The San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association (SFIPLA ) is one of the oldest and largest intellectual property law associations in the western United States, and currently serves more than 1,200 active members.

The purpose of the SFIPLA is to educate its members and the public about developments in intellectual property law, to instill a high standard of ethics among members, and to foster a sense of community.

The SFIPLA was founded in 1927 and originally named the San Francisco Patent and Trademark Law Association.  In 1995, the name of the organization was changed to SFIPLA.

Ernest McCoy
1934-2009

Harry A. Pacini
1935-2009

2009 Past Presidents' Dinner

Thursday, January 14, 2010

NEW YEAR, NEW DECADE, & NEW RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
ETHICS PRESENTATION AND SOCIAL EVENT

Please join the SFIPLA and  past SFIPLA President Paul Vapnek to ring in the New Year and earn 1.0 credit toward the Legal Ethics MCLE requirement.   Mr. Vapnek  will discuss the rules of professional conduct, including an update on the revised California Rules that the Rules Revision Commission has been working on for the past 9 years!  These rules are on their way to completion for submission to the Board of Governors of the State Bar and then to the California Supreme Court, probably toward the end of 2010.  Time is also allocated for some general IP ethics discussion and Q & A.  This presentation offers 1.0 credit of ethics credit to meet your MCLE requirement.  See Monthly Programs for additional information and registration.