephanou and Alaina Renz by e-mail to pipla@bakerlaw.com or by mail to Stephanie Papastephanou, BakerHostetler, 2929 Arch Street, Cira Centre, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2891.
The program attendance form may be viewed by clicking here.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.