SFIPLA Monthly Programs

Friday, April 26, 2013

THE PROTECTION OF DESIGN UNDER TRADEMARK LAW -
ENFORCEMENT OF NON-TRADITIONAL
TRADEMARKS AND TRADE DRESS

From high technology to haute couture, design is increasingly at the forefront of cutting edge intellectual property litigation. At April’s monthly meeting, Jonathan Blavin will provide an overview of design protection under trademark law, recent high-profile cases, and trends for the future.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

MICHELLE LEE
Director, Silicon Valley Office of the USPTO

Ms. Lee will discuss the vision, goals and plans for the new Silicon Valley office of the USPTO. Among other topics, Ms. Lee will share with the audience the services to be offered , updates on, and opportunities for local companies, law firms, entrepreneurs and inventors to interact with, the Silicon Valley USPTO. Beginning in May 2013, the administrative law judges and support staff for the Silicon Valley office will be temporarily based out of a U.S. Geological Survey facility on Middlefield Road in Menlo Park.

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MCLE:
The San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider and certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing Minimum Continuing Legal Education. The SFIPLA will maintain copies of the MCLE sign-in sheet for this seminar for a period not to exceed four (4) years. While the SFIPLA provides Certificates of Attendance to each Attendee, it is the Attendee's responsibility to verify his/her attendance at the Seminar by signing the SFIPLA's MCLE sign-in sheet for each day of seminar attendance.